For the past three years, I have worked several part time jobs. I earned an hourly wage while guarding children at the local pool as well as serving customers at Domino's.Throughout the many hours I have worked, I have found myself in numerous situations that I do not get paid enough to deal with. For example, I once found myself shoveling snow with a Home Depot bucket to clear my path to the Pump Room while working at an indoor pool. I have also found myself being yelled at by a customer for telling them Domino's did not serve mozzarella sticks -- which we don't -- because I should have known they actually meant cheesy bread. Through all the bizarre things that I have been subjected to at work, there are moments that get me through it all. I would like to thank all the people for the small moment of kindness they offered me, when all hell was breaking loose behind me in my workplace.

I want to thank you for the ten dollar tip you gave me. While it may only be a minuscule amount of your paycheck, it is more than I make in an hour.

Thank you for controlling your wild son and his friends. You would be surprised by how often people leave their children at the pool under the impression that "it is the lifeguard's duty to babysit." Your help in controlling their unruly behavior is more appreciated than you realize.

Thank you for taking a moment to chat with me and get personal. As someone that interacts with your family frequently, I enjoy getting to know you through conversing with you, instead of solely getting to know you through the conversations I overhear in the lifeguard stand.

Thank you for your kindness. The kind words. The thank yous. Those are often forgotten when people talk to us behind the counter. Sometimes people forget that we are high school students serving you. We aren't stupid or incapable; we just are learning work place skills and traits. People also forget that we don't control 99% of the things they complain about.So when you take a moment to thank us, it is definitely something we are grateful for.

All these little moments, which I doubt you even remember, make a big difference to people like me, your part time "Domino's Customer Service Representative" or the boy handling the cashier at Starbucks. These moments of kindness mean the world to us. It makes our days so much easier by raising our morale and adding a smile to our faces.

So I challenge you, who probably engages with a worker like me on a daily basis, to show them a moment of kindness. Don't just ask them how their day is and leave it at that. Actually engage with them. I can guarantee it will make an impact.