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Old 07-10-12, 08:21 AM
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Finally talked him into it

My boss started commuting by bike today.
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Awesome, but... did he commute commando?? LOLOL
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But now you have more competition for bike parking space.
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that is awesome! It is so nice to have as mall community of riders at work.
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Now get him to give you a raise!
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Mine started about 10 years ago. Oh wait! I'm self employed!
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Originally Posted by alan s
But now you have more competition for bike parking space.
The thing I've found about having bosses who commute by bike is that adequate parking space gets designed into the building.

YMMV, but at the very least, I expect that rules against parking in your office would be relaxed if your boss has trouble finding parking.

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