Many of us see our co-workers more than anyone else in our lives. Even past co-workers can remain in our hearts and thoughts for years to come.
In Stacy's honor, I just gave a colleague who loves a Caribou Coffee a $10 gift card that was given to me this morning as a small job related reward. Nothing big, but in the spirit, so I thought I'd share.
There is a very sweet person named Esther with whom I worked about 10 years ago. She is a very cheerful and kind person, the type that it is a real joy to get to be around. She lives in Texas now and my mom and her have kept in touch (I was working at the company that my mom is still employed with), but I have not. Esther even sent up a wedding gift for me when I got married 5 years ago. I have meant to write her, but being a cell phone/email person I have never gotten around to writing a letter and going to the post office (that mysterious place I don't go to which is right across the street from my work). For my small act of kindness then I am writing a letter to an old friend to say hello and see how she has been, and while I am bothering to mail something I figured "Why not send along some cookies too?". I made some ginger cookies which I am sending along because who wouldn't like to get cookies unexpectedly?!
Also, I'd like to add that my aunt works for a company that gives its employees 8 hours to volunteer, 4 hours to volunteer for united way, and also the 4 hours for pay it forward. I had never heard of a company giving time to "pay it forward"! This could be something to keep in mind next time your company asks for suggestions, perhaps?
In Stacy's honor, I just gave a colleague who loves a Caribou Coffee a $10 gift card that was given to me this morning as a small job related reward. Nothing big, but in the spirit, so I thought I'd share.
There is a very sweet person named Esther with whom I worked about 10 years ago. She is a very cheerful and kind person, the type that it is a real joy to get to be around. She lives in Texas now and my mom and her have kept in touch (I was working at the company that my mom is still employed with), but I have not. Esther even sent up a wedding gift for me when I got married 5 years ago. I have meant to write her, but being a cell phone/email person I have never gotten around to writing a letter and going to the post office (that mysterious place I don't go to which is right across the street from my work). For my small act of kindness then I am writing a letter to an old friend to say hello and see how she has been, and while I am bothering to mail something I figured "Why not send along some cookies too?". I made some ginger cookies which I am sending along because who wouldn't like to get cookies unexpectedly?!
Also, I'd like to add that my aunt works for a company that gives its employees 8 hours to volunteer, 4 hours to volunteer for united way, and also the 4 hours for pay it forward. I had never heard of a company giving time to "pay it forward"! This could be something to keep in mind next time your company asks for suggestions, perhaps?
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