A college professor, a company CEO, and a janitor were walking along the beach when they found a magic lamp half buried in the sand. Together they rubbed the lamp and the genie emerged. “I can only grant you a wish if you can do someone else’s job for a day,” said the genie.
The professor said, “I will do the job of an elementary school teacher. What can be so hard about teaching a bunch of 6-year-olds how to read?”
The professor was teleported into a classroom. Not even an hour had gone by when the children’s screaming and naughty behavior had gotten to him. He threw all the school supplies on the floor and gave up, and the genie denied him his wish.
The C.E.O said “I bet I would make a great waiter. All you have to do is carry food back and forth. This’ll be a breeze!”
And so he was teleported to a restaurant, but after an hour, all the annoying customers drove him insane. The CEO smashed the plates on the ground and gave up. The genie denied him his wish as well.
The janitor thought for a moment and said, “I would like to be an artist.”
Instantly he was transported to an art studio where he glued all the school supplies and shattered plates to a canvas. He then sold the piece for $13 million at a gallery.
The genie was impressed and agreed to grant the Janitor his wish, but then asked how he came to be so clever.
The janitor replied, “I have a masters degree in art.”
