Message #59112

[adminbydesign]

Many years ago, I worked for a man (who was the only owner of the company) who had me type up papers for his kids.  This usually was not a problem, and he always thanked me separately and had the kids thank me, too, so I didn't think it was out of line.

I had a boss who had me go to his house during the day, every work day for a week, to let his dog out.  His wife was away on vacation and he didn't have time to go home.  He gave me the keys to his car and didn't expect me to use my vehicle.  I got out of the office for an extra hour each day and got to use his killer stereo system in his car (I was really young then).

Just this past week, I picked up my boss' wife and two sons at home and took them to the airport so they could fly out and meet him.  He had flown to his parents' home earlier that week because his father was critically ill.  I am so glad that I was able to help them in this circumstance, because the whole family was there that evening, and his father died early the next morning.

I like to think that we do favors for people we know (and, most of the time, like) and if the circumstances were reversed, they would do the same for us.  Most of the people I have worked for have done personal favors for me in return.