I worked on the family farm growing up. Got my first paycheck, and my dad told me to tell my grandpa thank you. Grandpa was always insistent about being thanked for money he gave people. But that day, when I went over and thanked him, he looked me straight in the eyes and said "Never thank someone for your paycheck. That is money you earned and that is owed to you. The boss should be thanking you for doing the work." Sure miss Grandpa now, he taught me a lot of good things.
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u/profkrowl 20h ago
I worked on the family farm growing up. Got my first paycheck, and my dad told me to tell my grandpa thank you. Grandpa was always insistent about being thanked for money he gave people. But that day, when I went over and thanked him, he looked me straight in the eyes and said "Never thank someone for your paycheck. That is money you earned and that is owed to you. The boss should be thanking you for doing the work." Sure miss Grandpa now, he taught me a lot of good things.