Marcus replied with a laughing emoji.A moment later, Ryan dropped a message into the group chat: [Jay, I can help book the table for dinner tomorrow!]Leo chimed in right after: [I'll draft the budget sheet.]The other intern added: [I'll handle collecting everyone's dietary restrictions.]Looking at the flood of messages, I couldn't help but smile.They had finally learned. Before accepting someone else's generosity, you first think about what you could bring to the table.The next evening, the team went out to celebrate.I took everyone out for a barbecue. Nothing ridiculously expensive, no seafood buffets, but everyone had an absolute blast.Midway through the meal, Ryan held up his drink."Jay, thank you," he said. "Thank you for not writing us off completely after what happened."I looked across the table at him. "I didn't write you off because I saw you were actually willing to own up and fix it."Everyone chuckled, but the mood turned more contemplative.Leo spoke u
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