The nicest thing someone's ever done for meIn amongst all the tales of bitterness and poo, we occasionally get fluffy stories that bring a small tear to our internet-jaded eyes.
In celebration of this, what is the nicest thing someone's done for you? Whether you thoroughly deserved it or it came out of the blue, tell us of heartwarming, selfless acts by others.
Failing that, what nice things have you done for other people, whether they liked it or not?
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chthonic, Thu 2 Oct 2008, 16:14)
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Karmawill get you all...
I found a £20 note on the floor in my local bakery once. The thought of keeping it didn't even cross my mind, I handed it straight over to Norma behind the counter. She voiced her surprise and commented that most people would have just kept it (and I agree that it's sad that common decency surprises people). She then pondered who had been in that morning... it was still quite early and there had only been a few old ladies and farmers and one or two others, so she intended to ask them when they next visited. The next time I went in she handed me the £20 and said I could keep it as nobody had claimed it.
I had a clean conscience AND £20 :)
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warmfuzzies Isn't here, Wed 8 Oct 2008, 2:12,
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We have a procedure at work, for found money. If a customer or an employee finds money, they hand it into the manager. If no-one claims it within a week or so, in theory the finder would get it. In practice, the manager pocketed it.
Things changed, of course. Now if no-one claims it within a week or so, it's meant to go into the staff fund so everyone can benefit. In practice, the manager still kept it.
So now, if we staff see money on the floor, we tend to 'suggest' that any nearby pensioner must have dropped it, and try to give it back to them. Better they have it, than the manager's gambling habit.
This approach also puts a stop to any 'tests', if he sees his disciplinary-bait disappearing into a customers purse. I don't care if he wants to cut staff, you don't do it through temptation on *my* watch.
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The police do the sameA few years ago, when £20 probably was still quite a lot of money (ten pints), and certainly was a lot of money to me, I found a twenty on the high street. It seemed a bit wrong to pocket it, so I took it and handed it in to the police station. Fairly run of the mill - they filled in some form or something - and if I recall correctly, after a fortnight I was able to claim it back.
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