A One-Fingered Compliment
or How To Tell When You're Truly Appreciated
One of the stockboys took out a stack of groceries to put up today, then came back into the back room a minute later and asked Joe (the boss) what he should do next. Joe blinked, then suggested that he do the stack that the boy just took out. Looking surprised at Joe's brilliance, the kid said "Oh, good idea!" then hurried out. I was at Joe's desk watching the whole thing and raised my eyebrow at him after the boy walked out, saying "I wish you the best of luck starting Thursday," since my last day is Wednesday. I went back to the order I was working on as he walked over and said "I've only got one thing to say to you about that." I waited a moment, and then looked up to find his middle finger raised in my direction. Then we both laughed: mine, grateful; his, rueful.
I've never felt so needed.
or How To Tell When You're Truly Appreciated
One of the stockboys took out a stack of groceries to put up today, then came back into the back room a minute later and asked Joe (the boss) what he should do next. Joe blinked, then suggested that he do the stack that the boy just took out. Looking surprised at Joe's brilliance, the kid said "Oh, good idea!" then hurried out. I was at Joe's desk watching the whole thing and raised my eyebrow at him after the boy walked out, saying "I wish you the best of luck starting Thursday," since my last day is Wednesday. I went back to the order I was working on as he walked over and said "I've only got one thing to say to you about that." I waited a moment, and then looked up to find his middle finger raised in my direction. Then we both laughed: mine, grateful; his, rueful.
I've never felt so needed.
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