none wrote:

>
> > It worked. I had an interview for the latest position I had applied for. The
> > base salary was $8,000 more than my old job and another $2,000 when I
> > finished my training and probationary period, and then, thanks to an ongoing
> > classification grievance the next year we were awarded a retroactive $15,000
> > raise. By the time the classification grievance went through the old facility
> > was shut down and everyone else was laid off.
> >
> > Sometimes those religious fanatics can lead to good things happening :-)
> >
> >
> There are a great many people who believe themselves to be Christian -
> who are not.
> There are many more who are Christian, but who have little or no
> understanding of the faith they hold.
> In the end, the only answer is: People are silly.

I suppose that it is no surprise that the preacher co-worker was the least likely
to do anything charitable. Being in charge of the social fund, I was the one who
went around at Christmas to collect donations (money and toys) for the Salvation
Army. Out of more than 50 people working in the complex there was one person who
never donated...... the preacher.