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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
I was fourteen working in Woolworths collecting and counting the money on Saturdays and during the school holidays.
I don't know how they managed without me during term time as I was always busy and the adult staff were busy too.
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Stuffing envelopes for the milkman as kids (parents were involved so all above board!!)
Then in a lamp factory peeling of the tape to reveal the designs... Fun
Then in a greasy spoon called the super sausage  |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
"Clay pigeon trapper.
I started when I was 12 or so.
Are they difficult to catch?
I worked on petticoat lane market"
I bet you were on the stockings and sock stall. I must have seen you back in the day.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Clay pigeon trapper.
I started when I was 12 or so."
That was my first job too when I was 13! I used to have to get there earlier than the others to help set all the traps up lol  |
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Petrol pump attendant aged 15 (illegal now) I worked during the school holidays 1-6pm. It was an overnight stay for truckers and also had a breakers yard & Café.
Filling wagons with 40 gallons of diesel in both tanks when it's freezing cold and the stop on mechanism is fucked is not a good experience.
Mind you I got paid £22 a week, happy days
*courtesy of the 1977 information department* |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Junior assistant in an Estate Agents when I was 16. Back then we only had a black and white photocopier, 3 dial phones and a typewriter with huge keys but I loved my job |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Junior assistant in an Estate Agents when I was 16. Back then we only had a black and white photocopier, 3 dial phones and a typewriter with huge keys but I loved my job "
ohhh the good ole days x |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Paperboy, I did this for a few years.I'd go in extra early on Tuesdays.That was the day the porno mags were delivered.
Is that where see you next Tuesday comes from?
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
"Junior assistant in an Estate Agents when I was 16. Back then we only had a black and white photocopier, 3 dial phones and a typewriter with huge keys but I loved my job "
You had a photocopier? Wow! I remember the Roneo printer. I had to type up the stencils and ink the roller. I also did a stint on a doll's eye switchboard. I was taught word processing on a Wang and used to send telex messages to America.
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By *aceytopWoman
over a year ago
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"Junior assistant in an Estate Agents when I was 16. Back then we only had a black and white photocopier, 3 dial phones and a typewriter with huge keys but I loved my job
You had a photocopier? Wow! I remember the Roneo printer. I had to type up the stencils and ink the roller. I also did a stint on a doll's eye switchboard. I was taught word processing on a Wang and used to send telex messages to America.
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I worked on a dolls eye switchboard I used to love it,and I remember the old roneos |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Junior assistant in an Estate Agents when I was 16. Back then we only had a black and white photocopier, 3 dial phones and a typewriter with huge keys but I loved my job
You had a photocopier? Wow! I remember the Roneo printer. I had to type up the stencils and ink the roller. I also did a stint on a doll's eye switchboard. I was taught word processing on a Wang and used to send telex messages to America.
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We were dead posh My favourite job was photocopying. And dealing with the sexy clients |
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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago
Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria |
I had more jobs than Hilda Ogden...morning n evening paper rounds (waged) plus Sunday round (self employed) from age 12/13.... Age 13 onwards also worked in local shop ( for local people)...was quite well off at that age, looking at approx £20 a week in early 80s
First proper (I.e. Tax paying job) was waitressing @ £1.50 per hour circa 1983...jeez, those were the days, felt like a millionaire |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Started work at 13 chopping onions at a very well known Holiday Camp in the New Forest. Got an upgrade to 'washer upper' in the restaurant and then at 16 did 2 years Hairdressing on the YTS scheme. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Putting the wheels on Lesneys toy cars at 10..me mum did "Homework", graduated to knicking car wheels at 12 then the whole thing at 14.
ere guv wanna buy a motor 
onest Jon |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Helped on the estate farm from about 10 yrs old getting £5 a weekend.. first propper job was apprentice mechanic until I passed my driving test and all I 've done since is drive.. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Vinny worked for a milkman and was delivering milk at 13teen till he was 16teen
Carol worked as papergirl from 12 till 15."
I did milk too. Not delivering.. Bugger that getting up at 1am.. Just the collecting money on a thurs and fri evening. Cushy job, but it helped I'm the milkmans daughter. Literally |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I actually have had various jobs from a fairly early age (for my generation at least) as I found I prefered cash to boredom.
I am still extremely poor so don't get the wrong impression. |
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"Paperboy...
But first full-time (summer) job (age 15) was feeding pillowcases into a belt steam iron and folding machine in an industrial laundry in the summer of 72, and it was a HOT summer! "
Hell wasn't it? I fed hospital/hotel sheets and pillowcases the summer of 1977: a very VERY hot summer! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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First job was a paper round at 8 or 9 years old ... totally illegal now and then I worked in a butcher's shop aged 11 on saturdays and all the school holidays - and yeah that would be illegal as well in this day and age !!! |
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"Paperboy...
But first full-time (summer) job (age 15) was feeding pillowcases into a belt steam iron and folding machine in an industrial laundry in the summer of 72, and it was a HOT summer!
Hell wasn't it? I fed hospital/hotel sheets and pillowcases the summer of 1977: a very VERY hot summer!"
did you wake up opening pillowcases and seeing sheets flying tho the spreading machine?
I still suffer...LoL |
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By *aravancouple OP Man
over a year ago
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"Vinny worked for a milkman and was delivering milk at 13teen till he was 16teen
Carol worked as papergirl from 12 till 15.
I did milk too. Not delivering.. Bugger that getting up at 1am.. Just the collecting money on a thurs and fri evening. Cushy job, but it helped I'm the milkmans daughter. Literally "
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Friday evening and Saturday morning, junior in a hairdressers, first job.
My last job, many moons ago, can't mention 
Most fulfilling job, on going, caring for my son  |
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I got a job at the local newsagents at 14. I worked all day saturday and sunday morning till 1pm.. for 28 shillings. I also worked there in the holidays. Stayed through college and working full time as a hairdresser.(just sundays by then ) Stopped at 22 when I met OH. |
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"Paperboy...
But first full-time (summer) job (age 15) was feeding pillowcases into a belt steam iron and folding machine in an industrial laundry in the summer of 72, and it was a HOT summer!
Hell wasn't it? I fed hospital/hotel sheets and pillowcases the summer of 1977: a very VERY hot summer!
did you wake up opening pillowcases and seeing sheets flying tho the spreading machine?
I still suffer...LoL"
 no, but I still fold my sheets and pillow cases in the same way. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Vinny worked for a milkman and was delivering milk at 13teen till he was 16teen
Carol worked as papergirl from 12 till 15."
thirteenteen?
sixteenteen?
how come carol doesnt get an extra teen after her ages?
your just spiteful lol
first job, paperround
first PROPER job was a pot washer in a hotel. for £2.85ph, to put myself through college
once did an 18 hour shift after a night out. was wrecked lol |
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I ran away to sea when 14 an a half.Hard life bad pay £12 a month for 70hr week but great to see the world, while 99% of people back in England idea of a holiday were day trips to Southend or Margate. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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from about the age of 13 I was a right workaholic morning papers everyday then added jobs for the shop owner and working Monday - Saturday evenings in a butchers. Oh also selling fags and energy drinks to kids at school I was quite well off them days I dunno what's happened since though  |
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