Tag: My Manager Called Me over the Intercom and Handed Me an Envelope

The letter was brief, written with care, smelling faintly of detergent and late-night kitchens. It thanked me for paying six dollars so a baby could eat, reminding me that small kindnesses are never small. The writer explained how a similar act once saved her mother—and later, herself—and asked me not to refuse what she was…

I’m a 40-year-old grocery store cashier, and covering $6 for a tired mom’s baby formula seemed like nothing—until the next morning, when my manager handed me an unexpected envelope with my name on it.   I covered $6 for groceries for a mom with a baby at the store — the next day, the manager…