Dealing with job hecklers.

• Author: Galanes, Philip
• Position: Ethical Dilemma - Brief article

I'm a recent college grad, but I'm working nights at a convenience store until something better comes along. Recently, a high school friend walked in and seemed smugly surprised to see me at the cash register. How should I handle these embarrassing run-ins?--Brett, Gaithersburg, Maryland

NEVER BE EMBARRASSED about honest work. Do you think Brad Pitt is ashamed that he started out delivering fridges, or Kanye West is blushing that he folded sweaters at the Gap? We all begin somewhere. Ignore smug looks. Life is generally long...