Good leadership means valuing the people who go the extra mile.

This man was a consulting engineer who flew out of the country to help out a client.

He pulled long hours without asking for overtime.

But when he made one simple request, the CEO rejected it.

So, he responded in a fair and justified manner.

Read the full story below for all the details.

Second-class consulting engineer

Years ago, I worked as a consulting engineer at this company.

They had a very tightwad CEO with multiple sticks up his bottom.

Everyone else was super nice.

I engineered a machine that shipped to the Far East and was asked to go onsite to start up the system.

This man flew out to work with a client onsite.

This was in the Northeast in February.

I parked on an offsite parking lot to save my client the expense of parking at the airport.

I flew out on a cold, clear day.

I landed at my destination many, many hours later.

He spent more than two weeks helping the client.

I spent 2+ weeks working long, long hours to start up this machine.

So many hours that I felt bad for my client, and decided that I would not charge OT.

Fast forward to my departure.

I asked for limo service home because the car was frozen solid.

The CEO rejected his request for a limo.

I’d flown some 20+ hours and was severely sleep deprived.

“Nope.”

Only full-time employees get limo service.

Consulting engineers have to drive themselves, decreed the CEO.

So, he decided to charge overtime for all the time he spent outside the office.

I decided to charge full OT to the letter for every hour over 8.

Especially the all-nighter I pulled while there.

It was the most expensive $80 limo ride he never paid for…

Let’s find out what others have to say about this.

Here’s a short but meaningful lesson.

This one gives their honest opinion.

Here’s another valid point from this user.

Finally, this person is impressed.

If you refuse to reward loyalty, expect to pay full price for everything.

He brought it on himself.

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