助人為樂
前天(8/4週二)下班時,走到公司大門口,才發覺正在下雨呢!早上還天氣晴朗,怎麼這會兒突然下起雨,還是少見的豪雨。另一位同事也正坐在大廳(其實算是小廳)沙發上,指滑手機等雨歇,我遠望天空,維州處仍明亮,估計待會也就小雨啦,所以我也坐下,拿出iPad寫日誌。
正值下班時間,不少同事都塞在小廳,望著雨勢把頭搖,同事E也出現,拿著紅色的大雨傘•••
E:「怎麼下這麼大的雨?」
大俠:「是呀,但沒差啦,妳有大雨傘,我們都沒有。」
E:「但我的腳、鞋子肯定會濺溼呀!」她穿著拖鞋(flip flops)。
大俠:「妳就順便洗洗腳、洗洗拖鞋嘛!」
E:「不行,不行,太難過了•••有人可以將我的車開來就好了•••Chin,你願意將我的車開來嚒?」她不經意的問,露出法國女人慣有的迷人笑容。
大俠:「當然可以呀!」我是助人為樂,非為色所迷。
E:「真的嗎?我的車停在最遠處呢!」她沒有想到我竟會爽快說好。
大俠:「那當然!」
E:「感謝!感謝!感謝!感謝!感謝!」
我就拿著她的車鑰匙、大雨傘去為美女(在美國的法國女人)開車了。E雖已六十餘歲,法國女人的撫媚猶存,且藝術眼光好,穿著品味高,但個性固執、脾氣亦壞、人緣不佳,三不五時與同事爭吵、評論,是同事們眼中的"頭痛人物",我對她是"保持距離、以策安全"•••但,她已在公司內二十餘年了,有她"生存之道",唉!
我將她的車開至最近大門口處,她也順道載我與另一同事到各自的車子旁,她一上車,這老煙槍就點上煙,哈起煙來•••二手煙呀,唉!
E今天送了封email給組員們,我也回了(如下)!對所有女性,我都助人為樂;對男性,我較保留些,免得被說成同性戀•••呵呵!
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From: E
Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2015 4:19 PM
To: Team
Subject: THANK YOU
Team,
I just wanted to share with you that we have a true gentleman in our team! Yes our famous and smiling Chin!
Tuesday night around 6pm it was pouring outside and though I had an umbrella with my little open shoes I was hesitant to get to my car to get back home. Chin as a true kind gentleman offered to take my car keys and umbrella and get my car by the front door.
Note that exceptionally, my car was parked all the way at the end of the building by the truck bay.
Thank you 谢谢 so much Chin!!!
E
“People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care” Zig Ziglar
From: Chin
Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2015 5:25 PM
To: Team
Subject: RE: THANK YOU
You are quite welcome, E!
It was my honor to help beautiful girl/lady… which, of course, extends to all our female teammates. J
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Emails送出後的第二天(8/7,週五),部門內外口耳相傳、盛大轟動呀!要點如后:
一、據說E在背後仍在稱讚我的紳士風度;
二、有不少女同事要我轉傳emails;
三、E的老闆特地跑來謝謝我,因為我的email中,讚美E漂亮,使她整日心情愉快,工作情緒高昂,工作效率超標;
四、某一女同事下班前對我說:「Chin,我的車停在停車場最遠處,你可以將我的車開來嚒?」
五、某些男同事正準備拉長布條,抗議我性別歧視。
[若有後續消息,例如,我被選上年度紳士先生,我會隨時補上。]