What about Dave?

Original Blog Date: January 3, 2007

Honestly, I like having another employee named Dave. First, he is cheap. His benefits package costs me nothing, and his salary is zero. He answers the phone regularly and has never solicited me for a raise. He seems polite and does a good job answering people's questions, so much so that now Dave has a following of customers who call back to ask specifically for Dave. Ethically I don't know what to do. I have never sought to live a “double life.” When I go home at night, it is “Daddy” or “Hun” that walks in the door. Dave does on occasion joke about the cheap boss who won't give him his own desk. When it is time to clean the bathrooms Dave is usually someplace else leaving me with the mop. So I guess he is really more of a helpful intern than a true employee. Though our interns are regularly threatened with bathroom duty - they too avoid the mop. The name Dave around here does have another meaning - so it is funny that I get called Dave so much. You see, if you look at our logo you will notice that it is David. David with a sling throwing a stone at the giant. At the end of the day we are the little company that steps up to tackle the big problem. So sometimes I get to be Steve the lead developer/CEO and all around very good-looking guy - and some days I get to be the little guy with a rock, a sling, and big problem to knock down.