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- What jobs did she have as a young adult or adult? How long did she hold each of them?
- How did her responsibilities change as she gained more experience in the workplace? Did her salary change too?
- Did she become close friends with any people at work? Whom? Did she spend time with them outside of work?
- Did she ever work with an "office clown"? What did this person do? Was it a good way to keep the tension level down?
- Was anyone at any of her jobs a mentor to her? What did she learn from them? Why did she look up to them?
- Which job did she like the least and which the most? Why? What about her bosses?
- Did she ever have any disappointments in the workplace? Were there any projects that failed? Was she passed up for any promotions? What did she learn from these experiences?
- What were the most rewarding aspects of her jobs? Did she make a difference in some way? What accomplishments was she proud of?
- Did she ever change her line of work? If yes, what made her decide to switch? Were the job opportunities better? What about the pay?
- Did she ever take a significant amount of time off of work? Why? Was she ill? Did she travel? Did this affect her employment?
- Was she ever fired or laid off from a job? If yes, what caused it? Was she glad to be rid of the job or not? Did the loss of her job cause monetary problems?
- Did she do a lot of traveling because of her job? How much time did she spend away from home? Did this cause family problems? Where did she go? Did she have time to sightsee? Describe some of her experiences.
- Did she ever receive an award or special recognition for her job performance? What was it for?
- Did she ever have to relocate because of her job? If so, how far did she have to go? What was her new home like? Did it cause any problems for her family or was it an exciting change?
- How did the workplace change after she first started out? Did the ratio of females to males change? What kinds of machines or procedures went by the wayside? Were any of these changes for the better?
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