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Common Ground: A Community Post

Common Ground: A Community Post

Do your job.

Mar 13, 2023
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This month we’re starting to ramp up the search for summer work for my kiddos. At various times in my young life, I was a terrible waitress1, a bored grocery store cashier, and a college campus landscaper.

What was your first job? What was your best or worst job? Lists are welcome.

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