A senior VP, an executive VP and the CEO are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp.

They rub it and a genie comes out in a puff of smoke. The genie says, "I usually grant only three wishes, so I'll give each of you just one."

"Me first! Me first!" says the senior VP. "I want to be in Barbados, relaxing on a private beach with a pitcher of daiquiris and not a care in the world!"

Poof! She's gone.

In astonishment, the executive VP says, "Me next! Me next!" and blurts, "I want to be in Hawaii, cruising on a yacht with my personal masseuse and an endless supply of margaritas!"

Poof! He's gone.

"OK, you're up," the genie says to the CEO.

The CEO says very calmly, "I want both of those slackers back in the office immediately after lunch."

Corporate Lesson No. 4: No matter what the subject may be, always let the boss have the first say.