One day I asked this retired steel worker for the secret to his success.

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When I was living in the Deep South, for example, I agreed to spend Thanksgiving with a co-worker and her family.

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Before I started dating my co-worker, we worked together for nearly a year.

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"I feel sorry for him, " says Tokyo building worker Ono Torao.

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There are a number of economic and social reasons for the decline in worker satisfaction, and I will not attempt to discuss them all here.

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Having been a remote worker for much of the past 20 years myself, I know the difficulties of working from home.

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You name it, I applied for it, including positions as a pet store receptionist, Kentucky Fried Chicken shift worker, pizza delivery boy and cleaner.

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And so I would say that for me, an additional factor would be the legal immigration of a guest worker program, not for people who have been to the country illegally already--unless they want to go home and come back.

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When I needed to produce a short video introducing my business concept, a former co-worker offered up his services (for free).

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"I'm going to keep working after I retire, if nothing else for the health care, " said Nadine Krieger, 58, a food plant worker from East Berlin, Pa.

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