But Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland have kept it smart and irony-free -- there isn't a trace of condescension in their evocation of working people trying to hold it together, if not get ahead, or in their concentration on familiar, even timeless themes.

WSJ: Film Review

Whenever somebody cries in an office, they are simultaneously losing it while trying to hold it all together.

FORBES: Magazine Article

They are trying to hold it all together at the expense of their time, their energy and in many cases their family.

FORBES: How To Avoid The Entrepreneur's Trap (Even As An Employee)

For two years, I traveled this country with you, and everywhere I went, I heard stories of folks who were trying their best to hold it all together while working harder and harder for less money.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House