Hiring good employees is tough. So we try to sweeten the pot a bit. Last fall we offered $1,000 worth of books to anyone who could find us a good employee. Luke, genius that he is, “found” himself.
Voila Luke, holding his gift cards to Porter Square Books in Cambridge, MA. Ironically, by the time we got to cashing in his prize, Luke had moved on (a new company and a new state! Now he’s conveniently located near to the fantastic Porter Square Books and, of course, me.)
The bookstore wasn’t quite sure how to handle our request for a $1,000 gift card. Apparently they’d never done that before, and the system couldn’t handle it. So Luke wound up with five $200 gift cards. All the better for sharing.
I thought you already had a Luke . . . is this a new Luke? Or is it a title, like "Caesar"?
A $1,000 gift card to a bookstore is a good problem to have.
It's old Luke. Luke that was and now is not working for LT. He was here from Jan-Aug 09. ish.
Ohhh, I missed the part about last fall. Gotcha.
Hey, I'm not _that_ old.
I am glad Luke was able to find himself!
I couldn't choose, pick one:
Joke #1 – Summer camp and a guidance counselor.
Joke #2 – Two hands and a flashlight.
Yay, Luke! Congrats on the book spree and the new job, although surely we are already missing you…
Gosh, a $1000 book spree with free money, wouldn't that be incredibly wonderful self-indulgent fun . . .