All Of Area Man's Hard Work Finally Pays Off For Employer

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[a href=text]SAN DIEGO—Following seven straight years of long hours at the office and sacrificed weekends and holidays, all of account manager Sam Hemstead's hard work and single-minded devotion to Pinnacle Automotive Insurance has finally paid off for CEO Charles Pardahee, Pardahee said Friday.

"There were definitely some nights I'd lie awake in bed and wonder, 'Is Sam absolutely killing himself day in and day out for nothing?'" Pardahee told reporters while driving to his weekend home in a recently purchased 2012 BMW luxury sedan. "But Sam just put his head down and never looked back, and this year his blood, sweat, and tears have proven profitable to the tune of a 15 percent larger bonus for myself."

"It just goes to show that if you're really passionate and dedicated, eventually it all comes back around to your superiors," Pardahee continued.

The stress-related physical and psychological tolls for Hemstead, 34, have been high, but the hypertension, weight-gain, and crippling migraine headaches he has suffered due to his rigorous work schedule have been worth the rewards he has reaped for his employer, Pardahee confirmed.[/text]

http://www.theonion.com/articles/all-of-area-mans-hard-work-finally-pays-off-for-em,26957/

[Duer 157099]

1. Perfect n/t

[Scuba]

2. When did they drop the satire format?

[SammyWinstonJack]

3. hehehe

[Angry Dragon]

4. LOL

[StatGirl]

12. 11 years ago

With this: http://www.theonion.com/articles/bush-our-long-national-nightmare-of-peace-and-pros,464/

[Scuba]

16. Sad truth there. n/t

[liberal N proud]

5. All true

[HughBeaumont]

6. CEOs - making satirists throw up their keyboards in agony since 1901.

Small wonder why the Modern Day Robber Barons don't even acknowledge us. Elevator - office - alone (well, other than meetings with fellow sociopaths and various ass-kissers).

K & R.

[joeybee12]

7. So spot on it hurts! knr

[redqueen]

8. Love this.

[barbtries]

9. too damn true

to laugh at.

[wandy]

10. Satire is dead.

Even linking to the artical, I missed 'theonion' tag line. I was back to the comments before I realised this wasn't real.
It just sounded sooooooooo fimilar.

[Brickbat]

11. Kick for a man who could get another job if he's not happy with this one!

[LiberalEsto]

13. This sounds exactly like the company my husband works for

He put in 8 hours of work over the weekend, all unpaid. He works long hours during the week. He worked both days on the previous weekend too. You'd think they would appreciate him.

Today he was called in by one of the Partners to explain why it took so long to do the work that he did on the weekend.

[Brigid]

15. I just have to wonder . . .

How much longer employers will be allowed to get away with crap like this. Unpaid work? Didn't we fight a war about that?

[Brigid]

14. All I can say is . . .

Oh, snap! Perfection in satire. I think my blood pressure actually started to go up. Then I saw that the link was to The Onion. I can't decide whether to laugh or cry.

[Scurrilous]

17. K & R