Another day, busy work, everybody is doing their job. Teddy the ant is wiping the stairs of the building, making sure its clean before the boss arrive. No sooner the boss' secretary came.
Teddy the Ant: Goodmornin' Ms. Bee!
Ms. Bee: Goodmornin' Mr. Ant, busy day? o by the way, a new Assisstant manager is coming so make sure his office is ready.
Teddy the Ant: Already finish, Ms. Bee. Just call me if you ever needed something done. he said politely.
" Thank you, i will be " said Ms. Bee smiling as she walk pass him and inside the building.
Few hours later the boss arrived. He felt walking so instead of doing the common thing of using the elevator, he chose to use the backdoor stair. As he was nearing the 3rd floor he heard a conversation. He was not the type who would listen to anyone's conversation but from some reason this one captured his interest.
"Don't you know who i am?!!" shouted the grasshopper.
"im so sorry i didnt mean to, i didin't realize your there." Teddy said a little shaky.
"You wouldn't know, don't you? Coz' your stupid !!! what can i expect from a janitor?!! the grasshopper was so angry. His new suit was stained, "of all the day" he said to himself "why does it had to be today!" first day to report here and in few minutes he have a meeting with the boss.
"Don't you stand there!! clean this mess, this is what your being paid for, so make sure to do your job !! I'm the new Assistant manager here so you better do your job properly or i'll recommend them to fire you!"
"Yes boss!! " and immediately picked all the trash in the floor while the grasshopper went to the comfort room.
The boss suddenly think for a moment and continue climbing the stairs up to sixth floor where his office is. "Ms. Bee, is our Assistant Manager, here already?" ask the boss
"Yes boss, i'll ask him to come in" said Ms. Bee.
"Goodmorning boss" said Mr. Grasshopper. He knows Mr. Snail, their boss. Before he was transfer here, they already collaborated with him through some project and he knew damn well how good Mr. Snail is. Very smart and had an eye for details. He was glad he was now under his management he will learn a lot from him.
"take your sit" as he was sitting the boss asked him " do you know the reason you were sent here?"
"of course boss, they wanted the best thats why they sent me." proud of himself.
"very good." the boss ask his secretary to give them some coffee before continuing there conversation.
"Do you have any idea how this company succeeded despite the stiff competition in business world?" ask the boss
" I do believed that they only hired the best and the brightest employee. Thats why the company continued its succeed because of them." said Mr. Grasshopper
" Youre right again." the boss sip his coffee before continuing " can you tell me what's the one thing that we have that lacking from other companies?"
"I don't get you boss? why all this questions?"
" You should know, since your a part of this company. "
" don't know boss"
The boss looked at him intently before speaking " this one you should know by heart.............................harmony"
"harmony?" said Mr. grasshopper a little bit unsure.
"This is the secret of our company. Take example of our secretary, janitor or security guards, they are the arms and legs of this company so they deserve respect. We are the brains, they are the arms and legs, no matter how good the brains are if the arms and legs can't move with harmony its useless. Same way with other companies, organizations or community without harmony it will never succeed. We should take care of our arms and legs, i hate to see this company crippled" looking at Mr. grasshopper " Do you understand what i mean?"
"yes, boss!!" Mr. Grasshopper said and to himself "another lesson learn from my boss."
This is the second story i made, the first one is "the story of a caterpillar" .