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Dishwasher Alex Rust, 24, received a new electric bike from a co-worker after commuting at least four miles year-round by bike to Josiah's Coffeehouse Cafe and Bakery in Sioux Falls for more than six years. .
Dedicated employees enjoy their work, so they typically wake up around 2 a.m. and bike to work as early as 4 a.m. However, your shift may not start until 8am. According to Dakota News Now.
The restaurant said he has been working paycheck to paycheck to repair the bike while other disabilities have prevented him from upgrading it.
Rust's co-worker barged in during his shift and surprised him with a brand new electric bike. Employees also opened a savings account for Rust at a local bank.
“We love you and we want you to be safe and this is what we want you to know,” Josiah's marketing manager Marissa Schroeder said in a video uploaded to the cafe. That's the best way to find out,” he told Rust. Facebook page.
The touching reveal of the gift left Rust speechless.
Rust's boss was sending a group text to his employees about buying Rust a new electric bike, but the employee was at risk of having problems with the bike or getting into an accident. He revealed his 60-minute shift.
“He was never the type to say, 'I can't do the job.'” This is happening to me. I can't do this. 'He was the type of person who would just come in, finish his shift, work hard and then go home,'' Schroeder told the magazine.
“On other days, there were visible injuries, including cuts and bruises,” Schroeder added. “We asked him what happened (and he said), 'Well, I got hit by a car or a truck.'”
Recently, the back tire of his non-electric bicycle kept getting flat, and he had to carry the broken two-wheeler to work.
These efforts raised $765 in just one and a half days. The money was more than enough to buy his new bicycle.
His commute will be only 15 to 20 minutes.
“I don’t have to wake up at 2 a.m. to work anymore,” Rust said.
“Hopefully, he understands that we are a family, and that means families help each other when they have problems,” Schroeder told the outlet.
This act of kindness is better than the discouraging “thank you” words Burger King employees received in 2022.
Kevin Ford, a chef at a fast-food chain, went viral for receiving nothing but a backpack, movie tickets, a Starbucks cup, and candy, even though he never missed a day of work in 27 years. It became.
His daughter created gofundme We raised more than $466,000, well exceeding our original goal of $200.
Ford plans to use the money to open a food truck with his daughter. He has already purchased a kitchen on wheels and plans to officially retire from Burger King on the company's 30th anniversary in May 2025.
