[graciegirl]

I worked in a bakery store and Sweetie was a paper boy. Neither of us got allowances or prizes for good grades.

[dillywho]

When I was in high school, we had a program called DE (Distributive Education). I went to school half a day and worked half a day and all day Saturdays at a clothing store doing bookkeeping and cashiering. That was in the pre-computer era (sounds really old, huh?) when books were kept by hand. I can't imagine doing some of the things I did then now, like walking 3 city blocks to take the previous day's receipts to the bank in just a plain ole bank bag. Didn't think a thing of it back then.

We didn't get paid for our grades, either....we were just expected to keep them up. Or else!

[gatherer47]

I like Graciegirl's Sweetie was a paperboy.The daily paper cost seven cents.I loved getting those tips at Christmas.Usually a dollar from each customer and once in awhile a five.Hated Wednesdays because that was the day paper was much bigger and heavier because of the ads.Saturday was the thinnest paper so easy delivery day.Saturday morning was collection day and I would knock on doors to collect that 42 cents.People didn't pay by mail in those days.ah-MEMORIES

[Northstar]

1) I had a paper route for a few years.

2) I worked at Mister Softee Ice CreamI(load, unload, wash the trucks).

3) My grandfather owned a pet shop, worked there on weekends.

4) Cut lawns and weeded gardens.

5) In the winter time I would go around the neighborhood and shove sidewaks and driveways.

[Jhooman]

I worked at the Strand Theatre on Duval street, Key West, Fl. as a cashier. Earned 85 cents an hour. I was also a lifeguard at Key West high. It was tough making a living on the island, but I liked the money in my purse. My parents didn't give me an allowance or pay me for chores, that was my duty and responsibility to the family.

When I left the Island to attend college, I had several jobs, I was on my own. My parents could not afford to help me. One summer I had three jobs, working in a pear factory, swim instructor and receptionist in a insurance office. I never knew what the word entitlement meant, I just did what I needed to do, I had a dream. 90% perspiration 10% inspiration.

I was the first college graduate in my family. I'm grateful for these experiences. Fast forward, I'm retired and moving to The Villages next month. I will be working hard at playing, I can hardly wait to be a Frogette.

Life is so cool.

[l2ridehd]

I worked in a gas station, pumping gas, changing tires and washing cars when I was 12, at 14 worked on a dairy farm tossing hay bales from the fields to the barns and milking cows, and cleaning up you know what, through high school worked in a diner and a car dealership detailing cars. After high school worked as an electrician to pay my way through college.

[EdV]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

I worked in a bakery store and Sweetie was a paper boy. Neither of us got allowances or prizes for good grades.

Same here Gracie. My Dad owned a machine shop and an allowance meant I was allowed to come down to the shop and earn it. At 12 years I was sorting parts, and at 15 I was machining them on lathes and milling machines.

[seashorecaroline]

I worked at Woolworths in the pet department and they paid us cash in a tiny brown envelope.

[2BNTV]

I didn't have a real job after school but I was required to work in my mothers and fathers business. They owned a luncheonette. My parents didn't give me an allowance or pay me for chores as that was my duty and responsibility to the family.

I started when I was eleven and when I was close to eighteen, I received two bucks for the week to go out on Friday night with my friends for thirty hours of work. I never expected anything so I never asked. I was never denied anything either as my parents were good providers. It instilled in me a strong work ethic.

A nickel for a cup of coffee, nickel and dime cokes and egg creams were 15 cents. It blows my mind that Dunkin charges $1.47 for a small container of coffee that one can make at home for pennies.

Can't wait to retire and enjoy the good life.

[deano_hoosier]

Bakery... all through high school. Lost my "sweet tooth" in those years at the bakery.

[TommyT]

First job before 16 was mowing grass in the neighborhood. Had many good customers that only let me do their lawns.

Second job was weekend bell-hop at the hotel we were staying while our new home was built. Dad was transferred from Jacksonville to Atlanta.

Third job was sacking groceries at a Big Apple and whatever they told me. I caught the store manager stealing from my register when I had my back turned. I was fired for whipping his fanny. Go figure !!!

Fourth Job was in management for A & P while I was in college. Great company and great people to work with.

Graduated college and started in my fulltime career...

[schotzyb]

Mowed lawns with the old type push mower. No gas or riding mower; just plain old push power. Those hilly lawns were a pain.

[villagegolfer]

Originally Posted by EdVinMass

Same here Gracie. My Dad owned a machine shop and an allowance meant I was allowed to come down to the shop and earn it. At 12 years I was sorting parts, and at 15 I was machining them on lathes and milling machines.

Same here. I worked in machine shop summers starting at 13. After school when I got my driving license using my old jalopy that I bought from working summers. Always bought my own clothes.

[buzzy]

Got my working papers at 16. Then worked as a supermarket stock boy on weekday afternoons and Saturdays through high school.

[cricket1]

My Mom volunteered me for my first paying job. I babysat for some second cousins for the summer when I was 12. My Mom negotiated my salary---offered me for less per hour because she didn't think babysitters should get good pay! It was a L-O-N-G summer!