“I value work that is meaningful to me and meaningful to my community. So if I’m doing work that is just for a paycheck, it wears on me. ”
Gina Praisi
Santa Cruz
Ayurvedic Student
“I’m kind of a workaholic.”
James Hill
Santa Cruz
Tile Setter
“I think that work’s about how hard you work, and not where you work. It’s about your work ethic.”
Ashley Mckinnon
Santa Cruz
Bartender
“I place a very high value on it, because it allows me to pay for a place to live where I can keep food and eat and take a shower and drive a car. All of the basics that you take for granted when they are just handed to you”
Jasmine Bowie
Santa Cruz
Department Manager
“It’s a means to let me play. If you work hard, you can play hard. It’s got me tired.”
