“Janice, you did it again,” Stan cried.
“I’m sorry, Stan,” Janice said. “I didn’t mean to overfill the cup.”
Stan, the cook, was thinking that he was going to have to fire Janice. She just was not a good waitress.
The diner was full for lunch. Many professional people grabbed lunch at Stan’s Diner and he liked for his service to be impeccable. Janice was sloppy with her work, but she was not an experienced waitress. He was just giving her a chance because she couldn’t find any other job.
Meanwhile, Janice was embarrassed. She really needed this job. She was serving a woman in a booth alone. She was so nervous, afraid she would do something wrong. Suddenly, the woman she was serving spoke to her.
“Young woman, could I speak with you?”
“Yes,” Janice replied.
“Is this your chosen career?”
“No. I was an English major in college and can’t find a job.”
“I’m a writer,” the woman said. “Why don’t we talk about you working for me?”
Janice started to smile.
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The Write Scribe 
The sort of lucky break we could all do with!
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The light at the end of the tunnel! She is getting the job she was educated for! Great story, Rosemary!
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Fortunate for her! Some times you are at the right place, at the right time. I got my first office job like this…working in a toy department one Christmas and a customer needed a receptionist and hired me when he found out I was just filling in time until I could find an office job.
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Lucky girl! Why can’t I run into the woman?
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That was a great break because Janice is certainly not cut out for cooking.
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