But his wife convinced him Steen would work out. I told Jim I had put nine months of effort into this woman. The truth is, I need her because I'm tired. And we should give her another chance. Steen was happy to return to a job she liked, among people who supported her.
Money is still tight.
More important, she believes, she has a future at International Mail Services. But I had learned a lot when I left them. I learned it's a hard world out there. There's a lot of competition, and unless you have a lot of skills, you can't do much. The temporary jobs Steen held involved lifting and carrying a lot of heavy mail bags.