Jolly Green Posted August 6, 2014 Posted August 6, 2014 Saturday marked ten years with the company and when I got to work today there was a nice breakfast spread and lots of kudos from everyone, and then I look outside and one of the guys is towing a boat right up in front of the windows. Speechless! It's used but solid, 16 more feet of boat than I was ever going to own anytime soon, outboard, trolling motor, GPS, depth finder, rod locker, live well, plus everything I need to legally have on there; she's totally water-ready! I even got the rest of the day off to go with one of our guys who knows boats so I could start learning my way around it. Not a bad day at work. If you have to have a boss, you'd be darn lucky to have mine. 14 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted August 6, 2014 Super User Posted August 6, 2014 WOW ~ ! That's Fantastic . . . . . . Congrats and good Luck with it. A-Jay Quote
ThatZX14Fella Posted August 6, 2014 Posted August 6, 2014 My dad's been working at his company for over 20 years, the best he's gotten was some off-brand headphones. Lol Quote
Coherence Posted August 6, 2014 Posted August 6, 2014 Sounds like you've gone above and beyond for quite awhile now if your co-workers and boss decided to get you a boat. Congrats on the new boat - say good-bye to you free time haha Quote
EvanT123 Posted August 6, 2014 Posted August 6, 2014 are they hiring? lol I was thinking the same thing. That's truly awesome man. Your company and co-workers must really appreciate all you do there. Congrats. Quote
sparky241 Posted August 6, 2014 Posted August 6, 2014 Wow all we ever got was a jacket and yelled at, you are very lucky, they really must appreciate you Quote
Super User rippin-lips Posted August 6, 2014 Super User Posted August 6, 2014 Since your boss is in a giving mood,now would be the time to ask for a raise. Quote
Super User tomustang Posted August 6, 2014 Super User Posted August 6, 2014 Sounds like a pleasant gift, enjoy it and break your pb Quote
Super User WIGuide Posted August 6, 2014 Super User Posted August 6, 2014 That's awesome! where do you work and are they hiring?? Quote
Jolly Green Posted August 6, 2014 Author Posted August 6, 2014 Thanks, y'all. Though I've certainly worked hard not only at the day to day job but also to help the company improve as a whole, it's not lost on me that the owner is a one-in-a-million boss; he's one of the most generous employee-first people you'll ever meet. I work in property damage restoration, a big part of which is emergency service, and it's a lifestyle that the whole family has to get behind in order to make it work, so I owe many thanks to my wife as well. Can't say that she's quite as excited as I am, but she feels the love. See ya out there! 2 Quote
Delaware Valley Tackle Posted August 6, 2014 Posted August 6, 2014 Your boss is not only generous, but very smart. It is the appreciation shown that keeps good people on board and that makes him money. Statistically, raises are a short term pacifier for employees, but recognition like this is something you'll never forget. Congrats. 1 Quote
Basseditor Posted August 6, 2014 Posted August 6, 2014 Congrats. We need more employers like that. I hit 10 years at the same job next week, and I'll get a small plaque — about 6 months from now. Quote
Super User Hi Salenity Posted August 6, 2014 Super User Posted August 6, 2014 He'll figure out that was a bad idea when you start taking days off to go fish. 2 Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted August 6, 2014 Super User Posted August 6, 2014 That is just awesome. Your boss must really appreciate what you do. Quote
Lucky Craft Man Posted August 6, 2014 Posted August 6, 2014 Wow! congratulations on the gift. That is Awesome!!!! He'll figure out that was a bad idea when you start taking days off to go fish. I can just see it now. Jolly Green is sitting on the coach being interviewed by Oprah where she is asking to discuss how it all went wrong. Jolly Green: "Well, it all started when I received a fishing boat as an anniversary gift and I began missing a day of work here and there..." 1 Quote
joefish Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 Awesome! I got quite a bit of company stock for my 20, 25, 30, and 40 year anniversaries. If I was to sell it now I could buy a really nice brand new boat. But my 14 year old boat does just fine so I'll hold into the stock. Sounds like a great place to work. Quote
Jolly Green Posted August 8, 2014 Author Posted August 8, 2014 He'll figure out that was a bad idea when you start taking days off to go fish. The nice thing about our industry is that, barring torrential rains and tornadoes, the nice weather months are a perfect time to take a day here and there; it's the winters that keep us hopping. Our leave time policy is very flexible; we can take vacation time almost at will with the proper notice. It's another smart move on the owner's part to make time off so accessible to the people who have earned it; the current policy went in place eight years ago and almost immediately eliminated those mysteriously common Friday/Monday morning fevers. The VP, to whom I report directly, is also interested in having someone show him and his kid a world beyond worm and bobber fishing and he's just the kind of guy to push the schedule around to make that happen. If the boss says we gotta go fishing today instead of work, well, who am I to blow against the wind? What an awesome gift! We need pics! Pretty soon. Turns out the guy they bought it from never had it titled in his own name when he bought it from his dad, so I'm working on getting that cleared up still and it is staying in the garage until that happens. She only fits in the garage by a half inch on either side (really) and four inches total fore and aft, and the driveway is a goofy slope such that it took three people to push it inside without damage. During the brief test run we took I was so excited to be on the water I didn't even think about pictures. I'll snap a few when it's time to take it out for a real. Quote
Bomber7 Posted August 8, 2014 Posted August 8, 2014 Saturday marked ten years with the company and when I got to work today there was a nice breakfast spread and lots of kudos from everyone, and then I look outside and one of the guys is towing a boat right up in front of the windows. Speechless! It's used but solid, 16 more feet of boat than I was ever going to own anytime soon, outboard, trolling motor, GPS, depth finder, rod locker, live well, plus everything I need to legally have on there; she's totally water-ready! I even got the rest of the day off to go with one of our guys who knows boats so I could start learning my way around it. Not a bad day at work. If you have to have a boss, you'd be darn lucky to have mine. A new boat??? What?? Are you kidding me?? Is your company hiring?? lol Dang I retired from the Air Force after 21 years and though I got some nice gifts and great benefits for life ..... hmmm a new boat would have been sweet too Congrats on the new ride - post pictures if you haven't already done so (only looked at this first post and I'm off to read the rest) Quote
Super User Felix77 Posted August 8, 2014 Super User Posted August 8, 2014 At 10 years all I am going to eligable for is a pair of nice Bose headphones AND they still would expect me to work that day. LOL Congrats and enjoy! Cherish that job and the people who made that possible. AWESOME!!! Quote
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