One day an employee came to the boss's office to say that he felt wronged. He knew that a colleague with less time from home was earning more than him. The boss pretended not to hear the complaint and said:
"It was good you came here." I have a problem to solve. I want to offer dessert for lunch and thought about serving pineapple. Check in the fruit stand if they have pineapple.
The clerk in five minutes was back with the mission accomplished, confirming that the tent had pineapple.
- And how much does it cost?
- Oh, I didn't ask that!
The boss picked up the phone and had the employee's colleague called. When he entered the room, the boss said:
- I want to offer our people a dessert. Go to the fruit stand and make sure they have pineapple.
In eight minutes, the boy was back.
- "So?" Asked the boss.
- They have pineapple, yes. They have enough. And if you want, they have orange and bananas.
"What about the price?" Asked the boss.
- Well, the pineapple is sold at nine reais a kilo, banana, three reais and orange, at forty reais one hundred, already peeled. I reserved the pineapple. If you decide, just confirm that they deliver.
The boss thanked him and dismissed the boy. He turned to the clerk who was sitting in the next chair and asked:
"You said something when you came into my office today." What was it again?
- "It was nothing, forget it," said the clerk.
Moral of the story: Before we think of injustices at work, we need to check if we really are deserving.
