In one of my earlier posts, I talked about Sean. I really liked him and I thought he was getting better about his work. Then one day the facade came crashing down. Sean had been stealing from our customers. Some of them were close friends of his family and yet he stole from them. I had to fire Sean. His parents promised Sean would get another job and pay me back. I spent hours tracking down the various thefts and getting credit card numbers so I could repay the stolen money. Sean never sent me a penny. I texted him and his parents a few times, but no one felt the need to pay me back. I was very disappointed. Sean seemed like such a good kid before we discovered the theft. His parents were both former military and now worked in the health care industry. They all seemed like such a stand-up family.
Well, it’s been a few years since I’ve seen Sean. I’ve often thought his conscience would kick in as he matured and he would pay me back. When I was unemployed and really needed the money, I hoped he would send money almost everyday. But there was nothing. No help to get me through the hard times. Sean came to mind yesterday. So, I decided to google him; just to see what kinds of things he was posting on social media. Much to my surprise, one of the search results was ‘State of Texas vs Sean’. I couldn’t believe my eyes. When I opened the entry, it said details were not available, but it did say 3rd degree felony. WTH! Then I looked at some of his twitter posts. His background photo was stacks of $100 bills. It made me feel like he was worshiping money and didn’t mind breaking the law to get it. All this time, I had imagined Sean turning his life around for the better. I couldn’t have been more wrong.
Learn From My Mistakes 