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From her "in-the-trenches" position, columnist Natalie Ladd of The Portland Daily Sun riffs on the restaurant employee work ethic. Remembering when she was "That Girl who put in mega-hours," she wonders if her youngest daughter, who "has a schedule at a franchised pizza joint that goes hours beyond my mom-comfort level" will opt for a career in the business, too. [PDS]