I Worked at a Restaurant When My Boss Blamed Me for His Friend’s Failed Concert and Forced Me on Stage — So I Did What I Had to Do

When my boss forced me onto that stage after his friend’s disaster of a concert, he thought he was humiliating me. He had no idea he was about to hand me the key to everything I’d ever dreamed of.

My name is Kleo, and three years ago, I was just another waitress trying to make ends meet. I worked at M’s Grill, a local restaurant that tried way too hard to be trendy but somehow always fell short.

The pay wasn’t great, but when you added in tips, I was making more money than I ever could have in my actual field.

You see, I’d gone to college for music education.

Spent four years studying voice, learning theory, and dreaming of teaching kids to love music the way I did.

But life had other plans.Continue reading…