What made me smile
I was going to blog this, but then Dawn asked what made people smile today, so I figured I’d better get down to it, eh?
I’m also posting this because it’s an example of one of my favorite parts of my job, so if in a few months I’m whining, you all can hold my feet to the fire about it. I never felt the need to go into some kind of altruistic work, because I was always taught that all work is honorable as long as it’s honest. But my job, as I’ve said before, is a nice blend of the altruistic and profit-driven motives.
When my talent got a job at the end of last week, I had to scramble to find a replacement. I ended up sending someone I hadn’t been able to put to work thus far even though I had interviewed her a couple of months ago. For benefits reasons, I don’t “hire” someone (collect their post-hire paperwork) until I’m ready to put them to work. So I had to go out to the client site today to pick up her tax stuff and I-9.
“Hey! How are ya?”
“I’m blessed, thank you. How are you?”
“Doing well, thanks, really busy at the office.”
she cracks a big smile “Well, thanks to you, I’m busy too.”
:)