My boss would walk around the factory while talking into a mini tape
recorder. He did this to remember all of the things he wanted to
complain about later. One morning, I found it in the parking lot by
his car. It was 1986 and in those days a mini recorder cost around
$200. So, being an honest man, I walked into his office to give it to
him. As I turned to go he said “Wait, I have something for you.”
He reached into his pocket and pulled out a dime. I stared at the
coin with my mouth open as I walked out with my reward.
He must have been really old.
Nice.. a Shiny Penny for you
John D. Rockefeller gave out dimes, back in the Olden Days.
Nice. My friend got a nice shiny quarter for a tip from this old couple. She works at a coffee shop.
A dime though? That’s definitely worse.
Wow. Even The doorman on “The Jefferson’s” got more than that. George was always giving him dollar bills. LOL.
WIN
Don’t spend it all in one place…
That’s insulting. He’d have done better to just say thanks and send you on your way.
If you are doing it to be honest then just shut up and do it. Next time just take whatever it is that you find or return it and move on. If you are going to do something nice dont expect something in return.
really amy! I think the point was that he DIDN”T expect anything.
You got a dime, be fucking happy!
My former employer once gave me a dime. He had just gotten back from a business trip to South Africa, and he went around to his employees and said “I like to bring something back from my trips around the world for my employees – I usually just give them coins from the local currency because it’s exotic, and they are useless here in the states.” I looked at the dime he gave me, and said, “If you were going to bring me a coin all the way back from South Africa, I would have really preferred a Krugerrand.”
Not being one to leave well enough alone, I came into work a few days later wearing a shirt that read “My boss went to South Africa and all I got was a lousy Krugerrand.” Everyone else in the place, (who knew what a Krugerrand was), thought it was hilarious – except for my boss, who thought it was some kind of an insult. Which is pretty funny, because the LAST thing I would have expected from any employer would be to get a Krugerrand as a gift for anything!
He was one of the crazier people I worked for. Don’t miss him a lick!