The woman’s boss stopped by her desk and said, “I just wanted to tell you that you’re an excellent problem solver.”
The woman looked up at him. “All women are excellent problem solvers.”
“Oh, I wouldn’t limit the talent to women,” her boss replied, laughing. “I know many men who are also great at finding ways around obstacles.”
“Those men,” the woman replied, “were women in a previous life.”
The boss looked puzzled, then laughed again. “That explains a lot, actually,” he said, shaking his head and walking away.
The woman nodded. “I thought it would.”