Thursday
December 18, 2014
Appreciation
Martell was the last to
share. He couldn’t believe how far out on a limb his company and his union had
gone for him.
“I violated the safety
rules,” Martell said, shaking his head. “Then I got addicted to
painkillers. Can’t believe they still
want me back.”
“How many years did you
work there?” I asked.
“I’ve been there
twenty-eight years. Worked my way up
through the ranks. I was floor supervisor
when I got hurt. That’s part of the
reason the insurance company was so put off.
They said the floor supervisor should know the safety rules. The bosses and the union must have really
called in some favors, twisted a few arms.”
I asked Martell why
they would do that for him. Martell was
a modest man, but little by little I was able to drag out of him reasons his
company would want him back.
“It’s not the kind of
place where they pat you on the back,” he said.
“Nice to know they appreciated what I did all those years.”
“Shame it took an
accident for you to find out how much you were appreciated,” Tony said.
Today I will let someone know I appreciate
their efforts.
Relapse
Prevention Group © 2014 by Ken Montrose
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