Morning all am off work today and got me thinking what my first job was. It was 1972 a paperboy wage £1 a week its hard to think that £1 was OK still had change at end of week. Can you remember yours |
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"Morning all am off work today and got me thinking what my first job was. It was 1972 a paperboy wage £1 a week its hard to think that £1 was OK still had change at end of week. Can you remember yours "
Two paper rounds, £5 a week each, while a at school and playing rugby for my Sunday league team, and my city too. 2 weekly games, and 4 weekly training sessions |
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"1970, piece work for a local nursery. Probably went home with 75p a day or something in the school holidays and at weekends. I saved £3:50 and bought my first pair of Levi's."
Morning my friend I bet you can still get in your levis xx  |
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I was a paperboy. Then I worked Saturdays in our local sports shop. First propper job was on the bins, enjoyed that for a year it actually paid well for a 18 year old! |
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"I was a paperboy. Then I worked Saturdays in our local sports shop. First propper job was on the bins, enjoyed that for a year it actually paid well for a 18 year old!"
Morning my friend yes bins was frowned on in the day have done it myself for an agency did pay well  |
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"1986... telecommunications...£168 per wk start off...that was excellent pay at the time... equivalent to at least €800 in today rate"
Morning Lia was going to say £168 a week then good money could you cope on that today xx |
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"1986... telecommunications...£168 per wk start off...that was excellent pay at the time... equivalent to at least €800 in today rateMorning Lia was going to say £168 a week then good money could you cope on that today xx"
Hi, it sure was & I enjoyed spending every penny...out 4 nights aevery wk clubbing every week, 2 new outfits every wk too including shoes & handbag...spoilt I was...value for money was way better back then X |
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"1986... telecommunications...£168 per wk start off...that was excellent pay at the time... equivalent to at least €800 in today rateMorning Lia was going to say £168 a week then good money could you cope on that today xx
Hi, it sure was & I enjoyed spending every penny...out 4 nights aevery wk clubbing every week, 2 new outfits every wk too including shoes & handbag...spoilt I was...value for money was way better back then X"
What did you do in telecommunications |
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"1970, piece work for a local nursery. Probably went home with 75p a day or something in the school holidays and at weekends. I saved £3:50 and bought my first pair of Levi's.Morning my friend I bet you can still get in your levis xx "
 I think I'd probably need the next size up nowadays |
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I was thinking about this yesterday while listening to absolute 90s, they where doing the chart for 1992. Took me back to JJB SPORTS, first real job not including paper rounds. I really couldn't do it now. |
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"1986... telecommunications...£168 per wk start off...that was excellent pay at the time... equivalent to at least €800 in today rateMorning Lia was going to say £168 a week then good money could you cope on that today xx
Hi, it sure was & I enjoyed spending every penny...out 4 nights aevery wk clubbing every week, 2 new outfits every wk too including shoes & handbag...spoilt I was...value for money was way better back then X
What did you do in telecommunications "
I was a technician |
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I did a milk round at weekends, hated the very early mornings. I think I was 15/16 yrs old. When I started college, I managed to get a job stacking shelves at the local supermarket, much better hours (and pay). |
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"2006, in an admin role. £20 a day!  would say what I know and your neck of the woods poor money  "
Mate. It was tough going for a while but stuck around as they were pretty flexi on when I could work etc around my uni days. |
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"2006, in an admin role. £20 a day!
Was it an apprenticeship ?"
Nope. Just someone who didn't want to pay a decent wage and was ripping me off. But as it was my first job and because he allowed me to have flexible hours around my uni days, I hung around for a while! |
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Housemaid in a bed and breakfast. It was live in, I was 16 earning £90 a week and felt very grown up because I had a little ensuite with kitchen at the top of the house all to myself  |
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Other than odd jobs and working for myself my first job was working in a homeless community centre, assistant manager and director by the time I left, I wasn’t paid a penny |
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I had part time jobs from the age of thirteen. I picked up a couple after 'Bob a job' week lol.
I had various jobs while I saved to go travelling when I was 18. Worked in kitchens, warehouses, fruit picking, painting and decorating, gardening. I did some really shitty jobs but it was ok as I had a goal and soent a year travelling which was absolutely brilliant
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"I was 14 and worked at a flea market ( les puces de Clignancourt ) in Paris , a fashion shop , on Saturdays and Sundays . Absolutely love it ,"
Morning miss hey look at you you just worked in Paris like you do xx |
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"My first job was when I was 14 ..
Did 2 nights a week in the Summer and all day Saturday all year round letting off Clay Pigeons from a rusty machine in a cold metal shed thingy ... For £8 a day "
wow jobs I never thought existed |
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"My first job was when I was 14 ..
Did 2 nights a week in the Summer and all day Saturday all year round letting off Clay Pigeons from a rusty machine in a cold metal shed thingy ... For £8 a day wow jobs I never thought existed "
I wish it hadn't lol.. Bloody awful job |
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