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965 My father worked with absolute discipline his entire life, never missed a day, never complained — and on his last day of work they gave him a card and a handshake, and on the drive home he cried, and I think about that every time someone tells me the job is the point

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Tommy Baker @ Silicon Canals · 04/13/2026 23:23 EDT

My father worked with absolute discipline his entire life, never missed a day, never complained — and on his last day of work they gave him a card and a handshake, and on the drive home he cried, and I think about that every time someone tells me the job is the point

A son discovers his father's final pair of work boots—barely worn, bought just before retirement from 42 years at the same plant—and realizes the devastating truth about what happens when you make your job your entire identity.

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