{"id":12626,"date":"2018-11-01T11:50:18","date_gmt":"2018-11-01T15:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=12626"},"modified":"2018-11-02T11:05:38","modified_gmt":"2018-11-02T15:05:38","slug":"podcast-how-the-government-ruined-my-work-ethic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/01\/podcast-how-the-government-ruined-my-work-ethic\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: How the Government Ruined my Work Ethic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s the story of how my summer on the payroll of the Virginia Highway Dept. ruined me for life &#8211; I&#8217;ve had PTSD regarding hard work ever since. At least I learned how not to shovel. The 6 minute spiel concludes with Labor Secretary Elizabeth Dole evicting me from her office after I asked too many questions about job training boondoggles. 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