A bad Tuesday at the food bank taught me something about asking for help

I was volunteering at our local food bank last Tuesday, and we got slammed. A truck with a huge donation came in late, and we had to sort it all before closing. I was trying to move these heavy boxes of canned goods by myself, getting really frustrated and tired. Another volunteer, a guy named Mike, just walked over and said, 'Hey, let's get this together.' We made a line and passed the boxes down. It took ten minutes instead of an hour. I always thought asking for help was a sign I couldn't handle my job, but seeing how fast we got it done as a team changed that. How do you guys get past the feeling that you have to do everything alone?

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jesse_nguyen6d ago

Pride is a terrible forklift.

wendy_park766d ago

Oof, @jesse_nguyen, I felt that.