After boarding my flight and finding the former boss who had unfairly fired me two years prior sitting right next to me in economy, I tried to ignore him, but he recognized me and ordered my exact favorite workplace lunch drink from the flight attendant as a gesture of quiet recognition. As we talked through the flight, he revealed that he had lost his own job shortly after firing me and was currently struggling while traveling to visit his dying mother, prompting me to help him apply for an opening at my new firm. Although he didn’t end up getting the job, he thanked me deeply for showing him true kindness, bringing me complete closure with my past and unexpectedly turning my former adversary into a friend. READ MORE BELOW <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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