He Criticized My Spending — Until I Gave Him The Numbers

he declined.

He said the setup wasn’t worth compromising the honesty his followers trusted him for. That they’d found him because he wasn’t selling them anything, and he wasn’t going to start.

I was prouder of that decision than I had words for.

My manager promoted me again in the fall—operations manager, overseeing multiple shifts, salary of $62,000.continue reading …