A number of years ago I had a boss, or rather bosses (as I reported to both a wife and husband) who had a house in Spain. They very kindly offered both myself and a colleague use of the place for free. We both had young families and they were always pushing us to go, "there's a pool, it's great for the kids". I always declined. I don't like mixing business and pleasure like that.
My colleague relented. A few days before he, his wife and their 4 year old were due to go my boss gave him a 5 page document with various instructions about the house. It was fairly detailed, both bosses were fairly meticulous and fastidious. My colleague looked up at me with a "what have I let myself get into" face. I felt instantly vindicated in not accepting the offers.
So they went and on the 4th day there they found a black scuff on one of the walls, presumably made by their energetic 4 year old.
They panicked and rushed out to buy paint and decorating materials. They painted the wall and thought great, only wasted 1 day of the holiday. Next morning the sun revealed the shade of white was different to an adjoining wall so had to buy more paint and decorate the 2nd wall. They used up 2 days of the holiday for peace of mind.
Came home and he was telling me about it in the pub a few days later. He said he was slightly concerned they might notice and decided he would confess.
I'm sure you're already ahead of me here. Our boss howled with laughter when he heard they'd redecorated his kitchen for him because of a pre-existing mark on the wall.
Moral of the story is, don't take favours from someone you're mildly scared of.
Mat Bradshaw /
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