What’s the most random act of kindness you’ve ever experienced?

What’s the most random act of kindness you’ve ever experienced?- Grapevine

I think mine was helping metro travelers out with directions, many newbies and even locals find it confusing and need help with stations and where to change metros.

When was the last time you did a random act of kindness for a stranger?

Generalist

I'm currently in my notice period as I didn't feel like this was the right place for me, so I quit without a plan.

Yesterday, while traveling through Uber, the driver told me about how he nearly got killed. He has two kids in Kolkata, and he's in Bangalore without the money to get his car fixed.

I don't know what got into me, but I handed over 5k bucks to him. I usually don't bet, but I placed a wager on the India vs. SA match and made 50k after betting 30k.

Last night, during a La Liga match, I went again and went yolo on Real. Despite them getting a red card and scoring in the 92nd minute, it was an absolute miracle.
Making me another 30k

I think it is God paying it forward :)

If you've read this far, thanks, and here's a gentle reminder to pay it forward.

How I made 50k in a day: Random act of kindness

Do you want to add DISCLAIMER with such good acts/stories?

Product Manager

Growth Manager

Write about a time you made someone feel very nice. Hopefully it can be a collection of ideas that others can take forward. If somehow a few people do something nice as a result, that would be powerful.

To start with an example: Bought a laptop for my grandfather because he wanted to continue working post 60. Helped him learn Excel, Gmail, Chrome browsing over many days. He really picked it up, and works as a consultant for new companies in the industry he worked all his life.

Good people of Grapevine: What's the nicest thing you've done for someone? (family/friends/a stranger) 🍀

You know its the small things that you do everyday that matter - giving your staff an off when they ask and not cutting their pay, feeding stray animals, quietly paying the bill when you know the other person is struggling financially, not haggling with street vendors for 100rs (when you’re paying 800rs to eat popcorn in PVR), changing the topic of conversation when you realise someone is feeling uncomfortable yet cannot say in front of others… we all need high empathy skills 🙏🏻

Senior Designer

Corporate Strategist

It's been some time since I received some kindness from people. The last time I heard some kind words or got a kind gesture was very long ago. Today, whoever I interact with behaves absurdly without any compassion. The shopkeepers won't talk politely if asked about a product, the house owners will talk rudely and make random rules any day, people won't smile on the metro, in restaurants they will shout on the waiters and the list goes on. I am not even bringing up autowalas and taxiwalas. What does it take to show some compassion? How much does it take to compromise a little bit so that other person feels good about this world? Why does everyone want to just rip other off? 😞

What happened to the world?

I have shifted from banglore to my hometown in rajasthan and its lovely here. Greet everyone with ram ram /radhe radhe and people smile back greet back, its superb. I was missing this element in banglore

Software Developer

Software Engineer

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I'll go first -

Writing on pieces of paper during my childhood in school on world environment day - "Save Trees"
Mind you, this is in school where they impart education...🤐

What are funniest ironies of life you have come across?

Consultant

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Just wanted to know what are some of the weirdest things you’ve seen your co workers do?


My co worker at a previous organisation used to take milk packets home which were  to be used in the coffee machines.

Weirdest thing you’ve seen your co workers do?

Assistant Manager

To me? "Congratulations! We are giving you a one-time cash bonus of 1L." This was for a deliverable I ideated and executed end to end.

Unfortunately, it was recognition too late because I was already planning to resign, which I did in the next week. 😂🤡

[Thread] What is the best thing your manager ever told you?

I joined a company after getting some bad performance comments from prev company. In my older the reason behind poor outcome was - manager. During my exit, he confessed the same that he wasn’t able to put required time/efforts. Most probably he was one who threw me in front of the bus.  
  
 Joining a new company with that baggage scares the shit out of anyone. I worked hard and delivered something big in first 6 months. The comment from VP levels was - “This is such a turnaround (of a prev lagging product)”. The mail was cascaded to CXOs and org re-initiated focus on the product.  
  
 That day, I gained my lost confidence and decided not to let anyone else control my career.

Things which very few people can ever experience. Like watching the Northern Lights, seeing a polar bear in the wild, etc.

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