An oral history of work
What the job is really like, told by the people who do it.
Each story starts as a spoken interview, about 15 minutes, on your phone. With your permission, we publish it in your own words under a first name you choose. Nothing is rewritten.
No ads. No sponsors. After Studs Terkel's Working.
- Name
- a first name you choose
- Job
- whatever you do
- How
- out loud, on your phone
- Time
- about 15 minutes
- Removal
- any time, on request
What kind of worker are you?
Six questions about your workday, not your job title. Find out whether you're a Fixer, a Maker, a Keeper, a Caretaker or a Connector.
How a story gets here
The idea comes from Studs Terkel, who published Working in 1974 after interviewing more than a hundred people about their jobs. Here the questions come from an AI interviewer, so anyone can add a story, at any hour.
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You talk
The interviewer asks you to walk through a day at work, then follows where you go. It takes about 15 minutes, out loud, on your phone.
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We cut, never rewrite
A published story is your own words, shortened. Names of employers and coworkers are taken out.
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You stay in charge
You choose whether your story is published, the first name on it, and whether your voice is heard. Ask for removal at any time and it comes down.