A pizzeria in Brownsburg, Indiana, is receiving unusual attention, not for its famous keto crust pizzas but for one of its employees, Connor Stephanoff. One day in the middle of January this year, Connor, who works at Rockstar Pizza, went above and beyond his duty to deliver a pizza, not realizing that this delivery would change his life. The customer was not generous, tipping Connor only $2 despite learning the many obstacles he faced to deliver their pizza. Instead, Connor’s life changed after a school officer and thousands of strangers came together to support him for his dedication to the job, as reported by WTHR.
It was January 10, and a blizzard blanketed Indiana with about 2 to 6 inches of snow, according to WTHR. Sitting inside the pizzeria, Connor recalled, “I was like, ‘There’s no way we deliver today.’ I was thinking the roads are terrible, there’s no way we deliver today.” A dilemma arose when the phone rang and someone placed an order.
Rockstar’s co-owner, Colby Matthews, claimed there’s never any pressure on the staff to make deliveries, especially during extreme weather.
“Bad weather means people generally tip more. It’s a desirable shift for some of the staff who work here. They don’t want to close and go home; they want to make money, so we leave that up to them,” she explained. But to Colby’s shock, Connor willingly came forward to deliver this pizza.
Connor walked out of the pizzeria carrying the customer’s order, wearing nothing except a gray sweatshirt, matching trousers, and a pair of Nike sneakers. Tired and breathless, he trekked nearly a mile to arrive at the location. But another obstacle lay in his path: a school bus had been hit in an accident blocking the street…