Rash Decision

This was a tough winter for New Yorkers. The temperatures were arctic and the snowfall was more than usual. The maintenance man in the building where I work had an especially hard time. Although the parking lot was plowed, the street and walkways were his responsibility. It is a large area to shovel and the building management company never gave him the snowblower they promised him. Every year he shovels by hand. Every year they say that next year they will buy the blower. When the maintenance man was off during one of the more minor storms, the management company sent over their supervisor to clear the paths. They sent him with a snowblower. When the regular man heard of this he was furious. He is 65 years old and while he is in good health, he felt that he should not have to shovel the old fashioned way. This man is a wonderful reliable worker, besides being a nice person. Last week, he put in his retirement papers. He was happy for the first few days, but when a young man was sent to him to be trained for the opening, he realized that he might have made a wrong decision. His wife is still working and he never planned what he would do, once retirement day came. Each day he looks sadder and sadder. I hope he finds a better life after he leaves us.