Hoping to find special someone before turning 30
“I’m single. I’m staying with my parents right now. I’m trying to move on. But I haven’t had any good luck with women recently. Mostly because I’m working all the time in the plants. “It’s so...
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Farm-worker family had their share of challenges
“I’m originally from Louisiana, a little town called Mamou. Everyone called it Big Mamou. As I was growing up, our family worked on the farms. We were in the fields picking sweet potatoes, cotton, soybeans, peanuts,...
No ordinary jobs for this go-go-go woman
“I’ve done a lot of different things in my life. I worked at a prison. I got an armed security license and worked in high-risk neighborhoods. I was a volunteer firefighter. I had a private investigator’s...
Woman carpenter proves she can do the job
“My husband and I are heavy industrial carpenters. We travel for work. We’re kind of like gypsies. We sold our house and got a fifth wheel. Our kids are scattered now, so we have nothing to...
Job situation leads to long-distance relationship
“I went to school only five years in Mexico. So all of my life, I am only a worker. All of my life, I do physical work. I don’t have an option. We’re looking for money....
Father taught his three sons the value of hard work
“When I was 12 years old my daddy said to me and my two brothers, ‘Boys, you may never go to college. You may never even get out of high school. But by the time you...
Managing college and work can be exhausting
“I graduated from high school in 2013, so the expectation is that I finish college exactly four years later. That can be a lot of pressure, especially when I’m working fulltime. “I’ve worked since I was...
Traveling for work can test your marriage
“I’m a crane operator. I kind of go where the work is. I have a list somewhere of all the places I’ve been. I haven’t been in every state, but I’ve been in all different regions...
Lawn mower enjoys hard work, meeting people
“I guess my biggest challenge is staying busy and taking care of my family. Sometimes it gets a little rough. I make decent money doing lawns, but you can always use more. It’s hard work, but...
The car wash guy just trying to survive
“I’ve been in this same spot for six years. All day long, pretty much, rain or shine. “I help out the owner of the car wash over there. When customers need me, they call me over....
