Emily James was—at the time this story takes place—a call center agent for US Bank in Oregon. Her job was to handle customer queries and complaints.
On Christmas eve, she chanced upon a call from a customer named Marc Eugenio. He experienced a glitch that meant his $1,000 paycheck wasn’t going to clear on time. That meant that on Christmas day, he would be broke — he won’t be able to buy his kids presents and won’t be able to afford to pay for living expenses.
At the time of the call, Eugenio was stuck at a gas station with an empty tank.
After talking it over with James, Eugenio said that he wished he had $20 just so he could get home.
Luckily for him, James was only 14 miles away from Eugenio. So on her break, she drove all the way to Eugenio’s house and handed him $20 out of her own pocket. Afterward, James drove back to work.
Everything was fine until New Year’s Eve when the bank caught wind of James’ good deed. Citing a breach of company policy, James was fired from her job alongside her manager who approved the trip.
Things got rough for James.
She did not receive severance so she was unable to collect unemployment benefits. James wasn’t even able to qualify for food stamps. She also had to do without her diabetes medication since she wasn’t able to afford her $2,200-a-month medication — not without medical insurance from her company.
To compensate for her lost income, she sold her plasma and returned used cans.
Things got better after her story received media coverage though. The bank was so embarrassed by the story that they tried offering James and her manager their jobs back but James declined because she was uncomfortable about how she might be treated after the incident.
However, a company called Community First Credit Union was looking for a training specialist when they heard about James’ story. They flew her in for interviews and eventually gave her the position.
James now works for the company and is happy about the position she’s in.
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The universe will find a way to reward your actions.
Source : https://inspirationalife.com/5-most-satisfying-stories-on-karma/