Appreciation post: My old boss from the shop in Toledo finally called me back

Three years ago, I was just starting out and messed up a quarter panel on a customer's Camry. My boss, Frank, showed me how to fix it right instead of firing me. Last week, he called out of the blue to offer me a lead spot at his new place. Has anyone else had a mentor who stuck with them like that?

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hugo_schmidt1mo ago

Is it really that deep though? People help each other out all the time. Sounds like a pretty normal work thing to me.

eric_murray261mo ago

I mean yeah, but it's the small stuff that adds up. I see it all the time where the same few people end up carrying the team because "helping out" becomes their normal job. Maybe it's just me but that feels like a quiet way to burn people out.

karen_perry381mo ago

So when does helping become their actual job?