An unemployed teenager who embarked on a 10-mile walk through the snow for a job interview saw his dedication pay off after another restaurant owner, impressed with his work ethic, offered him a job at his business.
Jhaqueil Reagan, 18, was walking to an appointment at Dairy Queen, a fast food chain, in Indianapolis, when he approached Art Bouvier to ask directions.
Mr Bouvier, the owner of a Cajun restaurant, told the teenager that he was still about seven miles from his destination.
"I said, 'You'd be better off on a bus especially in this weather.' He just said, 'Okay, thank you.' And he kept going," Mr Bouvier told local television station WLFI.
Later the same morning, while driving to a coffee shop, Mr Bouvier saw Mr Reagan walking by the side of the road and offered him a lift.
"I said, well how come you're not on the bus?" Mr Bouvier said. "He said, 'I can't afford the bus until I get a job.'
"I'm thinking to myself, here's a kid walking almost 10 miles in the ice and slush and snow for the hope of a job at minimum wage. That's the kind of story your parents used to tell, my parents used to tell."
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