In the lull before the impending storm of the Republican National Convention,\u00a0 here’s another golden oldie article from our archive…<\/p>\n
This article is from our July 19, 2007 issue.<\/p>\n
Terry McCoy, an employee at DensonCorp, recently was invited to dinner by his boss, Byron Hart. However, McCoy was extremely disappointed when he found out that instead of being treated to a fancy dinner at a restaurant, he was served a homemade meal at Hart\u2019s house.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m completely bummed,\u201d lamented McCoy. \u201cI mean when the boss invites you out to dinner, you have visions of steaks, lobsters and fine wine, dancing in your head. Instead Byron invited me over to his partially furnished condo. He popped a couple of Budget Gourmet Pepper Steak dinners in the microwave and we had some Coors Light while we sat on crates in his living room watching a DVD of the first season of Saved by the Bell on his little twelve inch TV. After I choked down the pepper steak and rice, he breaks out a gallon of vanilla ice cream and we watch Deuce Bigalow. I just thought my employers would be a little more appreciative of my efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n
Co-worker Steve Kennedy commented on McCoy\u2019s dinner. \u201cTerry\u2019s lucky, man. To show his gratitude for my work on the Henderson account, Hart took me out for lunch and bought me a Big Mac, fries and a shake. Oh, I almost forgot. He did buy me a Hamburglar action figure, which I display proudly on my desk to remind myself of what a cheap ass company this is.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hart defended the dinner. \u201cListen, I\u2019m just a little fiscally conservative that\u2019s all. I didn\u2019t get to where I am today by spending money on extravagant things like furniture, television or food. Terry\u2019s is a very lucky person to have gotten what he got. I just don\u2019t break out the Deuce Bigalow DVD for just anyone, you know.\u201d<\/p>\n
When Hart\u2019s supervising boss, Burt Worley, heard about the dinner, he expressed complete astonishment. \u201cPepper steak?! Come on! I serve my guests chili-macaroni! That Hart is never going to make it into the upper echelon of DensonCorp by spending so much on…employees. How often do I have say it people; the money goes to the executives… not the grunts. That\u2019s the American way!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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