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What was your very first job and how much did it pay ?

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Sunujing · 46-50, M

Part time at a carpet store. $4.75/hr plus spiffs on over the counter sales. It was a plum job in HS

MasterLee · 56-60, M

Dishwasher. $2 an hour.

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MasterLee · 56-60, M

@sunsporter1649 si

MasterLee · 56-60, M

@Nimbus later I started cleaning horse stalls for $3/hr. A pay raise.

Nimbus · M

@MasterLee Yay! :)

Virgo79 · 61-69, M

I think it was $2.00 hr.
Castrating pigs.

Nimbus · M

@Virgo79 Wow, unusual :)

Virgo79 · 61-69, M

@Nimbus not back then, there was fields of hogs everywhere around here.

WillaKissing · 56-60

Farm hand/laborer $20.00 a day plus a home cooked lunch, and my most favored job I ever had. I loved the elderly couple I worked for.

Nimbus · M

@WillaKissing Awww, sweet :)

Freeranger · M

I grew up on my parent's farm. I worked there until I left for the military at 19. There was no pay....our efforts went in to the family farm.

Nimbus · M

@Freeranger Best wishes to you, Sir 👍

Dlrannie · 31-35, F

Modelling for a kids clothing catalogue - really can’t remember what I was paid but it led to a lucrative career that continues 🙂

TheSirfurryanimalWales · 61-69, M

Geography teacher
£4,800 per annum which doesn’t sound much but was in the early eighties.

Nimbus · M

@TheSirfurryanimalWales I had a great Geography teacher and much remember him :)

Rambler · M

working at a car wash/car detailer. $1.15 per hour. 1968.

Nimbus · M

@Rambler 👍

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MrBrownstone · 46-50, M

@Rambler [media=https://youtu.be/3v8I5egzoMo]

eyeno · M

Paperboy...I think 25 cents per subscription.

Nimbus · M

@eyeno I had that job too :)

eyeno · M

@Nimbus BIG money back in the day for a kid who's willing to work seven days a week.

sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M

Dishwasher at an Italian restaurant. $1.25 an hour

Nimbus · M

@sunsporter1649 👍

MrAboo · 36-40, M

Working at pet shop for $6.25

Nimbus · M

@MrAboo 👍

oldercanuck1 · 70-79, M

oldest of five both parents worked ,, i was 12 ,, had to make sure they all got ready ofr school and the baby to the sitter ,,, no pay ,, till i got to baby sit other peoples children ,, and then farm work ,,

Nimbus · M

@oldercanuck1 👍

oldercanuck1 · 70-79, M

@Nimbus Thank you ,,

Nanori · F

I was a secretary I don't remember the pay but it wasn't much cause I didn't suck my boss's dick

Nimbus · M

@Nanori 😄

WintaTheAngle · 41-45, M

Waiter at a family restaurant. Can’t remember the pay but it was so little I took on a second job in a bar.

Nimbus · M

@WintaTheAngle 👍

AbbeyRhode · F

Cashier in a department store, $2.65 an hour.

Nimbus · M

@AbbeyRhode Did you enjoy it?

AbbeyRhode · F

@Nimbus Yes, I was so excited to be making my own money. I bought little gifts for my family with my first paycheck. ☺️

Nimbus · M

@AbbeyRhode Awwww, typically unselfish :)

exexec · 61-69, C

Mowing lawns. $1.00 per lawn unless the homeowner took pity on me and gave me more.

Nimbus · M

@exexec Awwww :)

BeJeweled · F

I babysat and have no idea what they paid me. Probably 5 bucks. lol

Nimbus · M

@BeJeweled 👍

MissTaken · 36-40, F

Turkey Plucking and no pay 🙂

Nimbus · M

@MissTaken Family business, I remember :)

MissTaken · 36-40, F

@Nimbus You got it 😂😂

itsok · 31-35, F

I worked at a diner as a teenager. It paid $7 an hour.

Nimbus · M

@itsok 👍

GeorgeTBH · 31-35, M

dishwasher it was like $8 something an hour

Nimbus · M

@GeorgeTBH 👍

Confined · 56-60, M

First job as a stock boy. $4.25 an hour.

Nimbus · M

@Confined 👍

4meAndyou · F

Babysitting was my very first job when I was 11 years old. The couple across the street stuck an 11 year old with no experience with their croupy baby because they couldn't get a sitter on New Year's eve. They gave me $5.00 for the whole night including tip and I wanted to kill my mother for saying I would do it.

SW-User

As a cleaner and 9 euros an hour

Nimbus · M

@SW-User 👍

Roadsterrider · 56-60, M

My first job was as an apprentice welder for $1.00 an hour. I learned a little about welding and then bailed for a mechanic position in the Montgomery Wards Auto Center for $3.35 an hour.

craig7 · 70-79, M

A holiday job,in a warehouse,$A20 a week - in 1966.

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Nimbus · M

@Stereoguy lol @ $1 a day.
How times have changed, uh! :)

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ViciDraco · 36-40, M

Helping a buddy start his computer store. It was like $5/day. I was rather taken advantage of, but the work wasn't that hard most of the time

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oldercanuck1 · 70-79, M

@ViciDraco ya i am not a people person either ,,, well in a business ,,

ViciDraco · 36-40, M

@oldercanuck1 my problem is not about interacting with people. It's about asking people to split with their hard earned money especially in areas where people don't have much and just how much items are typically marked up from cost. I tend to have a very generous spirit and running a competitive business requires pretty much the opposite.

oldercanuck1 · 70-79, M

@ViciDraco yes things are mark up to high but they say it is the cost of doing business ,,, yes i used to be a picture framer for a bit as well and the mark up is wow 400 % of the cost to do it ,,

Unquestioned · 70-79, M

Cabinet making, £5.00 a week - 10s/8d national insurance = £4/9s/4d. That was my first full time job. I had a paper round and helped the milkman when I was at school.

Nimbus · M

@Unquestioned Skilled job I appreciate :)

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Nimbus · M

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