FabSwingers.com forum: What was yr first job

By *usman 199 OP Man
over a year ago

Stockport

Me paperboy 12 years old. £1 a week. Thought I was rolling in it . Happy weekends everybody

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Deck chair attendant Bournemouth

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By *moothCriminal_xMan
over a year ago

Redditch

Worked on a paint dryer summer after gcses

Watched paint dry

Lasted 2.5 days. Cried over the weekend. Didnt go back

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Working in my parents take out sandwich shop before school, I think I was about 8-9

When we were busy and I was late I used to get a lift on the milk float, that was one way to turn up to school but I always had the best pack up

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By *oodymonsterMan
over a year ago

Near Shrewsbury

Helping clean bedrooms in my aunts b and b

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By *ixed MisterMan
over a year ago

London

I worked in a bowling alley in Clacton, was stupidly young.

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By *MisschiefxTV/TS
over a year ago

London

labouring on building sites.

First job out of uni was as a cameraman for pumpkin studios. They're a porn studio but I worked with the cam girls on Red Light Central.

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By *oco_marsWoman
over a year ago

Stockport

I worked at Matalan, loved it! We had a laugh and I just worked all sorts of weird hours. Still in touch with my old supervisors and manager

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By *argaryen starkCouple
over a year ago

pinxton

On a fruit and veg stall on a local market

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By *ellanbennyCouple
over a year ago

cambs

Paper round at the age of 13

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By *etro1940sCouple
over a year ago

Kingston upon Thames

Anne: Lawyer

George: Navy

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By *irtydevil666Man
over a year ago

bristol

Cleaning shit up at the donkey sanctuary....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Straight out of high school and into the army as a medic.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hairdressing

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By *oyahandrussCouple
over a year ago

Nr Rugby

Shampoo girl

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By *9problemsMan
over a year ago

Winchester

Paperboy too, then checkouts at Homebase, then helping out on a mate’s building sites

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Milk round. 6am start. 15 quid for a Saturday.

I was 15.

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By *acey_RedWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool

I worked the Next sales for 1 day but my first proper job was home bargains. £3.99 per hour and 4 days annual leave a year.

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By *avexxMan
over a year ago

cheshire

working on the farm..

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

Trainee Programmer.

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By *Adfab93xMan
over a year ago

Wakefield

Working on a farm harvesting vegetables

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By *lynJMan
over a year ago

Morden

Summer job as a lab assistant at the school I had attended as a student. Did it for 3 months before going to uni.

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By *eaplingWoman
over a year ago

london

Argos Christmas temp

they didn't keep me on

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

Putting jam in donuts and cleaning the baking trays

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By *aggonerMan
over a year ago

for a penny

"Paper round at the age of 13"

Me too

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By *yronMan
over a year ago

grangemouth

Assistant cook for the princely sum of £75 a week. I lasted for two weeks.

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By *rAitchMan
over a year ago

Diagonally Parked in a Parallel Universe

School holidays working in my dad's car body shop preparing cars for respray. First proper job was making 6' snooker and pool tables.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Babysitter

Think i got £1 an hour?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Apprentice hairdresser after leaving school.

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By *oubleswing2019Man
over a year ago

Colchester

Didn't have one as such. I received an allowance until I was 18 and that ended when I got my first job at 18, which I think was fair.

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By *nightsoftheCoffeeTableCouple
over a year ago

Leeds

Paper boy. £13 a week.

The mr

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Paper girl, just sundays.

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By *nobyMan
over a year ago

Dorchester

Security officer on a canal…yes, really

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By *isAdventure69Woman
over a year ago

Hampshire

I worked in a fashion shop , I was 15 and I loved it !

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

Paperboy, for the local newspaper. I had one area, my sister had the next area. We both did the paper round together, it seemed to work well.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Paperboy, then washing up in cafés while at school.

I did loads of weird jobs through college - in a frozen prawn factory, children's home, pubs, making sandwiches and semi-pro football among many others

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By *art1968Man
over a year ago

stafford

YTS at a printing company, still work in the same industry now 37 years later !

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By *ilfCrumpet9Man
over a year ago

Wirral

Cashier in a petrol station

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Clothes stall at Blackbushe market.

