sawali
10 Answers
Ducky
Payroll clerk for 200 (hourly) employees, calculated weekly and all by hand (no computers). It was paid by cash which was placed in an envelope for each employee....1961. Most interestingly, they came into my office, picked up their envelope and didn't even have to sign for it. In my three years on that job, no one ever complained that they had not received their pay! Can you imagine that system in today's world?
| 10 years ago. Rating: 11 | |
Bob/PKB
country bumpkin
The first job I had (working 40 hours per week) was at Sam's Club in Ft. Worth, Texas.
I was hired as a cashier, but I was constantly asked to fill in as a door greeter on the day's the door greeters had a day off or were on vacation. The managers wanted me at the entrance and exit doors because I had such a great smile. ( I was known as "Smiley" in junior high and high school because I have an infectious smile).
(2002 or 3 until 2005)
| 10 years ago. Rating: 10 | |
On a serious note though, I was straight as the ace of spades when I started working for Sam's Club.
terryfossil 1
chainman on a bush surverors gang at about 16 years old,,i was called the nipper or billy boy,,and was generally the one all the practical jokes were played on,,,and about 1967,,,,,too much information,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
| 10 years ago. Rating: 10 | |
ROMOS
jhharlan
1979, worked for Eagle Signal at various positions……….left in 2003
| 10 years ago. Rating: 9 | |
sunnyB
Tommyh
1962 age 14.Started my apprenticeship with a bunch of great blokes who were all Ex Pows of the Japanese.WWII. It was like a second education hearing all their stories.I will never forget those blokes.I think they inspired me to be the man I am today.They are all gone now.All dead at an early age because of what they suffered at the hand of their captors.
R.I.P.
Bluey,Bunger,Ian,Arthur,Charlie & Alec.
| 10 years ago. Rating: 7 | |
mycatsmom
working in a store where they sold books and records. Some of you younger people don't even know what a " record " is. hee hee
| 10 years ago. Rating: 7 | |
bulletman
I started as an indentured letterpress machinist on 13th january 1966, my first weeks wages was 6 pounds, 13 shillings and sixpence, the next month 14th Feruary 1966 Australia converted to dollars and cents which made it $13 and 35 cents, i felt rich, apprentice wages are bloody awful compared to a tradesman wages of approx. 80 to 100 dollars. I would have rathered a career in the Royal Australian Navy, when you are young sometimes the decisions made seem to be the right ones..
| 10 years ago. Rating: 6 | |
