Think about it, have you ever seen a short person, and thought they were the most dishonest person ever? You may not have decided to divulge any information to them, but you probably didn't think they were total scum. Most people have a general trusting respect for people, and try not to think ill of them at first sight, but sometimes it seems like short people are a little more trust able.
I started an internship back in January, and everyone has been really open with me, but sometimes it surprised me how much they trusted me. When I started I didn't have a car, so I had to rely on my roommate's fiance to get be back and forth. He worked at another place in town, so I was pretty much stranded there.
After just a few weeks working there I they needed me to pick up something on the other side of town, and in order to help me out, my supervisor gave me the keys to his giant truck. This was only a few weeks after I started. Most people have to know another person pretty well before they decide to trust them with their car.
My supervisor let me drive his car semi regularly, and every time I drove it I thought my boss must have been insane to let the intern he had just recently taken on, drive his car. His only question was if I had a license. For all he knew I could have been the worlds worst driver, and that was the reason behind me not actually having a car. It's not, but he didn't know that.
He's not the only one to trust me with a car, so it's got to be more than him being nice. My site coordinator let me drive her brand new car to talk to a client. She had only known me for a couple of months. I asked if she could drive me over, because I wouldn't have made it in time if I had biked over, but instead she gave me the keys, and let me drive over.
Maybe it's just me, but that seems like a lot of trust to put in someone that you don't know that well. I don't know if being short is the reason behind it, but whatever it was, I am glad that it worked.
#ShortStories #TrustingShortPeople
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