The man wanted to quit his job to take care of his cancer-stricken son, but his colleagues worked 3,300 hours for him

After the death of his wife, Andreas Graf, a German worker, took care of his son with leukemia alone. The man would have had to quit his job to sit at the bedside of a sick baby, but work colleagues intervened.

Andreas Graf is a 36—year-old worker from Marburg. His wife died a few years ago, and in 2016 his son was diagnosed with leukemia. After treatment in the hospital, the boy needed constant care, so Andreas quickly spent all paid and unpaid vacations and was already ready to write a letter of resignation. But the head of the personnel department intervened to help the man. She told Andreas' story to his colleagues.

At the general meeting, it was decided to divide Andreas' shifts among the rest of the workers so that the man would not quit. All 650 employees agreed to work overtime, even those who were not personally acquainted with Andreas. No one knew how much time a single father needed to take care of his son. In total, colleagues worked 3264 hours for Andreas, that is, about 400 working days, which the man received as paid leave. Andreas couldn't hold back his tears.

In February 2018, Andreas came to work to thank all those who helped him take care of his son for a whole year, without thinking about money and work. After chemotherapy, Julius feels well enough and will soon be able to return to kindergarten, and Andreas to his work. The man says that he will be grateful to his colleagues for the rest of his life.