12. Collector of the Week

At the end of my fifth week, I reached another milestone. Near the end of shift, we were called down to the middle aisle for an impromptu huddle. Gabe looked at me and waved me down in particular as I stood up from the phone to see what was going on.

“This is about attendance, too,” Mabel was explaining to the group, not just monetary performance. “OK, the collector of the week goes to...”

And she said my name. I had a feeling it might be me. Managers smile on my punctuality and work habits while they chew out my coworkers for being late and goofing off. I shot up my arms in a victory stance and nodded my head to the applause. As I walked up and took the envelope from Mabel’s outstretched hand, I realized how this little ...

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