Across the country, working Americans celebrate Labor Day by... not laboring. Except, of course, those who have been laid off in this economic downturn -- including hundreds of Vermonters. The truth is, they'd rather be on the job. What does work mean to people? Seven Days interviewed 10 area workers and found that job satisfaction isn't just about the paycheck.

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Roy Haynes called it quits 10 years ago, when he saw his father get laid off after three decades of labor. He hasn't worked "a real job" since. But Haynes is not exactly retired. The fiftysomething Huntington resident has a full-time gig as the tycoon of tightwads, cutting corners every way he can. The "Cheapest Man in America" -- a title he's earned from the tabloids -- Haynes has appeared on dozens of talk shows and in publications from the Washington Post to Giant Robot magazine.... Read more

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