This is a story of a modern day Mr. Scrooge. He was haunted by his former employees that hung from the Hillside Crosses.

Mr. Bender, a Senior Vice President at a major medical supply company, made it standard practice to fire as many employees as H.R. would allow before the end of the year as a cost-savingmeasure.

His goal was to cut just enoughemployees to save money, but not so many that production suffered. Every December, it was the same: fire and count the savings.

And each year, he was getting more and more efficient at his "corporate game" until one day, his game changed thanks to an old wooden cross and the grace of anemployee he once mercilessly fired.

Written by Brent Stark from the Most Precious Commodity podcast.Please listen and subscribe to his show.

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Tim Hardie is the author of Hall of Bones, available on Amazon.Check out his website timhardieauthor.co.uk

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