Beloved McDonald’s Employee with Down Syndrome Retires After 32 Years of Loyal Service

After 32 years of loyal employment, Russell O’Grady finally celebrated his retirement from a Sydney McDonald’s. He’s a trailblazer, too. Thirty years ago, he was one of the first one hundred people living with Down Syndrome to secure employment in Australia. Through an organization called Job Support, which provides training and job placement for people...

This Viral Post Explains Why Parents Should Worry Less About Cursing

I’m told that my Dad slipped up once in front of me when I was little and used the f-word. Which obviously meant that I then repeated that f-bomb repeatedly, and in front of my grandparents. My parents tried to convince them I was saying “fork.” Writer Constance Hall had a similar experience with her...

Coffee Company Raises $80,000+ for Fallen Cop’s Memorial Fund

Natalie Corona was considered a rising star in the Davis Police Department, according to The Washington Post. Being a law enforcement officer was her lifelong dream. She wanted to follow in the footsteps of her father, a veteran of the Colusa County Sheriff’s Department. Her dream was tragically cut short, though, when she was killed...

Man Can’t Afford Dinner On First Date, Waiter Decides To Help Him Out

Young love is adorable. They’re so earnest. And they’re also sometimes broke. Twitter user Tim witnessed a touching scene. Of course, he had to share his experience. It all started with a simple dinner: The gentleman on the date was insistent on paying. Then he saw the menu. And then he saw the drink menu....

Nonprofit Takes Old Shoe Donations to Raise Money to Train Rescue Dogs for Veterans

Service dogs are impressive animals, and veterans are some of the people who can benefit from them the most. But service dogs are in high demand, and it costs about $5,000 just to train one dog for duty. Enter Healing Paws for Warriors. The Florida organization is asking residents to donate new or used shoes...

A Former Homeless Man Is Now London’s Top Bus Driver

Pat Lawson’s personal story is really amazing, and all of us can learn something from it. Lawson used to be homeless and spent time in prison after he, admittedly, “fell in with the wrong crowd” as a teenager, which led him to dabble with crime and drugs. He eventually decided to turn his life around...

This Woman Showed up Early for Her Job Interview at Microsoft – a Month Early

Let’s face it: the job search process is hard. Most of us have had bad interviews – or at least interviews that didn’t go as well as we’d hoped. Like any of us would be, Laura MacLean was excited about landing an interview with Microsoft. The interview was scheduled for February 18, 2019. MacLean studied...

Women Are Really Responding to This Viral Twitter Thread About Body Autonomy

Body autonomy is a basic concept, but not one that is spoken about all that often. It means that a person has the right to what they want with their body and when. And while we live in a world where people are constantly telling women what they can or can’t do with their own...

Grocery Store Gives Away over $3000 of Free Food After a Computer Glitch

What would you do if you finally got to the check-out line with a cart full of groceries, only to be told that you could walk out without paying? Jump for joy? Cry a little? Hug the store manager? Customers at a grocery store in Lebanon, New Hampshire, were likely doing all three. Cash registers...

A Depressed Teenager Asked to Be Roasted Online So He’d Have a Reason to End It All. People of Reddit Responded.

This is a sad story, but one where strangers came together online to help discourage a Russian teenager from ending his life. This is a perfect example of the internet being used for actual good. A 17-year-old boy on Reddit asked people on the r/RoastMe subReddit page, which is known for being particularly nasty, to...