Wholesome moment with my coworker
"<PERSON>" and I work at a restaurant. It was a very slow Friday morning. I was at the register and he was nearby restocking items. These two men come in and buy some food. They pay with cash, but since most people pay with card nowadays, I closed the register without even giving it a second thought. I gasped loudly and went to the cook to ask for help. <PERSON> came to me and asked me what happened. I told him, and he tried to unlock the register using his ID number (which we learned at orientation). 201
He wasn't able to. However, since the manager was on lunch and the shift lead clocked out that day, and they're the only ones with authorization to reopen registers, we were screwed.
The next fifteen minutes were sent with <PERSON>, the cooks, and I trying to figure out a solution. The manager ended up having to finish her lunch early and clock back in early just so the register could be reopened. Thankfully no one gave me any crap about it, not even the customers who had to wait all that time. I felt so embarrassed that because of my mistake, everyone was inconvenienced. But <PERSON> was just so...gentle with me after. He gave me the easier tasks, and he just spoke to me in a very light tone. It's like he could tell I was embarrassed, even though I tried not to show it. 329