Failure To Care For Your Employees Can Have Disastrous Results
This story reminded me of when I worked for a convenience store for three years back in the early 1980s. Convenience stores are not known for taking care of their employees, and in fact, we once had a situation with our air conditioner as was described by the author of the story I mentioned.
One morning, I was stocking those refillable soda bottles, and one of them exploded in my face.
I called my mother, told her what had happened, and asked her to come to where I was working and take me to the hospital.
Mother: “Oh, no! I don’t have a car!”
Me: “If you can get a ride out here, you can drive my car.”
Less than fifteen minutes later, she was there, dropped off by her friend’s husband. Knowing my mother, if her friend hadn’t had a car, she’d have been knocking on neighborhood doors until she got a ride.
I ended up with a lacerated cornea, and the company paid for all my medical appointments and gave me paid sick leave.
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