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- bjladams0
when i was fresh out of school, i worked in a production house. there was a smart mark data graph plotter that nobody could get working correctly. i started playing with it on a lunch break one day, and the boss saw me - tole me if i could get it working on my own time, he'd make it worth my while.
over the next 7 weeks i came in early, used my lunch breaks, stayed after... this thing was 10+ years old, and there was no manuals available online - but would be worth quite a bit to the company if it was working correctly - as, at the time they were outsourcing all their large-format printed diecuts.
anyway, i finally got it going and calibrated. boss was pleased, called me into his office and handed me an envelope. i didn't check it till i was on my way home.
inside was $40 in cash and a $20 coupon for a sushi bar if i spent $30 or more.
i probably put 50+ hours into it and had a kid on the way... "worth your while" was a little under what i was expecting.
a few months later the boss was carrying a steel pole thru the office and knocked the computer off the desk that the plotter was calibrated to. blew a circuit and shut it down.
he told me that when i got it going again, he'd give me another bonus. i turned in my resignation shortly after that second offer.
i happened by there a few weeks ago, visiting an old workmate. it's still lying there in pieces, but the boss stuck his head out and said that his offer is still good.
- Haha! Save that bad boy for a rainy day and cash it in!!Hombre_Lobo