I have this problem. I think that justice and right and wrong are universal concepts that every man of every faith can embrace - to bastardize a line from The Boondock Saints. Perhaps this is JW in origin, this expecting everyone to play from the same deck with no Jokers and no Wild cards. Perhaps this is my problem of being a recovering elitist who thinks that everyone should be held to his own standard. I really don't know. Some insight would be appreciated.
I have a job. I love my job. A friend recommended me for this job. It was my qualifications that got me the job though. I endured a barrage style interview, 3 groups of two people at a time for a total of 4 hours and then an hour long phone interview with the Chief Technology Officer. I am well qualified and have been told multiple times that I filled a need for them that wasn't being attended to by the existing staff. If I am absent from the office for more than 3 hours they notice and I get my ass chewed even if I am absent for legitimate reasons because they've begun to depend on me. Here is my beef. My 'friend' who recommended me for the position made a referral bonus of $3000 on my hiring payed half at signing and half after 90 days. He has mentioned this to me on more than one occassion. He is like my at work wife. We work closely together. I listen to him bitch, advise him, watch his department when he is gone, help him craft emails to his wife when he screws up, solve problems that he has no concept of how to confront. He needs me and I need him. But it pisses me off to no end that every time he mentions this 3k he has never offered me any of it nor has he even taken me to dinner as he promised. Have I reason to be irritated or is this a case of 'Luke stop sweating the small shit and just worry about the bigger picture.'?
