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Griffin

I was hired to work in a warehouse where they make plastic packaging material similar to the thin plastic trays that chocolate candy is boxed with. Griffin met me at the front door for my first night on third shift at the factory. You Mark? He asked. Yes, I said pushing out my hand to shake his. I’m Griffin and I will be training you to keep these machines running, follow me. He said. We walked into the locker room, Griffin handed me a sticky note that had the combination for my locker on it. 289 that’s you. Here are five pair of coveralls for you, put four pair in your locker and put one on. I took the coveralls and started to step into the leg opening when Griffin grabbed my arm, Look Mark, it is hot as hell out there, there is no air conditioning, with the heat from all those machines and this being California, you will be better off to wear only the coveralls. I looked at Griffin while I kicked off my shoes. Griffin zipped his coveralls down past his waist showing me that he w