10.
“My dad just died about a month ago. My company gave me four days off, unpaid. I was really close to my father, and it was hard for me to deal with. My paycheck was enough to pay bills, but I had to buy my groceries on credit card to get by. My boss’s brother-in-law died the following week. All he talks about is how hard this is on his wife — between the stress of her brother dying and the renovation on their million dollar cabin, he’s taking his whole family to Hawaii for 10 days this month to try to deal with their grief. Meanwhile, I’m price-comparing urns out on Amazon to save money, trying to sell my dad’s tools to help my mom, working full-time, and taking care of a toddler.”
“The staff I work with here pulled together to got me a sympathy card and a $175 gas card so I would have money to go see my mom. I’ve been here for 14 years, and my boss didn’t even get me a card. My dad was a customer here. He bought his truck and did all his service work here.” —u/candy_15
Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/pernellquilon/the-most-out-of-touch-things-overheard