Consider the passage and theme.

Liam's first job at the fast-food chain was not glamorous. He worked early-morning shifts, loading biscuits into ovens and dipping countless batches of hash-browned potatoes into vats of grease. Every day he encountered harried, impolite customers and complaining coworkers; nevertheless, he maintained a positive outlook. Liam methodically completed his duties: wrapping sandwiches, filling orders, and cleaning his work space. Liam's manager appreciated his diligence, and by his third month of employment, he was no longer assigned to the pre-dawn shift. Within a year, Liam was an assistant manager earning double his initial pay.

Theme One: Every job is worth doing well.

What other theme is addressed in the passage?

Saving money leads to financial freedom.
Customers should know their rights.
Hard work is often rewarded.
Cleanliness fosters good health.

A theme of any passage or story is the main idea that the author wants the readers to get to know and understand. It is the main lesson that the readers are expected to learn from the story.

In the given passage, Liam did his work despite the hardships he had to encounter not only from preparing the items or the customers but including his coworkers. But he did everything without any complaints, and he also maintained a good workspace and kept to the working ethics expected of him. So, another theme that the passage addressed is that hard work is often rewarded one way or the other.

Thus, the correct answer is the third option.