Leigh- I love this post! I have done similar things in the past, especially when it came to work. I remember being 16 at one of my first jobs as a hostess at a Korean restaurant and being too timid to ask about eating on the job. I was so hungry all the time and only when I was about to move on realized that I was entitled to a free meal each shift! Whenever I feel nervous to ask about money/benefits, etc., I remember how silly it was of me not to speak up and all of the yummy Korean food I missed out on!