Train Conductor
“You just learn so much from people in general by working the train. The railroad is kind of like a microcosm of society.”
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Office Manager
“They can get someone younger. They can get someone cheaper. They can get someone with a better education, but they will never find anybody who will work as hard as I do.”
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Debra Leonard-Porch »
School Lunch Server
“I'm serving food to hundreds of kids. Meanwhile, I can barely put food on the table for my kids.”
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Lina Estepan »
State Representative
“I don’t consider myself a politician. I am just a waitress who happened to get pissed off enough to take a crack at it.”
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Moira Walsh »
Cashier
“I've been ringing up customers for 20 some years. I understand that people have to go to work, and they may be in a little rush. You can tell in their demeanor, but I treat everybody the same way: 'Good morning, how you doing? Did you find everything okay?'”
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