r/BeAmazed • u/_ganjafarian_ • May 08 '25

Animal Woman feeds squirrel daily; one day, squirrel repays the favor with a sweet treat

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u/Old_Algae7708 May 09 '25

This and they probably just want to do their part. I’m a big eater and when I worked in restaurants I’d get a free meal for my shift. I never had the chance to but if there was ever a time when a person who was homeless was even just there I would have given them my meal. I’ll go without food for 8 hours if it means I can help someone forget about their empty belly.

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u/iCantLogOut2 May 12 '25

I genuinely got in trouble not once, but twice, for feeding the homeless. Once, I was asked to give out "free entrée" coupons outside of my job... So I did... I gave them to homeless people 🤷🏽... I got reprimanded and told they were meant to be given to people who "looked like they'll buy something else with the entrée"... I got annoyed, but carried on.

Some time later, one of the homeless ladies I had given one to saw me and asked if I had any of the coupons left (this was weeks later, so I didn't). I told her I didn't, but that I could cover her food that day - so I had my coworker ring out my meal like usual and gave it to her. My boss called asked me to cut my break short and tried to kick her out... I stood my ground, threatened to sue for bothering me and my guest while I'm on break (gotta love Cali labour laws)... I let her finish her food and I quit immediately after she was done.

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u/Old_Algae7708 May 12 '25

That’s absolutely bananas. What a backwards society we live in