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