...We Sat In Broken Chairs Under a Tree
SYLMAR, Calif.--It was a hot September day. I approached the first census address of my shift. The only entrance to the property was a...
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The Trump Pushback
NORTH OF LOS ANGELES--I was looking for the residents at an address, and no one was home. So per census office direction, I’m to ask all...
White, Southern, and Obviously Lesbian, ...in Ohio
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio--I could probably fill a book with a few of my stories. Being a white, southern, obviously lesbian, former cop being...
Man on the Porch
LAS VEGAS, Nev. ---I interviewed one guy who wasn’t the typical “I don’t have time” kind of guy. He was old and polite, just relaxing on...
The Watch
WESTSIDE LOS ANGELES--I worked my own neighborhood. My territory was so small that after a day of scorching my sitzfleisch every time I...
Nightmare Days in Arizona
EASTERN ARIZONA--So I'm on the travel team to AZ and so far things have been great! They had me working in a beautiful mountainous area...
CENCUS
RURAL MINNESOTA--I closed two cases flagged with a Vietnamese language barrier today. One I got lucky on and an English speaker was home,...
This Hit Home
ORANGE COUNTY, Calif.--Someone I enumerated has passed away. I passed by the house today while skateboarding. It is a singular-occupied...
This is How We Do It...
LOS ANGELES COUNTY--First of all, getting into some of these buildings was challenging at times with Covid and all that. But I got into...
Stoners
BROOKLYN, N.Y.--Just an enumerator here, and what we do can be pretty scary, especially if you're not used to going up to complete...
Nah, She Won't Shoot
TAMPA, Fla.--I was a census taker in the sticks outside of Tampa. I walked up to a single-wide trailer to speak to the woman in the front...
Karen Calls the Cops
CLEARWATER, Fla.--During the 2020 Decennial Census, I was assigned the resort community of Clearwater Beach. Local census headquarters...
Will the Real Census Taker Please Stand?
AUSTIN, Texas--I had a situation here in Texas where I went through my questions with a couple, and halfway through the wife decided she...
Playing it Cool & Sneaking In
BOSTON--I look at the map on the phone device and see one arrow pointing to one dot with 24 cases: Apartment building. Each case had 10...
On the Reservation
NEW MEXICO—One of my census assignments was to count a local pueblo, and I received plenty of advice before I got there. I was told I...
Potholes
OAKLAND--After numerous attempts to enumerate a property and leaving NOVs (notice of visit), this woman calls me and leaves an angry...
He Came Back with a Gun
LUCERNE VALLEY, Calif. --When I got this job, everyone warned me about “the crazies,” and told me to be careful, especially because out...
Lovers' Tryst
SUBURBAN LOS ANGELES--Money has been in this area for years, and at this mansion things were a bit worn and sad; keys in the door, house...
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