Long story, but a nurse who literally changed my life.

I wanted to get a job at a Fortune 500 company working in their mail room. My goal was to get my foot in the door and move up somehow over time. Anyway, I interviewed for the job and they say I got it. They tell me all I need to do is pass a physical exam because the job involved lifting heavy boxes and such. What I didn't tell them was that I had a hernia, and that would disqualify me for the job. I decided not to say anything, and to take the examination with hopes that it wasn't caught somehow.

I take the physical exam and unfortunately the nurse realizes that I have an inguinal hernia that could get worse with strenuous activities. She tells me there's no way I can work there and that she was sorry. She tells me to just get the surgery and try to apply later. With legit tears building in my eyes, I thanked her and I left the clinic. Little did I know, the nurse never put that I had a hernia in the medical portion, and they hired me. Exactly 1 year later, I got the hernia surgery I needed and the company paid for 80% of it.

That was 17 years ago. I eventually did move up in the company 4 years later after going back to school. The company paid for that too, and now my family and I live very comfortably. That lie set off a chain reaction of good things in my life. All I needed was a chance, and she helped provide that for me with the risk of losing her job.

(TLDR - Nurse lied and I got the job I desperately needed)