Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do (1972) Dolores Dante, waitress Tom Patrick, fireman

Dolores Dante introduces herself as a waitress in a very interesting way. she says, "Everyone says all waitresses have broken homes. What they don't realize is when people have broken homes they need to make money fast, and do this work. They don't have broken homes because they're waitresses." Dolores acknowledges the stereotype against waitresses, and throughout the interview it is easy to see how frustrated she gets from it. She was a woman that needed to make a living for herself, and she needed fast cash. Waitress's  was a good job for her because she was able to have conversations with people, sometimes be friendly, and make a decent tip. Although, she tells stories of times when she gets into arguments with costumers, and stories of her being the waitress that everyone wanted. She showed me that in the 70's there was a need for money and you would do what would get you the most money because Dolores would what she could to get a bigger tip or to get the costumer to buy more food.
Tom Patrick talked about his experiences being a cop and a fireman. In the 70's he had to withstand many riots and protests run by anger citizens about a variety of subjects. He talked about how no matter how small the offense was, he had to make sure wouldn't do it again and sometimes go to extremes and lock them up in a cell for a little bit. He had to do this to make people follow by the rules because many people at that time had strong beliefs, such as speaking out against the war in riots, and it was Tom's job to stop these people from breaking out. Tom's interview taught me that if i'm ever to speak out about a subject, i better do it in a good manner or the authorities will get me.