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Robatoy

30/06/2007 11:36 PM

And then there were four. (gloat)

My wife's secretary mentioned in passing that her husband's unemployment
insurance was about to run out. His job was shipped, along with 300
others' from his factory, to China.

After a few days of hanging around my shop, he absolutely fell in love
with the silliness of my operation and wanted to sign on.
I tossed him a couple of projects, a few fabrication manuals, and
answered a collection of questions he accrued over the duration.
The dude is a natural and quickly earned the respect of my other 2 guys.
.
.
.
Oh... and did I mention he has 21 years of CNC experience?
Did I mention he writes code for a variety of machines?

I never thought about it before, but sometimes gloats come in the form
of a human being.
A blessing indeed.

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This topic has 6 replies

JP

Jay Pique

in reply to Robatoy on 30/06/2007 11:36 PM

01/07/2007 9:36 AM

On Jun 30, 11:45 pm, "Morris Dovey" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Robatoy wrote:
>
> | I never thought about it before, but sometimes gloats come in the
> | form of a human being.
>
> I think perhaps /all/ of the important ones do.
>

Congratulations - I'm glad to see you're hiring, and I'm glad you
found a gem. Continued good fortune to you both.
JP

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Robatoy

in reply to Robatoy on 30/06/2007 11:36 PM

01/07/2007 8:32 PM

On Jun 30, 11:45 pm, "Morris Dovey" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Robatoy wrote:
>
> | I never thought about it before, but sometimes gloats come in the
> | form of a human being.
>
> I think perhaps /all/ of the important ones do.

I thought about your reply and you're right. You can solve a problem
with the purchase of some new equipment, but that is limited to that
particular problem. Adding a talent, can open up a whole myriad of new
avenues, especially when you factor in access to a sounding board.
I can think out loud, but nobody answers. This guy says: "Yup, you're
idea would work, but have you thought of.......?"
>


> Yeah - you suck.

You bet I do....*VBG*
>


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Robatoy

in reply to Robatoy on 30/06/2007 11:36 PM

01/07/2007 8:33 PM

On Jul 1, 12:36 pm, Jay Pique <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Jun 30, 11:45 pm, "Morris Dovey" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Robatoy wrote:
>
> > | I never thought about it before, but sometimes gloats come in the
> > | form of a human being.
>
> > I think perhaps /all/ of the important ones do.
>
> Congratulations - I'm glad to see you're hiring, and I'm glad you
> found a gem. Continued good fortune to you both.
> JP

Thank you, Jay. I appreciate that.

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LL

Limey Lurker

in reply to Robatoy on 30/06/2007 11:36 PM

02/07/2007 4:06 PM

On 1 Jul, 04:36, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
> My wife's secretary mentioned in passing that her husband's unemployment
> insurance was about to run out. His job was shipped, along with 300
> others' from his factory, to China.
>
> After a few days of hanging around my shop, he absolutely fell in love
> with the silliness of my operation and wanted to sign on.
> I tossed him a couple of projects, a few fabrication manuals, and
> answered a collection of questions he accrued over the duration.
> The dude is a natural and quickly earned the respect of my other 2 guys.
> .
> .
> .
> Oh... and did I mention he has 21 years of CNC experience?
> Did I mention he writes code for a variety of machines?
>
> I never thought about it before, but sometimes gloats come in the form
> of a human being.
> A blessing indeed.
>
> r

I can imagine the relief the guy must be feeling that he has been
offered a job, especially a job where he will earn your respect. You
have done a GOOD THING!

VB

"Vic Baron"

in reply to Robatoy on 30/06/2007 11:36 PM

02/07/2007 11:33 PM

Yes, you suck big time.

You were also in the right place at he right time to help out another human
being and in the process, help yourself a bunch.

As I said, you suck but you're a helluva guy.

Bet your new hire is feeling pretty good too!

Vic




"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> My wife's secretary mentioned in passing that her husband's unemployment
> insurance was about to run out. His job was shipped, along with 300
> others' from his factory, to China.
>
> After a few days of hanging around my shop, he absolutely fell in love
> with the silliness of my operation and wanted to sign on.
> I tossed him a couple of projects, a few fabrication manuals, and
> answered a collection of questions he accrued over the duration.
> The dude is a natural and quickly earned the respect of my other 2 guys.
> .
> .
> .
> Oh... and did I mention he has 21 years of CNC experience?
> Did I mention he writes code for a variety of machines?
>
> I never thought about it before, but sometimes gloats come in the form
> of a human being.
> A blessing indeed.
>
> r
>

MD

"Morris Dovey"

in reply to Robatoy on 30/06/2007 11:36 PM

30/06/2007 10:45 PM

Robatoy wrote:

| I never thought about it before, but sometimes gloats come in the
| form of a human being.

I think perhaps /all/ of the important ones do.

Yeah - you suck.

--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/


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