A male at a wood chopping factory takes on a nervous new female apprentice but he becomes frustrated with her inability to be safe and efficient.

A co-worker gives a new staff member an introductory tour of the office, while providing small gossip about other employees along the way.

An aspiring artist goes to work for a businessman, hoping he can earn enough to follow his dream. Instead, he is forced to learn that dreams are not as important to the world as money.

A ceramics instructor at summer camp makes a connection with an outcast boy and allows him to stay past class in the studio, against his boss's orders.

A woman gets a new job sewing pockets and distractedly ponders her love for her brother, all while under the watchful eye of her overseer at the factory.

A sign painter in rural Ontario has a hobby of woodcutting in the nearby countryside. When he hears a rumor of a competitor's contract for an area where he had already planned to gather wood, he rushes to cut down as many trees as he can, but his haste leads to an accident with potentially deadly consequences.

A farm’s hired craftsman kills an elderly man and is forced to find a new home, lest he draw the attention of the authorities. However, his employer has grown attached to the craftsman, and the craftsman has unfinished business to attend to.

In contemporary Connecticut, a 19-year-old boy works at a mechanic shop where he emulates the boss but has an affair with his boss's wife.

A band of manual laborers bet their legendarily strong digger against a salesman’s machine in a competition to prove human workers’ worth.

As a member of the defense industry, a man recalls his memories throughout his work life. He encounters a former management and realizes how he and his employees are part of the greater picture in the world.