[Not-so-good is still something, and something's usually better than nothing. He takes it with a little raise of the cup in silent thanks after, then plucks up a couple of the freebies on display to munch on.

Better than nothing.]

Guess we're all starting from scratch here. But those are still good skills. Transferable. Food industry skills, people person, retail type, cashiering. It's not glamorous, but apparently people are looking.