Posted on 04/03/2006 by SouthenProgrammer
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* - Kudos to those that know where that saying comes from.
I have a co-worker at corporate who, like myself, has been around for quite a while and over the years has quite a few systems implemented which are necessary for data to be moved around the company and reports to be run. He and I know each others passwords and stay in communication daily.
A while back, he was driving home when he started feeling strange and decided it was very possible he was having a heart attack and began driving to a hospital he saw from the highway. At that moment....his cell phone rang! It was our loveable but frustrating - workaholic boss (really) who was calling him for a minor question. He asked my co-worker what was going on and my co-worker told him very bluntly "I think I'm having a heart attack and am going to the hospital!" At that point my co-worker stopped talking to pay attention to traffic and was begining to turn into the hospital when our boss began talking loudly but firmly into the phone "[Co-workers name]....[CO-WORKERS NAME!!!] What are your passwords?????!!!!! [CO-WORKERS NAME!!!!!] ARE YOU THERE!!!! WHAT ARE YOUR PASSWORDS????!!!!"
My co-worker decided he was going to pull through because there was no way that was going to be the last thing he heard...
BTW - It was found out that he had a severe ulcer and was fine after a two day mandatory rest and some medicine.
thelma(04/03/2006)
Compassionate and caring bosses like yours are very very rare. Treasure him. :)
SouthenProgrammer(04/03/2006)
Oh we do treasure him, but we still pick on him. I mean would the last words you heard before expiring be something similar to "Where are the reports! Tell me before you go! Where are the reports?"
vanilla ginger(04/03/2006)
So if this boss from hell was talking business at the moment this poor guy went into the hospital, wouldn't that make it company time? I say send that A**hole boss the bill for your emergency room visit. What a tool.
siggy(04/03/2006)
YEAH! Worker's Comp!
Spencer(04/03/2006)
un freakin believeable. The dude has some serious problems if that is his first thought when a guy is having a heart attack. I wonder if work would be the boss's last thought before he dies. Probably! Some people will never get it!
Dharmadee(04/03/2006)
Kudos to ME, I know the frequency, Kenneth! And Dan Rather was probably just as boggled by that as your co-worker was by your idiot boss. Definitely on a different frequency.
SouthernProgrammer(04/04/2006)
Dharmadee - You are absolutely correct, I was referring to the Dan Rather attack and his amazement. Kudos!
just me(04/04/2006)
Hey I thought it was the REM reference...ya know, the song? (I'm guessing slave did too based on his comment)
SouthenProgrammer(04/04/2006)
Just Me - Actually you are correct also, REM based their song on the incident so Kudos to you as well!
cnubelevit(04/05/2006)
I would like to bum-rush this guys boss, pop HIM in the back of the head and scream "WHAT'S THE FREQUENCY, A__HOLE?" (refering to the Dan Rather attack in 1986 by some doof that kept repeating "what's the frequency Kenneth?" while beating the crap out of poor ole Dan.
tawanda(04/25/2006)
I would love o tell you this employee can claim Worker's Comp, but most insurance carriers will fight it tooth & nail. If I had the authority, I would certainly honor some of those claims. Considering my employer, I KNOW such claims are justified, but the decision for acceptance as such is out of my hands.
just me (04/03/2006)
It's the end of the world as we know it.
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