Friday, May 13, 2016

The Kindness of an IT Superhero

"Be a little kinder than you have to."
~ E. Lockhart

I recently organized a business event featuring an out-of-town speaker, which was hosted at a colleague's law firm.  As we were setting up, we realized that the speaker's computer was not connecting with the audio-visual equipment in the room set up for the presentation.  It seemed to be a cord compatibility issue.  The office assistant who was helping us went to get assistance and returned with a gentleman in a short-sleeved polo shirt, who seemed very knowledgeable about computers.  The speaker kept calling him "sir."  And the gentleman, whom I assumed was firm's IT guy, said, "'Sir' was my father and he's dead. I'm Tom."*  At one point, I asked if he was the IT guy and it turns out he is an international tax lawyer with incredible knowledge of computers and IT.  Eventually -- with another computer and additional assistance, the speaker was able to make the presentation.  We could not have done it without the generosity of this IT Superhero, who happens to also be a lawyer.

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