In their eyes we’re always kids…

This post by aMuse reminded me of an incident that happened in a company that I used to work in.

This company was in the high into production all year round and most of the staff had to work overtime almost everyday. There was this colleague that was the quiet type but he seemed dependable and gave people the very "steady" kind of feeling. One day, his father visited the office and demanded to talk to the boss regarding his son’s constant overtime.

After what seemed like a long lecture, the father left and from that day on that colleague tried to go home slightly earlier than his usual time, which was still an hour or two after the usual knock off time.

To our parents, no matter how old we are, we’ll always be kids in their eyes but some parents seem to forget that children grow up to be adults and one way to love their children is to make sure they grow up and learn to take care of themselves.

Take this colleague for example, what his father did didn’t help at all. The workload was still as heavy and the whole company was talking about him. It was really unbearable to handle both the work and embarassment as well as the lost of credibility.

I’ve left the company since but whenever I’m reminded of this incident, I’ve always wondered how he manage to continue working there.