A Co-Workers Story
I had an employee who gave me a call today to let me know he wasn't coming into work. When I asked what was the matter, if he was sick or something like that. He said that he had a bad weekend and needed to take care of some personal business. I sensed that there was more that he wasn't saying, so I pressed for more information.
He proceed to queue me in on his situation.
It turns out that he and his wife weren't getting along to well and it was in the best interest of his family that he move out. The thing is, he and his wife don't make a great deal of money and in order for his wife and his daughter to have a roof over there heads he has to provide a great deal of his income to them. This leaves him with very little and he has been living in his car for the past two weeks. Today he had to go around to the missions in L.A. to see if he can get a place to stay tonight.
Well I didn't know what to say. I've hit hard time before. ( Who hasn't). But for me it was more like only get half a tank of gas, or take your lunch to work this week. Besides if it ever came to it I have a family that I can lean on. Me and my family don't get along to well, butt when push comes to shove, we are family and we'll take care of each other.
But this gentleman from my work doesn't have anyone like that. No one to turn to in case of an emergency.
It really struck me back. Made me appreciate my life a little more. Make me want to go home and kiss my wife and my daughter. Or not kick my cat as hard...
(Two wweks after writing this story, we found out that he was stealing from the company. I fired him)
He proceed to queue me in on his situation.
It turns out that he and his wife weren't getting along to well and it was in the best interest of his family that he move out. The thing is, he and his wife don't make a great deal of money and in order for his wife and his daughter to have a roof over there heads he has to provide a great deal of his income to them. This leaves him with very little and he has been living in his car for the past two weeks. Today he had to go around to the missions in L.A. to see if he can get a place to stay tonight.
Well I didn't know what to say. I've hit hard time before. ( Who hasn't). But for me it was more like only get half a tank of gas, or take your lunch to work this week. Besides if it ever came to it I have a family that I can lean on. Me and my family don't get along to well, butt when push comes to shove, we are family and we'll take care of each other.
But this gentleman from my work doesn't have anyone like that. No one to turn to in case of an emergency.
It really struck me back. Made me appreciate my life a little more. Make me want to go home and kiss my wife and my daughter. Or not kick my cat as hard...
(Two wweks after writing this story, we found out that he was stealing from the company. I fired him)
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