The Workhorse

Imagined Life

Wondery

History, Fiction, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.8 • 8.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2020

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Nothing makes you happier than having a job. It’s been that way since you were a kid, with holes in your shoes and socks. But to fulfill your dream, you’ll have to fight the demons of your past—and the present—to prove everyone wrong. Including yourself.

Hosted by Robbie Daymond.

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0:00.0	You're 57 years old and lying in your king-sized bed.
0:18.9	You're in your mansion with the pool and the stables and all 22 rooms, but you're feeling
0:24.1	miserable.
0:26.6	You're temples, throb, your breath is short, you're on edge, and it's not just because
0:31.0	that damn phone won't stop ringing.
0:35.5	You finally reached to answer it and knock over a bottle of painkillers off the nightstand.
0:40.4	Hello?
0:41.4	Good news.
0:43.4	Somehow you doubt that.
0:45.2	It's Charlie, your business manager.
0:47.3	They're gonna hold the project until you're up to it.
0:51.4	That is good news.
0:52.6	And it should make you feel better.
0:55.4	Ever since you were 10 years old, you've been hard at work.
0:59.1	You had a paper route before school, and after school you made deliveries for a drug
1:02.8	store.
1:03.8	It's the most satisfying feeling.
1:06.4	Because when you're working, you're somebody.
1:08.4	But you have value.
1:09.8	But right now, you're definitely not working.
1:14.2	You can't.
1:15.2	That's really great, Charlie.
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