College Student Walks 20 Miles To Work - CEO Hears About It And Gives Him An Epic Surprise
Jul 22, 2018 by apost team
Some people would welcome an excuse not to work, but not Walter Carr.
The 20-year-old found an opening at Bellhops, a furniture moving service relatively close to his dormitory on campus. When he went outside to start his car at 11:00 p.m. the night before just to make sure the coast was clear, his 2003 Nissan Altima wouldn't start.
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Carr was not willing to miss his very first day of work, regardless of what obstacles stood in his way.
He got dressed eight hours before his shift was set to start - and he started walking.
The trip to Bellhops from Walter's residence in Homewood was a full 20-mile walk. Walter wasn't going to skip out on work - the broke college student truly needed the job and didn't like letting people down.
At roughly 4:00 a.m., Walter saw flashing blue lights accompanied by a "Woop woop!" Sure enough, Walter Carr was stopped by the police on his way to work. Although Walter was worried, it turns out that police officer Mark Knighten only wanted to help Carr.
Officer Knighten and two of his fellow comrades - Klint Rhodes and Carl Perkinson - went to a local diner with Walter Carr. The four ate breakfast. Those officers even made it clear to Walter that they wanted to treat him to lunch.
Mark Knighten told a local news reporter that the 20-year-old Carr was very polite, saying, "It was 'yes sir' and 'no sir.'"
The trio of police officers escorted the young man to Bellhops so he was on time for his first day's work. Those good-hearted officers even told the boss of Bellhops what had gone on - that Carr's vehicle hadn't started and he was forced to walk those 20 long miles to work.
At 6:30 a.m., Carr and his Bellhops company were on time for their scheduled move. Carr worked as hard as anybody else. He even impressed the homeowners, Chris and Jenny Lamey.
After the Lameys posted on Facebook about the story, Carr's unfortunate-turned-fortunate experience went viral across the social media network.
The CEO of Bellhops, Luke Marklin of middle Tennessee, drove down to Alabama to reach out to Carr personally. Marklin even gave him a brand-new car.
Watch the video below for the full, touching moment!
Do you think you'd walk over 20 miles in the wee hours of the morning for a job? Maybe you would if you knew you'd get the same car Walter Carr did earlier this week! Show this to your friends and family to brighten their day.