In 2016, the Working In America initiative launched to collect stories from workers across the country to tell us about the challenges and joys of what they do and how they do it.

Join working people across our country who have shared their work experiences by submitting your story at https://working.org/working-stories/

Below are examples of working stories shared by participants – can you relate? What is something about your job that people don't know?

Share your thoughts at https://working.org

Elizabeth Ramos U.S. Army Veteran 38 years old Dayton, OH

“I have a four-year-old, and I’m modeling for her what a woman is gonna be, and I don’t want her to be angry and depressed and anxious. She deserves better than that—and I do, too.”

• See more at: https://working.org/exhibit/elizabeth-ramos/