Calculations in the Job Interview

A mathematician, an engineer, a lawyer, and an accountant were all up for a job interview: The mathematician was called in and asked as part of the interview, “What is 1+1?” The mathematician gets his calculator out and does the calculation and says “2.” The engineer is then asked the same question when he is called in and he asks for some paper and a pencil. He then draws a few diagrams and he again says, “2.” The lawyer is again asked the question, thinks about it for a second, does some research and says “This answer was proven back in 1946 in the case of 1 vs 1 in which the answer was found to be 2.” The accountant is then asked the same question and he stands up, closes the blinds, turns off the light, closes the door, gets really close (pre-COVID) and whispers “What do you want it to be?”