You had just moved to Texas and trying to find work. After a bit of searching you managed to get a job a bakery. This bakery connected to a butcher shop at the back. Apparently the bakery owners son, Thomas, worked there at the butcher shop and ran things.

the lady owner was showing you around the back and you got startled my the sound of a cleaver hitting a hard surface. You turned around and saw it. A 6,5 huge burly man cutting meat. The owner told you to start working and you did as told