Sven and Ole worked together and were both laid off, so off they went to the unemployment office. When asked his occupation, Sven looked the lady in the eye and said "Panty stitcher. I sew the elastic onto cotton panties." The clerk looked up panty stitcher. Finding it classified as unskilled labor, she gave him $300 a week unemployment pay. Then Ole goes in and sits down with the lady. She asked Ole his occupation. "Diesel fitter," he replied. Since diesel fitter was listed as a skilled job, the clerk gave Ole $600 a week.
When Sven found out, he was furious. He stormed back in to find out why his friend and co-worker, Ole, was collecting double his unemployment pay. The clerk explained: "When I looked it up, panty-stitchers were unskilled laborers and diesel fitters were skilled laborers. "Skill! What skill?!?" yelled Sven. "I sew the elastic on! All Ole does is pulls on them and says 'Yep, diesel fitter.'"