{"id":81857,"date":"2024-09-22T11:44:40","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T04:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/?p=81857"},"modified":"2024-09-22T11:44:40","modified_gmt":"2024-09-22T04:44:40","slug":"rich-woman-mocks-her-former-classmate-who-works-as-a-waitress-then-they-switch-places","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/rich-woman-mocks-her-former-classmate-who-works-as-a-waitress-then-they-switch-places\/","title":{"rendered":"Rich Woman Mocks Her Former Classmate Who Works as a Waitress, Then They Switch Places"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Christina grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, and returned there after finishing college in New York. She earned a position at a prominent marketing company and climbed her way to the top. But it was incredibly stressful.\n</p><p>She hadn\u2019t dated anyone in years to become the Marketing Research Director. But Christina didn\u2019t have time to herself, even after the promotion. That\u2019s why she was bone-tired one night and stopped at a small restaurant near her office for dinner.\n</p><p>\u201cGood evening. My name is Mia, and I\u2019ll be your server for the day. What can I get for you?\u201d the waitress said when she came. Christina looked up and recognized the woman as a former high school classmate. Her eyes widened.\n</p><p>\u201cMia? From Horizon High? It\u2019s Christina! Do you remember me?\u201d she said to Mia with a smile.\n</p><p>\u201cUgh, yeah. It\u2019s nice to see you. I thought you moved to New York for college,\u201d Mia said nonchalantly.\n</p><p>\u201cYes, but I came back years ago. I\u2019m now one of the main executives at a marketing firm. Isn\u2019t that cool?\u201d Christina bragged a little.\n</p><p>\u201cCongratulations. Should I give you some time to browse the menu?\u201d Mia asked as she had no time to chit-chat with a former classmate.\n</p><p>\u201cSure. Thanks!\u201d Christina replied. She watched Mia picking plates from another table and taking them to the kitchen. Ha! I\u2019m so successful, and she\u2019s just a waitress, Christina thought cattily. She waved to Mia and started ordering her dinner.\n</p><p>\u201cSo, have you been working here long?\u201d Christina asked before completing her order.\n</p><p>\u201cSince we graduated from school. Is there anything else I can get you?\u201d Mia answered.\n</p><p>\u201cOh, Mia. Don\u2019t you have any ambition? Did you even go to college? Are you planning on working here all your life?\u201d Christina sneered.\n</p><p>\u201cMaybe, I don\u2019t know. It\u2019s a good job, and the people are nice. Will this be all for you?\u201d Mia said, going back to business. Of course, she had ambitions and had been saving for years to achieve them. But Christina didn\u2019t need to know that.\n</p><p>\u201cOh, yes. I&rsquo;d like a get a side of fries too. Thank you,\u201d Christina replied. A few minutes later, Mia brought her order, and Christina ate happily. She was so glad to have seen Mia. It lifted her spirits to brag about her success.\n<figure style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/edbfec8303fb7c2a71e17d3b01e31bdc.jpeg%5C%22" alt='\"Christina' brought her friends and they made fun of mia. source: pexels width='\"1880\"' height='\"1253\"' title='\"\"'><figcaption class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>For illustrative purposes only\n<p>She paid and waved goodbye at Mia, promising to return. A few days later, Christina invited her other girlfriends from their high school and took them to the restaurant. Mia was once again their server.\n</p><p>The girls had bullied Mia and other students back at school, but they were adults in public, so they smiled at Mia\u2019s face and sneered when she left their table.\n</p><p>\u201cOMG! I would die if someone from school saw me waitressing. It\u2019s so embarrassing to be doing that so many years after school. Doesn\u2019t she have any shame?\u201d one of the girls, Erica, scoffed.\n</p><p>\u201cI know. At least, move to another town so no one can recognize you. But I always knew Mia wasn\u2019t going anywhere. She was the weird kid in the corner, reading books,\u201d another girl, Rina, smirked.\n<figure style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/aad2f0807df11ac972565b12e8bf428a.jpeg%5C%22" alt='\"Christina' loved receiving praise for her success. source: pexels width='\"1880\"' height='\"1288\"' title='\"\"'><figcaption class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>For illustrative purposes only\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s nothing like Christina here. She\u2019s the most successful one of us! But honey, next time you have to invite us somewhere nice!\u201d Erica added, and they all laughed.\n</p><p>They didn\u2019t know that Mia heard everything. They weren\u2019t discreet, but that was the whole point. Mia knew that Christina wanted them there to make fun of her.\n</p><p>Unlike those girls, Mia\u2019s family had always been poor. She couldn\u2019t afford to go to a four-year university and worked to help her parents since she was 15. But she took night classes at the community college and graduated in business. She only continued working at the restaurant because she was saving for her goal: her bakery.\n<figure style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/68856a84480650a50f4acfbed5dd0550.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"Mia' opened her own bakery after saving for years. source: pexels width='\"1280\"' height='\"1920\"' title='\"\"'><figcaption class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>For illustrative purposes only\n<p>Christina and the girls left that night. They all got so busy that they never returned to the restaurant, and Mia was glad.