Many years ago, left the teaching and coaching profession, and took a job with a major insurance company….spent all weekend moving my family, and reported for work on Monday morning…still had things to do in regard too my moving and left the office for just a few minutes to take care of a couple of things. Came back to the office and my secretary said my boss was on the line…his office was 150 miles away! The first words out of his mouth were, “what in the Hell did I hire you for?” I was stunned…could not answer! Then he said, “you just cost the company a $1000 damn dollars!” While i away those few minutes, a total fire loss came into the office, unbeknowing to me, and my secretary sent the file to an independent adjuster to be handled as she knew that I did not know where the bathroom was yet…loll The boss spent about 20 minutes cursing me out…never said a word…just listened. After getting off the phone, called my ex-boss and asked him if i could return to my old job..he said, “sure!” Sit there for about 20 minutes thinking about all the stuff that would be required to return…would have to sell my house, buy a new one, move all my furniture back to Memphis…changed my mind!
Well, after about a year of dealing with that ASSHOLE…he left the company…everyone in the office CHEERED…we went out that afternoon and had a party!! i bought the drinks!!!!
Ten years later, got a phone call, and my secretary said, “it is your old boss!” He spent 20 minutes apologizing for that first day. He said, “I’ve a boss that stays on my ass everyday and thought about that day that I treated you unfairly…
@JesusWasAJewbot hope your first day was better than mine! Moral of the story, don’t leave for a few minutes..loll
BTW, stayed with that company for 25 years and retired early at age 57 and it was a glorious day when i walked out that office a free man. Very difficult job…but, it paid well…many times, wished i had stayed with what i LOVED…teaching!