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Old 06-08-2024, 06:45 AM
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First job was a paper boy in 1963. Delivered 60 papers and made $5.40/week if everybody paid.

First, job in 1980 paid $30,000/ year. Walked in the lab and told my boss. From his expression, it was clear that I was going to make more than him.
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