
Drama at #W.L.GoreandAssociates.,Inc.
I was a sponsor to an accounts payable associate, we had just hired a new accounting person into our group. I was doing General Ledger, the new person asked me if there was anything she could do for me, I gave her a job to do. The associates I was sponsoring, we were also good friends, was upset because she wanted to learn other things and felt cheated. I knew she was mad when we left for the day. It was month end and you only has a short time to close the books for the month. When we went to work the nest day, she came into my office and said she was “pisses off” that she wanted to grow and I gave a job to the new girl. I said, I know you are but you told me your plate was full and if I am asked for work to do, that is what I am going to do. When you are a sponsor to someone, you have to first be a sponsor and then a friend. It was all worked out to everyone’s satisfaction.