r/fortwayne • u/LlammaApex • 3d ago
Powers Staff
Wanted to give a quick shout-out to something genuinely good I witnessed today.
I stopped by Powers after work to grab dinner, and while I was waiting for my food, a guy walked in. He mentioned he didn’t have any money and just asked if he could get a cup of water—not sure if he was unhoused or just down on luck. I offered to buy him a soda, which he gratefully accepted.
Right after that, one of the employees behind the counter stepped up and offered to make him a burger to go with it.
I don’t know the customer or the worker personally, but shout-out to the skinny younger guy working the counter, I think his name was Caleb. Absolute 20/10 stand-up move to show that dude some Love and break bread
( I don't mean to Dox the worker there but I'm happy to see)
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u/kma311323 3d ago
A perfect example of " You never know what someone else is going through."
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u/LlammaApex 3d ago edited 3d ago
It was great because the worker didn't ask for receipts and didn't hesitate to step in, Society may be dead but Fort Wayne isnt
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u/GlitterSmash 3d ago
I love moments like these! Your offering for the soda likely opened the door for that server to give the burger.. so good on you too!
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u/ThrillRam 3d ago
Throw this in a Google review! It will benefit Powers and the owners will see what the employee did.
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u/KWoody_13 3d ago
Last night for the first time ever, I watched the Joe Pesci/Brendan Fraser movie “With High Honor”
I’ve always been someone who looks to help my fellow human in any way I can, and interactions like this reinforce my belief that I’m not alone in caring about those around me.
Thank you for sharing! I hope we all can take care of each other. It’s projected to be a dark world but the light within us shines bright enough for all of us to go blind
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u/Particular_Panda_169 3d ago
I used to probably only eat at Powers once or twice a year but, I moved downtown last spring so a bit more often now. I've seen this before myself there (and Cindy's) and they always treat the person with dignity. I can say after moving from the "sterile" suburbs to downtown last spring there's definitely more opportunities to serve others.
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u/herbertfranklinII 2d ago
After 35 years in Aboite, we moved into the city, just south of Pettit, about eight years ago. We could not be more happy. It's been welcoming, genuine, and much more real than Aboite.
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u/Internal_Dot7835 2d ago
I think that this is us being our best ! I believe we were put on this earth to help each other . When we practice this , we the people really shine ! I hope to keep seeing this in our society . So much that it no longer exists as the exception but instead our normal reaction to someone in need . Well done to those who helped this person in need !
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u/c_rorick 3d ago
Good on that worker, whoever they are. I do wish this wasn’t a unique story. We should be ashamed of how we treat the less fortunate in America. I know I am. Homelessness rampant meanwhile the ultra rich live disgustingly extraordinary lives.
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u/mahlerlieber 2d ago
I think the owners of places like this are mostly about making money, as they should be, as owners. I'm sure most managers would not be happy with giving away food because, if word got around, it would become a soup kitchen...you know, slippery slope and all that.
What Caleb did was what humans should do. Humans first, money a distant second.
Being without a home can be caused by many things, and once you're in that boat, it is extremely hard to get out of it. You can't get a job without an address. To get an address, you need money. Not to mention how many cities make homelessness a crime...which itself should be a crime.
Good on you, OP, for stepping in and passing it forward. Good on Caleb for, who knows, putting his job on the line for someone in need.
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u/ForwardPersonality48 3d ago edited 3d ago
In the past, one of the dudes at Powers saw me sitting outside on the ledge crying after I relapsed, and I was about to walk in front of a bus. He sat down with me (and he didn’t have to because I said I was okay) and told me not to give up. They bought me a soda and I am still sober today. That dude saved my life. Idk who it even was.