Mr. SOE

My first job was pumping gas at a Standard Oil station. Here I was taught to thank customers using the last name on their credit card.

	One day, while finishing up with a customer, I said “Thank you Mr. Soe”. The customer left giving me a puzzled look. My boss, who observed this, said “Mr. Soe, that’s a funny name.” I replied “What’s funnier, this is the third Mr. Soe I’ve helped this week!” Reaching for the receipt copy, my boss rolled his eyes and said “The last letters on this card, SOE, means, ‘Standard Oil Employee!’

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