My Job: Real People at Work Around the World - Softcover

I was one of the lucky ones: I got my first job at age 11. Every Wednesday evening, I'd babysit for three preschoolers one block over from my family's home in Dayton, OH. I started a savings account right then-for college. From there, I scooped ice cream, waited tables, cleaned houses, hand-lettered signs, and wrote for the university communications office. My freshman year, I suffered from mononucleosis and bad grades because I was juggling three side jobs to pay for tuition.

Decades later, I work my dream job as a writer for nonprofits and founder of our family's charitable foundation. The years have brought incredible luck; yet it's also true that my family, home, and business all have been built on the foundation of two acts of freedom to which--as a middle-class American--I had access: education and a job. As I worked with courageous nonprofits and social enterprises lifting our fellow and sister humans out of poverty, I began to see jobs as the most dignified, sustainable path out of poverty. We all deserve the chance to work, earn a paycheck, and build a life of choice.
 
100% of author proceeds from MYJOB support nonprofit job-creation programs to end poverty in the U.S. and around the world. 
 
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• And, check out MY JOB Book 2, released in March 2019! amazon.com/dp/1626345864

There are countless more job-stories to be told, about unsung heroes striving with their hands and brains to sustain and improve our world. With your support, I'll keep working to share them.
 
Sincerely,
 
Suzanne Skees

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