The thing I most remember about that day, however, was not the great cleaning job that we did, but something altogether different. When we first walked into the house, I noticed the wonderful pen-and-ink drawings that adorned the walls in all the rooms of the house. I asked the daughter who had done them. She said that her father had, and that he hadnt taken up art until he was 80 years old! I was dumbfounded: these drawings were works of art that could have easily been hanging in a museum. At the time, I was in my early 30s and wanted to do something that would utilize my creative and artistic capabilities more than being the president of a giftware company would allow. I had been feeling that it would be too difficult to make a change at this advancedstage of my life. Boy, did my limited belief system get expanded that afternoon!
We continued to do service projects around town for several more weeks, including completely painting someones home and setting up a large bleacher for a horseback riding academy for physically challenged children. We had a lot of fun and did a lot of good. We ended up with the nickname The Arc Angels. In addition to the good feelings that came from helping out others, the good feelings we shared as employees of a company that cared for both its employees and the community, went a long way toward creating a work atmosphere that was a joy to be part of.
几年前,我和弗兰西斯卡帕楚诺共建的爱里斯亚克水晶公司经历了一个困难期。那时我们刚雇了几名新员工,心里希望这种低迷状态只是暂时的。而同时,我们一周只需工作四天。为了避免流失百分之二十的劳动力或每周给员工放假回家一天,我们决定给每人发放全周薪金,周一至周四工作,周五则在家乡圣巴巴拉服务。
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