Do what you have to do.
I walked into a convenience store on my route last week to find a new employee behind the counter. The woman was taking the time-expired burgers and sandwiches out of the trash and stuffing them hurriedly into her purse. The manager was on the other side of the store, and when she saw that I could see what she was doing, she gave me look that said, "Please don't say anything." I didn't let on that I'd seen anything at all. She got her purse put away under the counter in time before the manager made it back to front of the store.
I've lived in that space between where you start a job and when you actually start getting paid. That can be a damned hard place. With a family to feed, it's got to be even harder.
I've been back to that store a few times since then, and I haven't seen her working there. She may just be working a different shift. That's what I keep telling myself.
That "Please don't say anything" look. I really want to shake that.
I've lived in that space between where you start a job and when you actually start getting paid. That can be a damned hard place. With a family to feed, it's got to be even harder.
I've been back to that store a few times since then, and I haven't seen her working there. She may just be working a different shift. That's what I keep telling myself.
That "Please don't say anything" look. I really want to shake that.