Some supervisors might be willing to arrange for a day off work for an employee to shop for a replacement car, but

Richmond and Gunter's supervisor went a big step further. The supervisor went to Vurv's founder, Derek Mercer, with a

plan. The company should buy each of the employees a car and give it to them so they could keep their jobs.

Mercer took the idea seriously because the supervisor offered logical business reasoning. Hiring and training

replacements for the two workers, who were talented and cared about customers, would cost more than the price of two

used cars. So Vurv bought and donated the cars$-$and won the deep loyalty of two workers, who have remained with the

company. Gunter expressed their feelings vividly: $"$We were willing to go the extra mile for the company and work

extremely hard in an effort to give back and thank Mr$.$ Mercer for his generosity."

What Richmond and Gunter's supervisor did for them went beyond a supervisor's usual role. In fact, this kind of help for an

employee might not always be in the company's best interests. But supervisors are often called on to weigh issues that go

beyond job descriptions. They also have to consider what is the right thing to do$,$ and what actions will hurt or harm other

people.

The supervisor's actions in this case

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