Season of Blessing
“He went to each business on the list that he and Steve had forged. Some of the managers were not in, and he was only able to fill out applications. When he finally found one that would see him, he felt as if he had hit pay dirt.
It was a roofing company and paid a little bit more than minimum wage. It sounded like a good job, at least according to Steve, and Steve knew the guy who ran the company.
The interview was going well until Mark told him what he had done with the last year of his life. The open look on his face closed, and he leaned back in his chair. “You should have told me that up front, Mark.”
Mark shifted in his seat. “Why? You wouldn’t have even seen me if I had told you that.”
“Well, I needed to know. It’s kind of pertinent.”
Mark felt his cheeks burning. “It’s really not. I did a stupid thing a year and a half ago and I paid for it. But I’m different now. I don’t do drugs anymore.”
“Still, I don’t hire ex-cons.” The man got up and stuck the file back into the file cabi...net behind him.MoreLess
It was a roofing company and paid a little bit more than minimum wage. It sounded like a good job, at least according to Steve, and Steve knew the guy who ran the company.
The interview was going well until Mark told him what he had done with the last year of his life. The open look on his face closed, and he leaned back in his chair. “You should have told me that up front, Mark.”
Mark shifted in his seat. “Why? You wouldn’t have even seen me if I had told you that.”
“Well, I needed to know. It’s kind of pertinent.”
Mark felt his cheeks burning. “It’s really not. I did a stupid thing a year and a half ago and I paid for it. But I’m different now. I don’t do drugs anymore.”
“Still, I don’t hire ex-cons.” The man got up and stuck the file back into the file cabi...net behind him.MoreLess
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