Once upon a time, i.e. about a year and a half ago, we wrote about a young German eager to get some more education and advance his career by becoming a "Meister", a master craftsman.
When he showed up at the local jobcenter to register as not fully employed during the six week trimester break, a mini job contract in hand, the supremely courteous and qualified employment specialist called him "arrogant and lazy".*
We also told the world once he had successfully finished the one year master school.
Having wondered how someone as obviously arrogant and lazy like this young man can make it in this world, the explanation manifested itself recently.
He has a guardian angel.
Of several job offers, he decided to accept the shop chief position at a company not too far from home and showed up as agreed.
For three days, he worked at different workstations of the shop to familiarize himself with the activities and tasks he would then oversee.
Towards the end of day 3, he went to the owner and told him: I quit. This should not surprise you, since we have told you over and over how arrogant and lazy he is.
What he told the company owner was: This place is chaotic, incompetent, a total mess.
A week later, a young man at one of the workstations where Mr. Arrogant & Lazy had been working at during his stint, was hit by a two hundred pound machine part that fell off of an overhead crane, and died.
We inquired with some people who know the company about how this happened. Way too much work and a boss everybody fears, was the answer.
Which means the death will likely be ruled an accident.
* When we heard about the "arrogant and lazy episode, we inquired with the job agency whether "arrogant and lazy" was a standard label for a person who came in with all forms filled out and a temp contract that saved the agency at least 50% of benefits. We are still waiting for a response two years later.
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