Chapter 208

John and Ben walked into the kitchen, talking about what needed to be done next. They worked good together. Ben could've been his son. He was about the right age, and John hoped he could hire him on when his current job expired. While they worked together, John asked him questions one would ask in a job interview. He had the feeling the labor-intensive jobs Ben worked weren't in his future. They were weekly paycheck producing, and that was it. Ben had a number of years of college behind him and some good ideas about management. He might be a great assistant manager for the diner, but they had to get it up and running first.

"Why don't you tackle the paint jobs while I finish this wall. Then you can prep it for paint."

"Sounds good," Ben answered and went straight to work.

John had already talked to Susan and Mitch about scouting out some other contracting jobs. He needed to follow up on some of them. He could send Ben to do some work without him there to oversee him constantly.