\n</p><p>Several months later, she quit her job. She rented a spot and opened her business, The Cookie Cook. She prepared artisanal desserts with organic ingredients, including gluten-free, lactose-free, and sugar-free products to suit most of her customers. Her products sold off almost every single day and a year later, she opened a second location.\n</p><p>Mia had an incredible eye for business and excellent baking skills. After several years, she had ten locations in the state of Arizona and wanted to expand. But it would take some time.\n</p><p>Meanwhile, Mia liked to hire new employees, and she needed a new social media manager. To her surprise, Christina walked in for the interview. \u201cChristina? Is that you?\u201d she said in wonder.\n</p><p>\u201cWho\u2026oh! Mia?\u201d Christina realized in horror.\n</p><p>\u201cYes, I\u2019ll be interviewing you today. I see your C.V. here. I\u2019m sorry I don\u2019t remember your last name that\u2019s why I didn\u2019t know it was you,\u201d Mia explained.\n</p><p>\u201cAh, yes. Well\u2026maybe, I should go,\u201d Christina hesitated.\n</p><p>\u201cYou don\u2019t want the job?\u201d Mia asked.\n</p><p>\u201cYes, but I\u2014\u201d\n</p><p>\u201cSit down. Let\u2019s talk,\u201d Mia insisted. \u201cWell, you have some impressive credentials here. This job is frankly a huge step down from that. What happened?\u201d\n<figure style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/b01303f08d3d6f2704e9029dcd7f9830.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"Christina' revealed her story shamefully. source: pexels width='\"1280\"' height='\"853\"' title='\"\"'><figcaption class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>For illustrative purposes only\n<p>\u201cI got fired from my previous company, and no one else would hire me,\u201d Christina revealed.\n</p><p>\u201cWhy?\u201d\n</p><p>\u201cDo you remember Rina? Well, she got really close to my boss and his wife. She started having an affair with him. But when I threatened to expose her, she turned the tables around. Rina accused me of being the one engaging in the romance. She lied to my boss\u2019s wife. It was a huge thing,\u201d Christina explained.\n</p><p>\u201cThat doesn\u2019t seem fair,\u201d Mia muttered.\n</p><p>\u201cRight? Well, I was fired, but that was not enough for my boss\u2019s wife. Her family has tons of connections. She badmouthed me to everyone. No one wanted to hire me because of her. I need this job now. But the worst part is that Rina is still a part of that crowd,\u201d Christina said disdainfully.\n</p><p>\u201cSounds exactly like something Rina would do. I\u2019m not surprised,\u201d Mia said.\n</p><p>\u201cYeah\u2026well, I should probably leave. I\u2019m not getting this job, right?\u201d Christina wondered hopelessly.\n</p><p>\u201cWhy not?\u201d Mia asked curiously.\n</p><p>\u201cI was horrible to you years ago when you were waitressing. I actually worked as one at that restaurant for a while, but I wasn\u2019t good at it. But anyway, I was also insanely catty and a bully to you\u2026bringing those girls to make fun of you. That was my lowest point,\u201d Christina noted shamefully.\n</p><p>\u201cHmmm\u2026\u201d Mia agreed wordlessly.\n</p><p>\u201cCan you forgive me for that? For everything I said and did back then? I wouldn\u2019t blame you if you turned me away right now and laughed. But again, I really need this job. I lost everything and haven\u2019t worked for months,\u201d Christina begged, almost in tears.\n<figure style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/cdb15bf3df801552ddb4a7847aff1f3f.jpeg%5C%22" alt='\"Mia' hired her and expanded the business. source: pexels width='\"1880\"' height='\"1255\"' title='\"\"'><figcaption class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>For illustrative purposes only\n<p>\u201cChristina, I\u2019m not like Rina or any of those friends you brought back then. I don\u2019t like to put others down to bring myself up. I like to help people. I think you\u2019re talented. Are you up to this job? Do you agree with our salary offer?\u201d Mia asked, business-like.\n</p><p>\u201cYes!\u201d Christina almost yelled.\n</p><p>\u201cOk, see you on Monday.\u201d\n</p><p>Christina started working and managing The Cookie Cook\u2019s social media. She gained Mia\u2019s trust and got more responsibilities. Eventually, Mia named her Chief of Marketing Operations, and they became close friends.\n</p><h3>What can we learn from this story?\n<ul>\n<li><strong>You don\u2019t put others down to shine. Putting people down won\u2019t make you shine brighter. It only shows how horrible you are.\n<li><strong>Be the bigger person. Mia could have gotten revenge and turned Christina away. But she was better than that.\n\n<p><strong>Share this story with your friends. It might brighten their day and inspire them.\n<p><em>This account is inspired by our reader\u2019s story and written by a professional writer. Any resemblance to actual names or locations is purely coincidental. All images are for illustration purposes only.\n<p>Source: Amomama\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><p>Christina grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, and returned there after finishing college in New York. She earned a position at a prominent marketing company and climbed her way to the top. But it was incredibly stressful. She hadn\u2019t dated anyone in years to become the Marketing Research Director. 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