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I did the same. I never looked at any work as beneath me.

Me either. I have a Master’s Degree and back in the late 90’s, I got a part time job at Subway for some extra money and I NEVER considered it beneath me. In fact, it was a fun job. I enjoyed myself very much. I worked 8 hours at my full time job with so much stress and then I would go and work 4 hours at Subway where it was enjoyable and stress free. I don’t understand this thing called “a job beneath me”. I have a friend who has a Bachelor’s Degree from American University and he won’t even mow his own lawn. Laziest guy I ever met in my life!!!!!

I worked at a Baskin Robbins in High School. We were given “waitress wages” because we could get tips (ever tip the ice cream scooper? Yeah, me neither). It was 2.10 an hour in 1978. I’ve never had so much fun in all my life and my best friend and I hung out while the other worked, so basically they got two workers for the pay of one. We loved our boss who bought the business from from an old tightwad. She was in the red from the beginning. We knew it and did whatever she needed. In turn, she let us make and take ice cream pies home for Christmas, because it was all she could give us.

I learned how to fix the shake machine with plastic spoons as shims, clean frosty freezers and clear drains. We all worked together and the owner cried and hugged me when I went off to college.

She stayed in business until they grazed the shop for a grocery store. I loved that job.