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I started working for a guy who owned a furniture factory. Cleaned out his warehouses before I could legally work there (paid cash). Then I would work summer days at his ranch outside town. The first job was clearing a concrete irrigation ditch that had filled completely with mud from an overflow of the canal that fed it. It took me three days to completely clear it by hand, it was over a mile long.

Then I dug post holes for his fence (again by hand, until he garnered some sympathy and brought out his tractor with a post-hole auger on it - we broke three safety pins dealing with rocks). It was hard work, it was good work, and it was a learning experience I never forgot.

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I worked as a lifeguard during the summers. Generally was on shift for about 3 hours a day and worked out, slept, or played basketball for the rest of the time. There was a 2 hour lunch most days. On Sundays we always had a BBQ going. That was on the clock also.

BTW, this was for the Chicago Park District. ;-)