LOL! Well you are not stupid. It was very considerate and a nice thing to do. Your coworker is sorta dumb though because he bought all these new things for himself and his girlfriend....and his girlfriend leaves! No offense. It was a very nice thing for you to do and your boss should be impressed I guess. You are gay?
I was joking too. I just had a picture of stereotypical stuff. It just kind of entered my mind that what if when a gay person typed, for no reason, it was all in rainbow colors. I owe that kind of thinking to this hilarious show and it's web page. http://www.sho.com/queerduck/ I like how they portray Dr. Laura.
OmegaSupreme, Clearly you acted from your heart and wrote your message from your head. This was a great day for you. Tomorrow move on and be happy. RR
Damn, OS! He had better get the job now though. I don't think I would have done it, as I tend to have little sympathy for people who put themselves in bad situations financially. Of course, I have my wife to think about as well. It's great that you would do something like that for someone.
i hear the same sentiments echoed for the most part. "nice... but stupid." i couldn't agree with you more. being "nice to a fault" has always been my problem. i've been better at it the last couple of years by being a hardarse to most, but it just doesn't seem right. seriously, i don't have the balls to be that way. the guy really needed a break and luckily, he got one. i'm just waiting for mine now. i failed to mention when i started the thread that after the meeting in my boss' office, i im'ed my coworker and asked him to come and talk with me outside while i smoked. i told him what i said to the boss and that i bowed out of the running for the job. he was very grateful... overly nice for the rest of the day. someone above mentioned (i think DoD) that my actions would make my superiors think that i wasn't up for the job. i clearly stated that a several times during our talk about the new position. it's all pretty much said and done now. the position is his and i know that he'll accept because of what i mentioned earlier. i called my boss at about 9:30 pm est to explain (perhaps a little clearer) why i turned down the position... in case he didn't understand before (i'm sure he did). fortunately he wasn't there and i was able to leave a voicemail. i just said that i would talk to him tomorrow morning about it. (ok... time for another gin/white cranberry-strawberry/orange sunkist mixed drink. macbeth... you set a trend.) by the way... all of you have "gay typing" completely wrong. this is "gay typing"... gurlfren, puhleaze! thank all of y'alls 4 not truh-rippin and callin' me dumb and stuff. appreciated your comments.
Wow thats unbelievable. I'd never do that but I respect that alot!!! You pulled a Jerry Maguire at work. Good to know there's good people in the corporate world out there. Now that's a mission statement.
You have no reason to believe that doing an "upstanding, citizen-of-the-year" deed is stupid. Job well done. Lookin' out for the fellow man is always the right thing. Golden Rule: "Whatever you would have others do to you, do also unto them" Matthew 7:12 What sewn is reaped.... Karma.... goes around, etc. Just pray your boss, or other superiors that will know of this act of yours at your job are not removed. Because I think barring there absence, this helps you in the long run. It kinda says "co-worker loyalty" or "team player" to me. Again, job well done. Now, could you talk to my boss about a raise for me?
O.S. I will say YES Why? You are a nice guy . .. but nice sometimes means stupid There is NO WAY you can guarantee YOUR GUY gets this job If you take it .. .you are in a position to facilitate him getting a better position etc. What Nice guys have to understand it . . . IF YOU HAVE MORE POWER AND POSITION YOU HAVE MORE OF A MEANS TO BE A NICE GUY!!! Rocket River ALWAYS take the promotion COMMANDER RIKER!
OS- You did a good thing, stupid (IMO) but good. I hope for your sake that your friend does get the job, I'm sur eyou will be really ticked if someone else other than your friend gets it. Personally in business I believe it's every man/woman for themselves. If you were a better candidate you not only could have denied yourself an opportunity but also denied the best candidate to your company. I would go back in and talk to your boss (like you mentioned you were going to do this morning). If I was your boss I would really think you were content in your position and eitehr didn't want to advance or felt you weren't able to advance. Anyways it's a good story, but I never would have done it.
Well, you're a better man than me. It's a really nice thing to do, but with the way the job market is right now, I would have taken the position and not felt bad about it. I think whoever is the most well qualified for the position should have gotten it.
So no one thinks OS has become this guys "enabler" and has led this guy to form an irresponsible spending habit in order to further his career? Another option would have been to accept the position, but give that guy your extra pay. That's what I would have considered if he was cute enough
I used to think after I went through my divorce, but now I'm living in a beautiful new home with my beautiful family, and everything that I lost in my divorce does not compare to the happiness that I have now. OS, that was a very kind and unselfish act. Your boss will probably notice this.
Fred G. Sanford's Rule : "Do unto others before they do it unto you" (and the G stands for "Golden Rule")
again, thanks for the comments although i see that the "you're stupid" side is growing quickly. i'm trying my best not to dread on it. i've been in a pretty crappy mood and i haven't spoken with my coworker today. i know... i'm being an arsehole, but i'm sure he's still grateful. talked with my boss and office manager, again, just to reiterate the fact that i turned down the opportunity to be in the running for the position not because i was uninterested, lazy, or didn't think that i could do the job, but just for my coworker's sake. they were very appreciative and admired it... although i'm sure they thought it was stupid too. my position here at the company is still very secure (they say) and that whenever another position opens up for promotion, i'm the first in line.
