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• why5s · Dec 5, 2020 · Recommends

  Gig: Americans Talk About Their Jobs https://www.amazon.com/Gig-Americans-Talk-About-Their/dp/060... It's basically a series of interviews with people across various industries talking about their jobs.…

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• nfnaaron · Oct 4, 2009 · Recommends

  Gig: Americans Talk About Their Jobs by John Bowe, Marisa Bowe, and Sabin Streeter is a good, recent companion to Working. I liked both books.

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• a3n · May 1, 2015 · Recommends

  …building is a body of experience, and a person informed by my experience, and a foundation for growth for myself and my family. But it's taken me a long time to learn that. The other book is very similar, Gig, about people's jobs and how they related to them. It's very good, but only Terkel is Terkel, so if you have to choose I'd read Terkel. But this is good too. http://www.amazon.com/Gig-Americans-Talk-About-Their/dp/0609...

  on “Ask HN: How to not base self worth on your own work?” ↗
• papa · Sep 20, 2010 · Recommends

  And if you want more in the style of Terkel, "Gig: Americans Talk About Their Jobs" (Edited by John Bowe, Marisa Bowe and Sabin Streeter, 2001) is also a good read. There's an astounding range of jobs profiled from Crime Scene Cleaner to Porn Star Actor…

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• a3n · Mar 5, 2016 · Recommends

  Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working:_People_Talk_About_Wha... Gig: Americans Talk About Their Jobs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bowe_%28author%29#Gig:_Am...

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