Working with people you like can definitely help you enjoy your job more and make the days go by faster. However, sometimes are you not only working with people you like, but you're also working with some truly upstanding heroes.
When one of their co-workers was going to miss his graduation ceremony due to a lack of resources, the employees at a Waffle House joined forces to make sure he'd be able to attend, going above and beyond in their care for him.
He didn't have his cap and gown, tickets to the event, or a ride there, so he figured he'd just skip it and spend another night at his job at Waffle House in Center Point, Alabama.
"I thought you were supposed to graduate today?" said fellow Waffle House employee Shantana Blevins, "What do we need to do?"
She alongside their other co-workers and even their manager banded together to get Harrison everything he needed to still attend his graduation.
"When I put on [the] clothes, that was a different feeling, I don't even know the words. A million dollars? It was the best feeling," Harrison said in an interview with Today.
Belvins, who helped every step of the way, said, "To see his face when he came out, that was priceless."
After his story went viral on Facebook and across the internet, Lawson State Community College offered him a full-ride scholarship, which he accepted and will be pursuing in the fall.
"I really didn't expect that to happen," said Harrison, "To know that I have a path to go somewhere? That's something new."
"Now he can go to college and figure out what do in his life and we're gonna help guide him," said Waffle House manager Cedric Hampton, whose actions that night opened endless doors for Harrison.
Belvins also added, "You never know who you can touch or who you can influence with one simple gesture."
h/t: Today
