“I used to work at the Willy Wonka candy factory in St. Louis in the shock tart room. It was my summer job during college, but there were no Oompas there.”

— Aimee Ziegler, WRAP social worker, Lawrence

“Working with autistic children. I would go to the movies with them or go swimming. I pretty much got paid just to hang out.”

— Aaron Polson, English teacher, Lawrence

“We transferred the payroll officer from one ship to another with a rope while we were out at sea, but that was back in 1956.”

— Bob Cawley, retired, Eudora

“Probably working as a mental health aide in Kansas City and Lawrence. It was very interesting and exciting. Never a dull moment.”

— Olivia Edwards, insurance verification specialist, Lawrence