First REAL job at 16, $1.35/hour, working as a summer kitchen aide on split shift in a non-air conditioned convalescent home. Hours: 7 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., then back at 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. for the dinner shift. It must have been 110 degrees in that joint and I had to bend over huge greasy aluminum trays - and a hot, steaming stainless steel sink - to clean them by hand. I had to take the bus because I had no car, and then hang around our downtown area for 3 hours until the second shift started, then back home on the bus. Lots of walking involved!
Still, I was THRILLED to get my first real paycheck and open my first bank account. I felt, as the kids like to say, "empowered." :-)
Here’s your ping, kid. ;-)
>>>First REAL job at 16, $1.35/hour, working as a summer kitchen aide on split shift in a non-air conditioned convalescent home. >>>
Got to admit, when I saw “convalescent home” I got real concerned about what I was going to read from you. But I guess there are worse things to do in a convalescent home than work in the kitchen right?