What was your first job?

SailorSam

Besides the things like delivering papers; being a caddy at the local golf course. picking peas and potatoes for farmers, and delivering orders of paint and wallpaper on one of those bikes that had a big basket at the front. My first summer job when i left school was smashing eggs. I think i was paid £6 a week. I probably gave half of that to my Mum.

Hard_Up_Hester

I worked unpaid in my parents newsagents & also covered all the paper rounds when the paperboys didn't show up.
My first paid job was in a hairdressers, as an apprentice, I was paid £3 per week.
Hester

seven-day-weekend

I was a telephonist for the GPO.

Errata

As a 10 year old, picking xxxx freezing sprouts in a xxxxxx freezing field on a xxxxx freezing winter's day for 2/6d !

amistupid

My first proper job was in 1975 training as a soldier. I can't remember my exact wage but I know it was poor and to get it you had to go to pay parade where you marched up to a table, saluted the officer behind it who then handed over your pittance.

academiablues

I worked in a garden centre cafe in the early noughties - £3.25 an hour and thought I was rich I also did Avon with my mum, so I had quite a lot of disposable income as a teenager! Saved it all to go to uni though
I didn't work at uni, apart from when I spent too much on a Christmas present for my then boyfriend (now husband) so got a part-time Christmas job at the Works to pay for it! I'd be happy for any kids I have to do the same - birthdays and Christmas are all fine and well, but even if parents can afford to buy everything you want, having some independence is nice.

thriftyemma

My first job was at a butcher's, working from 6am to 6pm every Saturday, for £2.60/hr. This was mid 90s. The job was so demoralizing I left after 6 weeks.
My first 'proper' job was working in a jewellers, which I loved! Well paid, lovely staff, lots of training. The only blip was when the boss came in hungover one morning, and asked me to clean the sick off his shoes. I 'politely' declined.
After being out of the workplace for so long, to be a SAHM, I would love to get back in to work, especially a jewellers again.

missbiggles1

Errata wrote: »

As a 10 year old, picking xxxx freezing sprouts in a xxxxxx freezing field on a xxxxx freezing winter's day for 2/6d !

Was that before or after you went down t'pit?;)

double_mummy

Working in bear factory going in the bear suit for parties and to walk around the shopping centre i was on £3 per hour and it was hell like a sauna in that thing i also did some of the restocking and sewing up of the bears but you always had to smile - i didnt last long lol

Deep_In_Debt

I worked as a Chambermaid (not sure that's the name now) in a local hotel. Some of the things I saw and rooms I cleaned was eye opening for an innocent teenager! It was a nice hotel but some of the guests were not so pleasant.

I also used to babysit the hotel managers' daughter after I finished my cleaning shift. She used to cause havoc in the hotel and was a nightmare.

Can't remember how much I earned - not much as it was a long time ago.