There is a guy who works at Wendy’s. I have seen him there for the 20 years I have lived here, but he told me yesterday that he has actually been working there for 28 years. He cleans the tables, throws out the trash, checks on the bathrooms and does a few other odd jobs. He walks with a limp, which hints at some past injury that has left him less than “perfect.”
He is not management. He is not a grill operator. He does not work the register. I suspect he has not been blessed with the talents necessary to do those jobs. What he does do faithfully even after 28 years, is clean off the tables and throw out the trash. I know it sounds crazy, but for reasons I don’t even fully understand, I find myself admiring him more than most managers, VPs and CEOs I know.