"I'd like to stay in school, now that I'm in here. I don't really care for Grade 12; that wasn't my goal when I started. I really wanted to know how to read, but I want my carpenter papers, so I can live good. That's what everybody wants, so you can take your woman away for the weekend."

Vance says his wife was working, but "she's not working now. She never got her unemployment this winter. It's only my little bit of unemployment. I found it a bit rough this winter. We knew where every dollar was going."

Vance completed the carpentry course after this interview was done. He is doing well as a carpenter.

Question:

1. Attitude is important in any job. How would you describe Vance's attitude?

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