‘They didn't pay a dime': Lunch lady serves 18,400+ meals to school children over the summer for free, reigniting her passion for an under-appreciated career choice

It's rare that a lamenting employee gets a redemption moment that reignites their passion–like the lunch lady in this next story. 

There's a lot of pressure on the working class when choosing a career. You obviously want to be able to make enough money to put food on the table, perhaps you would like to be at least a little bit fulfilled, and maybe you even want a little bit of glory. But for those of you out there who have a career based on a higher calling to do REAL good, sometimes the money and glory get lost in translation. 

You'd think that at this point, society would value those who actually help out the community, donning a higher dollar amount to their meager salaries, but even now, in 2024, it's the public servants who are the most under-appreciated workers in the job market. 

Lucky for the lunch lady in this next story, she learned over the summer the real reason she decided to follow the path of a public servant after serving more than 18,400 meals to underprivileged school children with food insecurity. Keep scrolling for the wholesome story of career shame redemption that'll make you wish you'd become a cafeteria server instead.

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