'I bought him $75 outfit for an interview': Wholesome stranger goes the extra mile to get a homeless man a job at his company, heartwarming friendship ensues

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
May 9, 2024 1:00 PM EDT

In the big city, it's not uncommon to see homeless people panhandling on the street. While many would argue that unhoused people have become a bit of an eyesore or even an invisible social group, others feel compelled to help the people around them–especially if they've been in their shoes before. 

The man in our next story was no stranger to homelessness and after a year of commuting past the same panhandler on the street, he finally decided to step up and take action to help him. With so many unknown factors–like substance abuse, mental health problems, and other causes of homelessness–it's always a tough bridge to cross, but for the original poster (OP) of our next story, it was a no-brainer to help his fellow man. 

Scroll for the entire story of how an epically selfless gesture and $75 changed the course of a 37-year-old homeless man's entire life. 

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    I got a homeless man a job today I was homeless for a long time, all I've ever had was my vehicle up until a few years ago. Well the past year I've been seeing this one homeless guy pan handling with a ready for work sign. I am the supervisor in
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    my department, and have been wanting to tell him to come put in an application and see what comes of it. Well yesterday I stopped next to him at a green light because there was no traffic behind me. I chatted with him for a while, it seemed to me that he wasn't on drugs at first, I
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    watched his progression for the past year. It took him a long time to get a bicycle.. well as I was talking to him his body language was off, so I asked him if he was on drugs and he said no he's clean and that he's just crying and that he's embarrassed because he's in public and he feels humiliated. I offered him a job and
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    he asked so many questions about the job that I knew he was clean. I told him I was going to pick him up today and bring him to my job to fill out an application. I went get gas, then to Ross. I bought him 75$ outfit for an interview. Called my boss and
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    told him we need an on spot interview for him. Boss agreed. I found him again later that night and brought him the bag of clothes and told him to get changed in the morning and be on the corner for 7. Sure enough he was on the corner for 7am and we went to my job. He was worried that he
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    didn't have an ID I told him it's okay, and that we can just fill in the blanks later. Well guys he absolutely aced the interview and the drug screen, and he now has a job with us, starting as soon as he gets his ID he will be working with us tomorrow. He said
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    someone he is doing a side job for is going to bring him to the notary this afternoon. I'm so excited and I've been waiting for this moment a long time for him. He's a good guy, he noticed that I am a skater when I opened my trunk, and he said he skates too, and that he misses skating. So we are going to be good friends I can tell
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    EDIT: I will be updating this post every so often. I invited my guy out for a Victory Beer tonight. I will be picking him up shortly. He has a cellphone and he keeps it turned off to save his battery. He is 37 yrs old and has 2 children that he visits fairly often. His BM's dad lets him sleep on his
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    boat, so he has a place to sleep and shower. He likes skating, but chose to get a bicycle because it's more suitable for the routes here. He likes to fish, he said he likes to catch and release. He works little jobs for people like yard work and stuff like that for small incentives.
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    EDIT: I went out with my wife instead, as my guy said he's not much of an alcohol fan, I figured he'd have better things to do so my wife and I went out to have a beer for him. He texted me, he says "Phone about to die I'm charging that poket ".
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    Referring to a portable charger that I gave him out of my trunk. The bar is near the intercostal where he sleeps. I'm almost positive we saw him in the distance but also don't want to approach strangers at night. My vehicle is very distinct so I'd assume he'd walk over to us if it was him.
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    So didn't approach. As I was going over the bridge the silhouette was watching in the distance so maybe it was him? I'm not sure but he hasn't texted me since then. I pass the same route every morning, so either expecting him to be looking out for me or to send me a text. Will update in the morning.
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    Spiritual_Proof9622 • 17h ago This made me cry happy tears thank you for being a kind soul to your fellow human. We need more of this energy in this world.
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    Brick_Forest .18h ago Thank you for sharing what happened to you, that is a wonderful thing. I was someone many years ago that would look down on others who were homeless or at least not understand why they were in a perdicament like that. Something happened that
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    changed my life in a big way where I was almost at that phase and homeless. My perspective completely changed and I feel like I've learned to have a lot more compassion for others. Especially not knowing how they got where they were, and that
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    even if they were good people who were hard workers / didn't do anything wrong, sometimes there are circumstances and plain bad luck that can push you into being homeless. I am glad things worked out, thank you for giving the that person the opportunity!
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    Educational_Major226 16h ago Lovely story. Thank you for helping out someone who really needed a helping hand. Hopefully this guy's life will turn around now.
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    Candid-Quail-9927 16h ago Thank you for sharing this story. A lot of times its not that people don't want to help, its that they are afraid to help. Please come back and give an update.
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    Competitive_Stock_76 16h ago These are the stories that give me hope! 13 Re Share Prior_Indication_372 • 16h ago You're the true Hero !!▲
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