Chewed Out or He Would Never Produce

Harry came in to the Secretary’s desk with a dismal look on his face. “You didn’t get fired?” she asked. “No, it’s not that bad. But he sure did lay into me about my sales record. I can’t figure it out; for the past month I’ve been bringing in plenty of orders. I thought he’d compliment me, but instead he told me to get with it. Later in the day, the secretary talked to her boss about Harry. The boss chuckled. “Harry is one of our best salesman and I’d hate to lose him. But he has a tendency to rest on his laurels and be satisfied with his performance. If I didn’t get him mad at me once a month, he’d never produce!” (Be Joyful - Warren Weirsbe, p. 105).