…George Elwood was a night watchman for a large company in London. One morning as George was finishing his shift, his boss told him, “I’m going on a business trip to Norway tomorrow. My flight leaves at noon from Heathrow Airport.” Upon hearing this, George became alarmed and advised his boss to take the boat instead. “Why should I?” asked the boss. “Because last night,” George explained, “I dreamed that a plane to Norway crashed just after takeoff from Heathrow,” Being superstitious, the boss decided to take the boat. When it finally docked in Norway, he learned that the plane he was going to take had indeed crashed. Upon his return to the office, the boss gave a substantial reward to George. And then, he fired him. Why?
(if you read the riddle carefully, the answer is right in front of you. If you can not figure it out the answer is in comments.)
Reward and Punishment. George was a night watchman and should not have been sleeping when he was at work.