Lending a hand to someone struggling can be life-changing – not just for them, but for everyone around them. It’s a beautiful reminder that empathy can make a huge difference and that small gestures can go a long way in changing lives.
A heartwarming post by entrepreneur Akshay on X is winning hearts online. He shared how his company recently hired a boy who has only completed 12th grade. The boy couldn’t afford college because his father was a vegetable seller, so he worked small jobs and learned skills like Excel and Photoshop at a local computer centre.
Have a look at his posts here:
This dude came for an interview yesterday, has done just 12th. No money for college. Father is a vegetable seller. He did small jobs and upgraded himself by joining a small computer tution center. Learnt excel and photoshop there. Joined us today. In 6 months, he gonna change…
— Akshay (@Ajain112) December 3, 2024
Whenever such a member joins us, I have told team to take special care. Is he getting lunch to eat? Does he have lunch money? Does he need an advance? Is anyone having lunch with him? These are things that need to be taken care of.
— Akshay (@Ajain112) December 3, 2024
His post has inspired others to share their own experiences – both of rising above tough circumstances and of helping others do the same.
Have a look:
I once hired an office boy. Not really educated. Very tiny, below average personality, coming from a very remote malnourished background. When he came for the interview he carried an English newspaper in his hand. I asked him can he read, he is learning by self. Hired him as…
— Mohammad Azim (@smohammadazim) December 3, 2024
Thanks Akshay for doing this. I lost my dad when I was 15 and started working and studying back in Delhi. My first job was with a travel agent, the owner would let me leave early so I can attend my Uni classes in the evening and gave me 2 month with pay off before my final exams.…
— BuieBedi??|?? (@BuieBedi12) December 4, 2024
After Covid, i joined Work station to continue my office work. The office help guy, who used to serve us tea coffee and do cleaning. He was only 10th. I asked him to learn photoshop as he was good in editing images in mobile apps. today he is a designer and work really good
— सुरेश [Suresh] (@Hsureshsingh) December 3, 2024
Same was with my father. Relocated to Delhi 40 years back without even 12th certificate and started working as a clerk in a textile manufacturing factory. Now, he is at highest position available at that company just after the owner and we can not be more proud of him.
— satyam dhawan (@satyamdhawan366) December 3, 2024
Good to see there are ppl now taking care ..
When I was in 18 and had nothing with me neither I could put more burden on my mom.
The company I joined and worked for more than two months gave me 2500/- in total. I was too new to this and couldn’t do anything. Just happy for him.— Sheetal Maurya (@SheetalMaurya09) December 3, 2024
I had this boy doing housekeeping in our company, after he finish work he used to ask me to help learn computer. He was so eager to learn I was so impressed we spoke to our boss n gave him a old laptop helped him to learn basic excel. Now he is doing desk job with good salary.
— Vipra Naik (@Vipra212) December 3, 2024
Reminds me of a guy who joined my office as office boy. Was a commerce graduate but after his father died couldn’t prepare for competitive exams or study further nd did small jobs here nd there. Boss saw his potential nd transferred him to accounts department.
— प्रीti (@Preeti_S_24) December 3, 2024
My dad offered a role a 10th pass boy (from U.P.) in 2006 for a data entry job in Punjab for digitising government records. With his ambition, hard work and intelligence, he started his own data processing business in U.P. In 2016 with net revenue above 1.5 Cr in next 3-4 years
— Akshit Sandhu (@sandhu_akshit) December 3, 2024
Everyone deserves a fair shot at life and when the system fails them, it is up to us, as a society, to do whatever we can to uplift those in need.