mine was working at mc donalds. I was 17.
2007-10-24 13:13:32 · 38 answers · asked by carriec 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Senior Citizens
yea tara. reported. some people are just stupid.
2007-10-24 13:22:55 · update #1
I grew up working on the farm but the first one away from home was babysitting for all the nieghbors of course.
2007-10-24 13:16:03 · answer #1 · answered by Aloha_Ann 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Aside from babysitting, I sold magazines over the phone. That lasted until I ran out of relatives to call and had to "cold" call people from the phone book. I hated people hanging up on me and felt rejected. Next I worked for a private lodge on the Michigan/Wisconsin border. I began at 4 AM, to peal 50 lb bags of potatoes, serve breakfast, do the dihes, cleaned cabins and helped prepare and serve dinner and clean up the kitchen.. We got an apartment and a jeep to use and all our food . We made $1.60 an hour and tips I was happy, it was a great job for a 15 year old. There was a landing stip on the property so I had lots of plane rides and one of the patrons was teaching e to fly, the people would take us water skiing and I have always loved the woods and nature. It was about 1500 acres so I loved it. I used to sit quietly and watch the wild animals, beavers, deer, bear and the badgers. Very happy memories there
2007-10-25 04:17:41 · answer #2 · answered by slk29406 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was a candy girl at a neighborhood movie theatre at the age of 15 and made 50 cents an hour until I turned 16 and became a nurses aid at a hospital in Chicago and made $1.00 an hour. This was in the 1960's.
2007-10-26 16:13:12 · answer #3 · answered by chansenfam@sbcglobal.net 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good question. I was a live-in housekeeper and I made $15 dollars a week. I was 16 yrs old and worked there for a year till the family moved to Fla. Then I started working in a hospital as a nurses aide.
2007-10-24 14:21:09 · answer #4 · answered by Wet Doggie 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Telephone Switchboard Operator.
2007-10-26 08:53:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Worked on a horse farm for a buck an hour. Cleaned stables, horses and spread manure. Weekdays for 2 hours a day and weekends 4 hours. Was 12 when I started.
2007-10-27 23:40:50 · answer #6 · answered by Eminence Vox 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bj's first job was as a Nursing Assistant in a hospital for children and young adults who had Downs' Syndrome, Ceribral Palsy, Spina Bifida, and various other conditions. My first proper job was as a Steward in HM Royal Navy.
2007-10-25 13:34:36 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My very first job was picking strawberries during the summer
when I was about 12 or 13. It was a backbreaking job for very
little money. Then next I tried picking string beans, and that
wasn't as back breaking, but it was very tiring. And the pay
was also extremely poor. I learned how hard it was to earn
money, and I never took it for granted again.
2007-10-24 14:31:34 · answer #8 · answered by Lynn 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Working at Woolworth's for $.82/hr when I was 15. That was under minimum wage but they could get away with that then. I was in high school and they offered me a nickel an hour raise on Friday night after six months. Wanna guess what I told them?
2007-10-24 19:11:44 · answer #9 · answered by towanda 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I worked in a general store all day on Saturdays in 1950 when I was 14yrs old. I got the equivalent now to 50p for the whole day. It seemed like a fortune then.
2007-10-27 23:54:42 · answer #10 · answered by JoJo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Aside from babysitting, I lied about my age and got a job in a drug store fountain at 14. I made 85 cents an hour and got a 20 per cent discount. I bet I could still make a mean cherry limeade.
2007-10-24 19:03:22 · answer #11 · answered by curious connie 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