Team

This is the kind of TEAM I'm used to and why this place freaks me out. A team that is more like a family, since in reality we spend more time together than our actual families. More than coworkers we were friends, the kind that would work on their day off to cover for you if you really needed it. The kind of friends who would help you move in the middle of the winter and use their own trucks to help. The kind who would baby sit your kids if you wanted a night out and do it for free. The kind who would fix your car breaks and not charge you just because they have the knowledge of it. The kind where your boss cares more about you being promoted because you deserve it and he cares, instead of caring more about how well staffed the workplace is. The kind who would let you sleep your hangover off during your lunch break and not call you back in when u were 25 minutes late since it was slow. The kind where when 3 people in the store won 4 concert tickets each decided to use the extra. Ones for the rest of the TEAM instead of their other friends. The kind who planned movie nights to hang out. The kind who will get together for RockBand and Guitar Hero nights. The kind who didn't throw a fit when you decided to take a few days off to grieve your dog's death, and in fact could empathize with you. The kind where leaders treated the top performer exactly the same was as they would treat the temp greeter... With the same respect. The kind who wouldn't think you were lying when you had to call off, but would send you a get-well soon text. The kind where service will neglect their quotas to help sales meet their, voluntarily. The kind where your DM invites the lil ol' service rep to a leadership conference out of state just because he paid attention to you and saw your potential. The kind where you are more than just a number. Where leadership worked around the schedule for you to be able to fulfill your personal dreams. The kind who despite the complication expected, still dared to plan a 10 day vacation with you... And the kind where the boss actually allowed it!! That's where I come from, that's what I'm used to... And I'd never throw my family under the bus to cover my own ass. My team will always count on me... And I rather lie and protect, than tell the truth and hurt them. Enough said.