Sometimes you never really know a person even if you spend a lot of time with them.
I feel like that about one of my old employees.
Jack was a very quiet guy. He never got into any trouble and he always handled the repairs that were on his schedule. One customer had a complaint about Jack, but it was about a repair that was too expensive. No one ever complained about his character. I never would have let Jack go from the HVAC repair business. He was an asset to the company. When he moved out of town, I was sad to see him go. I did not hear his name again until last weekend when I was watching the news. The name caught me off guard and I had to rewind the DVR to watch the news story a second time. It was definitely the guy that used to work for me that was featured in the news story. The guy was arrested for being part of a huge drug ring in town. He was arrested with bags of cocaine, meth, and crack. He had guns and money in the car too. I was legitimately surprised to hear his name and see his face. I thought about going down to the jail to see if the guy needed any help, but my wife didn’t want me to get involved. She told me that 2 years have passed since the guy worked for me and he probably isn’t the same employee that I remember. I guess she is probably right, but I feel for the guy.