Regardless, this kind of talk absolutely did not stand with Neddra and Connie. They were fearless and all too willing to escalate their objections to incidents, whether it was through management or through verbal takedowns. They were my heroines. And during our time working together, I learned how to embrace a kind of fearlessness myself and saw the same lioness streak grow in Lisa, too. And so the community of a restaurant, the watchful eye of the veterans, the idea of a future, even the caustic relationship with the other side of the kitchen, it all rescued me.
