fu#ken good boss

[rfc85]

i'm leaving my current job and had a farewell last nite and the boss gave me ,as a finish up pressie,-set of leathers- only need the glovew an boots now,man i was stoked and even had a tear when i realisea what i was given
anyone looking 4 a job in rotorua ? damn good boss

[Dafe]

Mate, thats unheard of. What a good guy. Maybe you were supposed to stay? Out of interest, where did you work?

[Firefight]

yes, that sure is a good boss, good luck with your new job..


F/F :ride:

[rfc85]

Mate, thats unheard of. What a good guy. Maybe you were supposed to stay? Out of interest, where did you work?
Lakeland heavy machinery i'm moving down your way to trentham so hopefully will catch up with all the KB's from wellington area

[inlinefour]

Unheard of, what an awesome employer. The chances of that happening to me are nil cause I work in a Govt branch...

[feistyredhead]

yes, that sure is a good boss, good luck with your new job..


F/F :ride:

i agree good luck with your new job, and do not forget to send him a christmas card! :yes:

[Beemer]

Hell, that sure beats the fountain pen they gave my father when he left Mobil after 25 years! And the 'nothing' I got when I left my last job on a newspaper. What a fantastic boss, wish they were all like that.

[bugjuice]

top boss! Hope my boss thinks like that!! well, good luck with the move, and enjoy the leathers you lucky bugger..

[vifferman]

Hell, that sure beats the fountain pen they gave my father when he left Mobil after 25 years! And the 'nothing' I got when I left my last job on a newspaper. What a fantastic boss, wish they were all like that.
Huh.
Sounds like me - got a pen-holder and crappy pen after 9 years in a job. It wasn't that that pissed me off so much as on my last day, I worked late to make sure everything was done, and (obviously as an afterthought, like the insulting gift), my boss invited me down to the kitchen for a drink. If I recall, there was 3 or 4 people there, from a staff of nearly 30, and a couple of cans of beer. But what really rankled is that just a month or two before that, the boss had bought a retiring board member (who actually worked for another company, and turned up at board meetings only once every 6 weeks, for an hour or so), a set of crystal whisky glasses on an engraved silver tray... and the board went out to a slap-up lunch.

[Odin]

Huh.
Sounds like me - got a pen-holder and crappy pen after 9 years in a job. It wasn't that that pissed me off so much as on my last day, I worked late to make sure everything was done, and (obviously as an afterthought, like the insulting gift), my boss invited me down to the kitchen for a drink. If I recall, there was 3 or 4 people there, from a staff of nearly 30, and a couple of cans of beer. But what really rankled is that just a month or two before that, the boss had bought a retiring board member (who actually worked for another company, and turned up at board meetings only once every 6 weeks, for an hour or so), a set of crystal whisky glasses on an engraved silver tray... and the board went out to a slap-up lunch.


Life's a bitch .... and then you divorce one :yes:

I agree though, great boss. Just don't expect stuff like that as i think its as rare as winning lotto

[Beemer]

On my last day at the paper, I took in homemade muffins, brownies (not with laxative chocolate, but I was tempted...) and sausage rolls - not only did I end up taking most of it home again (we had a staff of about 20), they didn't even say anything when I left - no gift, no card. All I got was a comment that they hoped I had ensured the journalists were up to speed with the new digital cameras (they weren't replacing me as photographer). When I left my next job, after having been there for about the same length of time, the boss and my team mates gave me a gift, a card they had all signed, and put on morning tea for me!

I freelance but also work to cover for staff on leave at the Standard occasionally and almost every week there is a collection for someone or other who is leaving, having a baby, getting married, etc., and I have always put in money for their present. When I got married recently they didn't even bother giving me a card. Four of the staff who I worked closely with chipped in and bought me something, but when I look at how much money I have handed over (if you have no change at the time they come back when you do!) for other people's presents, it does piss me off a bit.

I don't think you really appreciate a good boss until you've had a bad one. My current boss can be moody, never gives out praise, etc. Whoops, I'm self-employed!

[vifferman]

Even though I hate my current job (mostly because I have too little work, and what I do have is so boring), they do treat people OK. When it was the 10th anniversary of the company's previous incarnation (it's had 5 so far), they gave all the staff a pair of engraved Waterford crystal champagne flutes, and had a special lunch with champagne. Whenever any important announcements need to be made, they put on a morning tea, and they also do this if anyone who's been here more than 2 years leaves, plus they get a gift. A card goes around and people can donate money, but I think the company also gives money so you can choose a gift (I think it's ~$200). Anyone who reaches 10 years gets a morning tea and bonus, and soon one guy here is getting his 20-year morning tea (and gift). The MD resigned recently after 26 years, and everyone was taken out to lunch (except me - I pissed off home).
Last year, my boss bought our section morning tea (out of his own money) for me reaching 5 years with the company. I didn't tell him that I reached 6 a couple of weeks ago (when I was on holiday); I've been a very slack bastid and felt guilty about it...

Mmmm.... biccies. Friday is biscuit day - biscuits for morning tea. Surprisingly, biscuits are locked up, but booze isn't. LOL. Friday is also drinkies day - knock off at 4:30 and drinks (wine, beer, spirits, softdrinks) and snacks (chips, peanuts, etc.) are provided free. And if we want a particular drink, just ask, and they get it. Everyone moaned (except me) when I suggested we replace Bundaberg gingerbeer with Mac's and even more loudly (many of the teetotallers here tipped it out) when I got them to try Phoenix ginger beer. Some people have no taste...

[rfc85]

we all went out 4 dinner last nite 11 of us $400 on food and $700 on piss-as i say Fu#ken good boss

[Eurygnomes]

rfc85...do you know if your boss wants to employ people at a distance??!? :) Sort of, correspondance employment?

Seriously though, sounds like a good night, and what a COOL gift to get you. I'm so impressed. Mind you, you could turn it around and mention that you've been a good employee...

[crashe]

Wow what an awesome boss...

Yep remember to send him a Christmas card every year for as long as you live.... and find out when its his birthday as well.

You just don't find bosses like that anymore.

You also must have been a very good and hard working employer.

[Bartman10]

Unheard of, what an awesome employer. The chances of that happening to me are nil cause I work in a Govt branch...

They'll give you a set of teaspoons, if yer lucky. A guy that had been working in my department for 40 years got a plastic crayfish mounted on a piece of wood to hang on his wall for his retirement. And that was considered a 'top end' present. :weird:

[pete376403]

An appropriate response would be to drop it (the plastic cray) in the bin on the way out...