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Ben Sweeny shared thisI was moved to tears yesterday morning. When is the last time someone truly made you feel seen? I’m not talking about a compliment in passing or kind words out of courtesy. I’m talking about something much greater. When someone says something that feels less like words and more like an action. It feels like they are extending themselves into your soul and gently embracing your inner being for a moment in time. It may only last a second in reality, but feels like an eternity. The moment passes, but it stays with you forever. In melancholy times, you can close your eyes and return to the moment you felt so validated and seen. These moments are fleeting, but they can last a lifetime. Well, I had one of these moments in the office yesterday morning when one of my new hires, Aubrie, walked into my office. I looked up from my monitor and watched her enter. It was around 6:12 AM. The day was just getting started. She was wearing the company uniform: grey onesie, white sneakers. On her face was the same fearful look a child has after breaking the neighbor’s window. Her hands were held out in front of her, elbows straight, as if she had handcuffs on like she actually did the day before when she failed to set a meeting during call block. Her lips were quivering and her body trembling. But in an instant, something changed. She began to smile and smirk at me like there was something I didn’t know. My nose scrunched, my eyes narrowed, and my head tilted slightly as I waited. I lost patience and said, “Well, what is it?” She covered her mouth as she laughed and looked at me like I was some sort of beggar. I leaned forward and said, “Start talking or get out.” She collected herself, breathed in then out, and said, “I called off my wedding.” I was perplexed. “I didn’t even know you were engaged.” She moved her head side to side. “Well, I was engaged up until this morning, but the wedding is officially cancelled.” I remained silent. She could tell I was waiting for more. She nervously explained, “It’s just that your talk during the emergency town hall last week really struck home with me. When you were explaining how work family is the most important family in the world. And that everything outside is temporary and frivolous and mostly meaningless, and that your work family will never abandon you and that...” She kept going, but I could no longer hear a single word she was saying. A beautiful song was playing in my head. I could only hear the vibrations of her words and see her lips moving. A single tear fell from my face. I felt like a child again. I felt seen. I felt appreciated. I felt loved. I felt warm. While the moment was precious, I recognized this was a waste of company time. I quickly wiped the tear off my cheek and said, “I don’t have time for this. Get out of here.” I fired Aubrie 15 minutes later.
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Ben Sweeny shared thisOne of my employees burned down our warehouse over the weekend. And for the life of me, I don’t know why. He’s been with the company for 17 years and has never received a raise, which means he obviously enjoys working here. He hasn’t taken a day off in 8 years and has missed dozens of family events because if he misses one shift, he can’t afford groceries, which means he obviously cares deeply about this company. He is paid well below a livable wage, and after paying for food and shelter, he ends each month with less money than he started with, which means he obviously has a strong desire to work hard. He receives the worst healthcare benefits legally allowed under state law and is buried in medical debt he will never escape, yet still comes in every day, which means he obviously feels fortunate to work here. He recently received a company mug to celebrate us surpassing our revenue targets as we now generate 13 digits annually, which means he was obviously proud to be part of that success. I can only assume he was dealing with a personal issue unrelated to work. He has been arrested and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. In the meantime, I will be deducting a percentage from all employee paychecks until we have the funds to rebuild the warehouse. Anyway, Happy Monday! Let’s have a great week.
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Ben Sweeny commented on a post
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Here is a direct quote from the submission:
“Nobody wanted to take the anonymous survey because we knew it wasn’t anonymous. Middle management needed a 90% completion rate so our manager stood behind all of our desks and watched us take the “anonymous” survey.”
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Here is the complete submission:
“I worked for a company that looked the other way to a manager who lied about EVERYTHING! I mean everything! He lied about being a Veteran, going to college, everything. Me being a Veteran myself I took serious offense to this. One day he started telling a “story” how he was deployed in Baghdad, Iraq and got in a fist fight with an Officer for cutting him in line and he accidentally killed him and didn’t get in any trouble. I called him out as being a liar because I know if an enlisted man or woman so much as yells at an Officer that enlisted person could get in alot of trouble. Ever since I called him out he started writing me up for everything! Being in the bathroom for me then 3 minutes, taking too short of a break or too long. Finally i was at lunch of site standing in Mcdonalds and he called me and asked me a work related question. I answered his question and when i got back he said i was fired for working off the clock. I obviously got a lawyer and sued and won, but its just the insanity of it”
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Top Sales Development Rep
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Top Sales Development Rep Award recognizes top performers in the area of sales development. The award was issued based on popular vote of more than 20,000 individual votes as well as qualitative feedback from individual nominations. The Sales Development Rep Award recognizes individuals who have been successful in sales development and pushed the boundaries of sales development through thought leadership.
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