Support

Support comes in many forms. It can hold up your bosom or protect the family jewels. It can be part of an entire system that includes family members, your church, friends and people you pay. There's life support and tech support, moral support, support stockings and child support

When people ask for support, we need to heed their request because usually people who ask for it REALLY need it. Co-workers at the office who ask for it probably don't mean it in a monetary way. So if one calls you and asks you to come into their office because they need support, the Christian thing to do is put down the church web cast your listening to and go give them that needed support. After they share with you the situation, it's probably a good idea to not contradict them, no matter how tempting it may be. If they fear something debilitating is happening to them, for God's sake reassure them that being upset may be magnifying the situation a bit. Show a little compassion. It is NOT your job to do this as a co-worker it is your job as a human being.

Now of course if you really don't like the person who has asked for support and you know they want it, you have just hit pay dirt. Here's your chance to bring them to their knees. You know they are looking for support and they are pretty much expecting it. You can listen to their sob story of growing old and becoming unproductive in this dog-eat-dog world. Then you can just rip the rug out from under them; really knock the wind out of their sails and basically tell them, "well it is what it is....deal with it." Sure, why not?

I'm just saying.