Get to know the people behind the glasses. Employee of the day: an experienced scout!<\/p>\n
Name<\/strong> : Luc St-Germain<\/p>\n Nickname <\/strong>: Scout<\/p>\n Years of experience<\/strong> : 44 (!) including 35 as an optician<\/p>\n Territory<\/strong> : Mile End<\/p>\n Our colleague Luc St-Germain wasn't too keen on answering our questions. Yet, with over 40 years' experience, he would have a lot to say! Like his colleagues Gino<\/a>, Bernard<\/a> and Luc Sauvageau<\/a>, he's a big contributor to the 500 years of accumulated experience of our opticians. And like his illustrious colleagues, his experience is a valuable asset for customers and younger opticians alike. Get to know our scout, who's always prepared... to lend a hand:<\/p>\n To make a long story short: I had to work. I had already passed several courses in Applied Sciences and was looking for a program that would get me into the job market quickly. It was the late '70s, the visual orthotics program had just started and it seemed like a pragmatic solution.<\/p>\n Believe it or not, it's thanks to Reader's Digest<\/a>! I was in my chiro's waiting room and came across an article about Philippe and Bonhomme \u00e0 lunettes. It was at a time when I felt I needed to experience something different professionally. We were talking about the spring of 2012, with students in the streets and the question of social justice at the heart of the discussions. What's more, I had an uncle who was Franciscan<\/a>, an order of the Catholic Church dedicated to serving the poor. So let's just say I was already sensitive to the notion of helping one's neighbor.<\/p>\n No idea. Maybe cause I'm a little too straight. <\/em>You should ask Philippe. We did. Here's his answer: \" Because Luc is a dependable, trustwhorthy, short-pants-and-knee-higfh-socks kind of guy. When I named him that, his wife, who also worked here, quickly approved. What's more, he later became Vice President of Nicknames.<\/em>.\" If ever there was a prestigious title at Bonhomme \u00e0 lunettes, this is it!<\/p>\n Aider les gens. Dans les premi\u00e8res ann\u00e9es du Bonhomme \u00e0 lunettes, un gros pourcentage de nos clients \u00e9tait sur l\u2019aide sociale. C\u2019est beaucoup moins le cas aujourd\u2019hui alors qu\u2019on a des clients avec diff\u00e9rents budgets mais \u00e0 ce moment-l\u00e0, c\u2019\u00e9tait le cas. De pouvoir aider de cette fa\u00e7on, \u00e7a me donne un sentiment du devoir accompli. Quand j\u2019ai commenc\u00e9, c\u2019\u00e9tait assez courant de tomber sur des gens qui avaient pass\u00e9 3-4 ans sans lunettes parce que c\u2019\u00e9tait tout simplement trop cher pour eux. Tout \u00e7a pour dire que je me sens beaucoup plus utile ici que dans mes emplois pr\u00e9c\u00e9dents.<\/p>\n I remember a mother who was going through a tough time, she came to us for glasses for her son. We set up shop and I started putting out frames. When the little guy found out that all our frames were the same price, he was so very happy. Because for the first time, he could choose the frame he wanted without having to limit himself to the \"on special\" section. I'll always remember him...<\/p>\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Apprenez \u00e0 conna\u00eetre les gens derri\u00e8re vos lunettes. L\u2019employ\u00e9 du jour : un scout d\u2019exp\u00e9rience! Nom : Luc St-Germain Surnom : Scout Ann\u00e9es d\u2019exp\u00e9rience : 44 ans (!) dont les 35 premi\u00e8res comme opticien Territoire : Mile End Notre coll\u00e8gue Luc St-Germain n\u2019\u00e9tait pas tr\u00e8s chaud \u00e0 l\u2019id\u00e9e de r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 nos questions. Pourtant, avec… Read More »5 questions \u00e0\u00a0Luc \u00abScout\u00bb St-Germain<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5745,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","neve_meta_reading_time":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-notre-equipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bonhommealunettes.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bonhommealunettes.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bonhommealunettes.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bonhommealunettes.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bonhommealunettes.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5738"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.bonhommealunettes.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5746,"href":"https:\/\/www.bonhommealunettes.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5738\/revisions\/5746"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bonhommealunettes.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bonhommealunettes.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bonhommealunettes.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bonhommealunettes.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}How did you become an optician?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
How did you end up working at Bonhomme \u00e0 lunettes?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Is there an interesting story behind your nickname ?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
What do you like most about your job?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Got any stories for us where<\/strong> you made a difference in a client's life?<\/strong><\/h3>\n