The less yuh explain de better
This piece is a humour column rather than a news report. It recounts a job interview in which a candidate explains a four-year gap on his résumé by saying he was 'in Yale'. The interviewer warms to the answer before the punchline lands: he meant jail, not Yale. Written in Guyanese Creole, the column takes its cue from its title, that explaining too much often does more harm than good.
(Kaieteur News) – A woman was interviewing a man for a position in she firm. She look pon he résumé and notice a four-year gap. “Sir,” she ask, “I notice you have a four-year gap in your résumé. What were you doing during that time?” The man answer, “I was in Yale.” “Wonderful!” the woman exclaimed. […] The post The less yuh explain de better appeared first on Kaieteur News .