Kareen Mills shares how they worked double shifts, commuted on a $20 garage-sale bike, and landed their first paycheck. A simple request for cash led them to Wells Fargo and a job there.
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There were times that I had a day shift rather than the 3 to midnight shift, but when I did have the day shift, I either took the bus or I rode the $20 bike that I bought from a garage sale. And then if I had the 3 to midnight shift, I would bum a ride from a coworker and just give them cash for gas money. And I remember getting my first paycheck. I actually walked right back into the HR office or the payroll office or whatever you call it, and I handed back my check to them and said, I need cash. Like genuinely from the bottom of my heart, I said, I need cash. And she was like, honey, we don't do cash. We don't pay you with cash. Why don't you go at the local bank? And I ended up at Wells Fargo, and that's actually how I got my Wells Fargo job, and I want you to listen to this. Trust the process because