Thanks, boss

MY first exposure to perverse workplace relations came one Christmas at the Tasmanian newspaper I worked for.

AS a young journalist my first exposure to perverse workplace relations came one Christmas when Edmund Rouse, the then owner of the Tasmanian newspaper I worked for, marched through the newsroom armed with a gift for his staff.

It was a lollipop - an all-day sucker - handed out by the great man himself because he thought we were all suckers.

I can't recall any journalists losing sleep when Rouse was later jailed for attempting to bribe a politician - his treatment of staff hardly engendered loyalty.

Today's cover feature by Kate Legge is an antidote to all tales of workplace bastardry and corporate greed.

How nice it is to bring you a story about values, generosity and kindness.