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Working

Studs Terkel

What do ordinary workers, from supermarket checkers to gravediggers, really think about their jobs when someone finally asks them?

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Author
Studs Terkel

Why read it

  • You will hear from people whose jobs are rarely written about, and see the dignity in their work
  • You will ask what you want from work beyond a paycheck: meaning, pride, being seen
  • You will see the hidden side of ordinary jobs, the small habits and secrets workers rarely share with outsiders

Who it is for

  • Workers who feel their job is just a paycheck
  • Managers who want to understand what staff really feel
  • Anyone choosing a career who wants honest voices

Contents

  1. FOREWORD
  2. INTRODUCTION
  3. PREFACE I
  4. MIKE LEFEVRE
  5. PREFACE II
  6. BILLY CARPENTER
  7. CLIFF PICKENS
  8. TERRY PICKENS
  9. PREFACE III
  10. CARL MURRAY BATES
  11. BOOK ONE
  12. WORKING THE LAND
  13. PIERCE WALKER
  14. ROBERTO ACUNA
  15. AUNT KATHERINE HAYNES
  16. JOE AND SUSIE HAYNES
  17. BOB SANDERS
  18. HUB DILLARD
  19. BOOK TWO
  20. COMMUNICATIONS
  21. SHARON ATKINS
  22. FRANCES SWENSON
  23. HEATHER LAMB
  24. JACK HUNTER
  25. A PECKING ORDER
  26. TERRY MASON
  27. BERYL SIMPSON
  28. JILL TORRANCE
  29. ANNE BOGAN
  30. ROBERTA VICTOR
  31. DID YOU EVER HEAR THE ONE ABOUT THE FARMER’S DAUGHTER ?
  32. BARBARA HERRICK
  33. THE COMMERCIAL
  34. JOHN FORTUNE
  35. ARNY FREEMAN
  36. RIP TORN
  37. EDDIE JAFFE
  38. RICHARD MANN
  39. ENID DU BOIS
  40. BOOK THREE
  41. CLEANING UP
  42. NICK SALERNO
  43. ROY SCHMIDT
  44. LOUIS HAYWARD
  45. LINCOLN JAMES
  46. MAGGIE HOLMES
  47. ERIC HOELLEN
  48. WATCHING
  49. FRITZ RITTER
  50. VINCENT MAHER
  51. RENAULT ROBINSON
  52. ANTHONY RUGGIERO
  53. JILL FREEDMAN
  54. PAULINE KAEL
  55. BOOK FOUR
  56. THE DEMON LOVER
  57. The Making
  58. PHIL STALLINGS
  59. JIM GRAYSON
  60. HOBART FOOTE

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