…..when the moment of truth arrived unannounced and of a sudden, he didn’t know whether he could trust his employer after all his years of professional servitude. Honestly, he really didn’t know for sure! And that left him with a sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach and a horrible, horrible aftertaste…..easily the most horrible aftertaste he had ever experienced in his lifetime. Because when “the shit hits the fan” and “the rubber hits the road” and “the egg hits the skillet”, you must know instantly who you can trust and who you cannot trust; there simply isn’t sufficient time to conduct sophisticated, comprehensive surveys at such a critical juncture. Time is never your ally, of course, but especially at crucial moments such as these. And if you don’t instinctively know the answer—if you have to waste unsalvageable time weighing possibilities against probabilities and then factor in potential consequences to boot—that is equivalent to a negative response, and the uncertainty that engulfs your ostensibly loyal employer at such a transcendent moment tells you everything you really need to know regarding your happiness and long-term prospects with the company in question. Implicit trust should never have to be earned more than once; it is always on them and not on you…..
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