the Requiest

Read good blogs with links to other good blogs and then post a link to a post on one of those blogs. Write some pithy little comment and make sure to add a trackback. Voila.

So – in following with my own (somewhat plagiaristic) advice…

HT to Robert Bruce at KnifeGunPen for this link to GapingVoid.com and the post How to be Creative

While I don’t agree with all the points made, I think number 13 is something that we all need to take to heart.

Never compare your inside with somebody else’s outside.

We do this all the time to our great detriment. Any parent can tell you that their child’s “public behavior” looks far different than their behavior behind the doors at home.

Yesterday I had my boss called me into his office and gave me my 2 year review. My boss is the vice president of the company and he and his father own the company. Our industry went soft last year and while we made a lot of cost cutting changes we still took a hit as a company. I certainly wasn’t expecting any raise so it was no surprise when I didn’t get one. What I did get was, in my mind, even better, and that was this comment from my boss.
“The workers here like you, the clients love you and I can’t imagine how this place would run without you.”

I believe that I’ve always been a bit empathetic with my employers when it comes to cutting costs in order to make ends meet. After all if the company tanks I’m out of a job. That hasn’t been the case with all of my past employers, but those that treated me fairly and with respect, have always gotten the same in return.

So what’s your personal feelings in regards to raises and praises? I know that your response will greatly depend on your financial status, but in the scheme of things, how much weight does an honest accolade from your boss carry?

For those of you who caught my earlier posts about my brother-in-laws (Dave) niece… Sabrina Marie went home to be with our Lord on Monday. My apologies for not getting this out in a timely manner.

As I said earlier the cancer may have won the battle for her physical body, but God won the war for her soul.
Thank you all for your prayers.

If you are interested this is the email that my sister sent out to our family.
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