One of the great joys of mentoring is paying forward the abuse that my own mentors dealt me. To this day, everything I say or do is a waste of my potential, and they rarely waste a chance to say so. So is it with Darcy, who always thanks me with the same two sentences.
Darcy
"You're awesome! Thank you!"
Me
"You should really enter that string by macro, at this point."
One month later, on the next occasion where I helped her out...
Darcy
"Macro: You're awesome! Thank you!"
Me
"Macro: I am very disappointed in you."