Jeremy, at sixteen, had his...
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Jeremy, at sixteen, had his first job: scooping ice cream and making iced drinks. He'd
learned the flavors, prices, and procedures in a week. He learned faster and worked
harder than anyone.
Jeremy was excited to go to work and he liked his fellow workers, although he had doubts about Peter. When the owner wasn't in, Peter would come to work late, talk on the phone while a car waited at the drive up window, and leave early.
One day Peter said to Jeremy, "Everybody gets paid the same, no matter how they work."
Jeremy hadn't thought of that. Later Peter said, "The boss really trusts you. You're the only one he lets work alone with all that money in the till. You wouldn't have to ring up every sale. Nobody would know."
Jeremy gasped. Peter said, "I'm off. See you later."
Jeremy was excited to go to work and he liked his fellow workers, although he had doubts about Peter. When the owner wasn't in, Peter would come to work late, talk on the phone while a car waited at the drive up window, and leave early.
One day Peter said to Jeremy, "Everybody gets paid the same, no matter how they work."
Jeremy hadn't thought of that. Later Peter said, "The boss really trusts you. You're the only one he lets work alone with all that money in the till. You wouldn't have to ring up every sale. Nobody would know."
Jeremy gasped. Peter said, "I'm off. See you later."
