First, Employment Counselor Darlene Lewis talks with her employee and friend, James Taylor, about his upbringings and what motivated him to be where he is. James starts off his story at seventeen when he was sentenced to prison for thirteen years but only served seven. After he got out of prison he decided to make a change by getting his GED and applying for many jobs. He says “ Even if there was a ‘We're Hiring’ sticker on the window, they still find a way to tell me no”. The fact that he never gave up shows his determination to better his life. Finally he came across Ms. Lewis who got him a job at McDonalds, where he worked for two years and became a manager. This shows that if you put in the effort and stay motivated you can accomplish
