Employees

Anyone who has ever had employees knows they can be a big headache.   Karen and I certainly have had our share of headaches with the Casa employees.  Some things are funny.  And, some, certainly are not funny.  Some things are not comprehensible to the American mind.  In spite of the headaches and misunderstandings, we have awesome employees. 

Nearly all of our employees go above and beyond the call of duty when we need them to.  Extra things are always appreciated.  Our employees work for minimum wage.  Honduran minimum wage, which is much less than the minimum wage in the States.  But our employees do  much more for these kids than taking care of them and cooking and cleaning for them.  Dilma, Doris, and Kathy sometimes bring little treats for everyone.  Denis buys a 2 liter coke to be shared by all at lunch every once in a while.  Monday at school was a party day.  There were treats for sale.  Some of our kids had money from allowance and some did not.  Both Nadia and Doris gave all the kids some money.  Nadia gave them five limpiras a piece and Doris gave them three. 

Our employees have so little to spare.  I think it is thoughtful that they do little things for the kids.   They also do things for us, but it more like giving us a bigger serving of food, like we need it.  I am thankful for loyal and thoughtful employees.

Terri