I noticed she wasn't at her desk at about 5:20 pm. Thought she was on break. Then around 6 or 6:30, realized she hadn't returned. I started asking around at that point. By 7pm, our manager was asking about her. It turned out he didn't have any of our phone numbers available. I offered to go to her rooming house, but he turned me down.
I'm concerned because it's a crappy job, and sometimes people really push our buttons and are just plain rude and mean. I have talked with her about it a few times before, to not take it personally, to remember that this is just temporary. It pays $5/hour more than her previous job and even though there's not much opportunity for advancement here, it is a notch on her resume.
I don't want her to lose this job because then her life will really spiral back down. It was a good chance for her to start over. 
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