Good People

I've said it before, but I work with good people.

Tonight was our company Christmas party, and it wasn't a big fancy deal, but it was an opportunity to get to know people i might not otherwise come across between 5 PM and 5 AM.  Stories were told, and laughter was had, but there was one story I wanted to retell.

A while back, one of our employees was working in a different building than usual, and received notice of a family emergency.  He was trying to get in contact with his normal supervisor, but being new, he didn't have the right number and ended up calling the office of our CEO and company founder.  The CEO happened to be working late, answered the phone, and stopped what he was doing to try and help. He came out into the shop to find me to communicate.  He had to look for me until he found me elbows deep in one of our machines trying to get it running.  Only to find out that it wasn't my guy.  It was the other Dave's guy, from the building across the street.  I offered to go over with a message, but he wouldn't have it.  He said, "No, no, keep working on that line."  Without another word, or even a grimace he  walked outside and across the street through the cold to take care of it.  He didn't even stop for a jacket.

I have worked in a lot of different jobs including churches, major food chains, heavy industry and factory settings, and even a Fortune 100 company.  And there aren't many senior executives who care about their employees down to the lowest level enough to put off the work that was already keeping them away from their family to help someone they had never met in a crisis.  Many will say that they believe their people are that important, but few will back it up with their actions.  He did with a smile what he could have delegated to me.

Like I said, good people.

-Dave

Galatians 5:22-23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control.  Against such things there is no law.