02 Dec Shenita’s Story

Shenita is always in a good mood. “I like to make people laugh,” she says.

Shenita worked at Goodwill years ago when she was in school. Then she worked on many different projects through another local organization that helps adults who have disabilities find work. In 2010, Shenita returned to Goodwill as a hanger associate, and she couldn’t be happier.

Like many others, Shenita spends her days hanging clothes that will be sent to the stores, but her supervisor, Kirk, says her willingness to help others sets her apart from everyone else. “If there is a co-worker who needs assistance, Shenita always wants to help them,” he says.

Shenita has even helped some of her co-workers learn new tasks. “We had an employee that couldn’t clock in, so I had Shenita show him how to do it,” says Kirk. “After about a week, he was clocking in on his own, and that’s because Shenita had helped him.”

It has been two and a half years since Shenita came to Goodwill, and she still looks forward to coming in to work every day.   “It’s a good job, and I love the people I work with,” she says.

With the holidays coming up, Shenita has some big plans: “I want to make some big money and buy Christmas gifts.”

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