"At age 10 in 1960, I started shoveling sidewalks and mowing lawns. I used to cut a lawn for 25 cents. I worked at a produce market, washed dishes, and worked in retail while growing up. My mother was sick for a few years and died when I was a senior in high school. I went to prep school for a year and then college for a year, but I quit to become a caregiver to my younger siblings."
"My father owned a construction company, and I worked summers for him. I moved from being a laborer to working with an engineering crew. I learned how to operate heavy equipment and large trucks, building bridges and highways. I also worked on wastewater treatment facilities and then moved into management. I did estimating and project management for a specialty construction company that worked on warehouses and loading docks."
A 76-year-old man drives for Uber in New Jersey to earn extra income after he and his wife liquidated their savings to pay for her cancer treatment that occurred before insurance protections for pre-existing conditions. Over the last two decades, the couple has tried to financially recover. He began working at age ten doing chores and later held jobs in produce, dishwashing, and retail. He left college to care for younger siblings, then returned to work in his father's construction business, progressing from laborer to equipment operator and management. His wife later joined the workforce in environmental testing and developed abdominal problems leading to surgery.
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