It was Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson who said, “Be humble. Be hungry. And always be the hardest worker in the room.” Johnson, who worked as a dishwasher when he was just 13 years old, would appreciate this peek into the Parade Vault. The magazine has told thousands of stories about jobs over 80+ years, but here are a few that capture that classic can-do American attitude. As former baseball player Sam Ewing said, “Hard work spotlights the character of people. Some turn up their sleeves. Some turn up their noses and some don’t turn up at all.” These folks? They turned up.