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By *ark RumMan
over a year ago

Bucks

First job, hand job. Haven't sacked it yet

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By *unx2019Couple
over a year ago

Moray

Top rank services on the M2, clearing tables from the cafeteria, wonderful job...,..not!

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By *iasubTV/TS
over a year ago

Ilkeston

Worked in a high street fashion shop for a good 3 years. Did everything from floor work to working on lorries that came to the store. Was a great job

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By *ermite12ukMan
over a year ago

Solihull and Brentwood

Worked on a milk round.

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By *est kept secretsCouple
over a year ago

Tamworth

High school straight in Royal Navy.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Paper round

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By *orphia2003Woman
over a year ago

Tonypandy.

Paper round, waitressing, working in shop were my 'school' jobs.

First proper full time job was working in guest house in Cardiff doing breakfast and working bar in evening.

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By *agerMorganMan
over a year ago

Canvey Island

Sales guy at Phones4u.

Terrible job, terrible people

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"Worked on a milk round."

Are you ernie?

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By *ermite12ukMan
over a year ago

Solihull and Brentwood

"Worked on a milk round.

Are you ernie? "

Yes, and I'm looking for the lovely widow Sue. Any help much appreciated.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Selling fridges at asda ,called gem at the time ,20 quid a week ,shop manager used to whack people for messing up ,never got to whack me ,pushed him over a bale of carrots ,oops ,sacked after 1 week

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"Worked on a milk round.

Are you ernie?

Yes, and I'm looking for the lovely widow Sue. Any help much appreciated.

I think shes at number 22

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By *SuperbMan
over a year ago

now in Germany

Working at Hampton Court Palace for my gap year, best job! 10am until 6, cycle to work, selling tickets and could party in the evenings!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Window cleaner

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not sure if working in the family shop counts as I never got paid

My first paid job was my apprenticeship at 18 on the heady heights of £2.69 and hour

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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham

Syrian restaurant £1.15 per hour ! Loved that job taught me to clean grills and mop floors properly & make all kinds of good stuff I still make now

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By *assy69Man
over a year ago

West Sussex and Wales

My first paid job was back in the 80’s, and spent 3 years working as a postman……. I do miss that bicycle but have woken at 3am ever since

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

Trainee computer programmer after college.

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By *nigmaschild300Man
over a year ago

dunfermline

Paperboy, started at 12 by 14 I had taken 3 linked rounds and made £26 a week lol. Did me good as at 16 I started as an apprentice mechanic and my new boss and old boss were good friends so he put in a good word for me.

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By *obby3264Man
over a year ago

Cambridge

After working at me mam snd dad's shop hfor years. I did 1 week as a security guard where the dogs were on a better rate.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I made a career out of my first job. I have been a feckless, useless dogsbody ever since.

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By *eneralKenobiMan
over a year ago

North Angus

Paper round at 11 then into the motor trade at 17

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By *callycatMan
over a year ago

Mid Wales

When I was in the sixth form I worked for the egg marketing board sorting out cluck ups with farmer's payments

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By *havencoupleCouple
over a year ago

Essex

As a youngster I was a human marker holding a flag every 20 metres across a corn field for a plane to aim at as it sprayed chemicals over it !

No H & S there !!!

Use to go home stinking of those chemicals & stained green but the pay was good ,,lol

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By *organ and rob zombieCouple
over a year ago

bradford

A commercial lithographer (printer) for Rob

And a shop assistant for Morgan

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By *ootyfruityCouple
over a year ago

andover

Mine was a paper boy!

The. I made sandwiches on a Saturday

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By *stbury DavenportMan
over a year ago

Nottingham

"What was yr first job"

A waste of five years that gave me life-long health issues.

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By *lexanderSupertrampMan
over a year ago

Gourock

Packing shelves in the co-op

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By *avinaTVTV/TS
over a year ago

Transsexual Transylvania

Sales assistant in a shoe shop when I was 16.

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By *omad77Man
over a year ago

Sheffield

Sold veggies at the market and walked dogs on the weekend when I was 13

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Woolworths

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By *penbicoupleCouple
over a year ago

Northampton

Stocking shelves at Tesco. I now own Tesla and a silly social media thing.

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By *aughtystaffs60Couple
over a year ago

Staffordshire

All sorts of things like cleaning floor in local church, carpet shop assistant, green grocers etc etc.

I wonder if the kids of today do all this stuff. I bet they don't and I bet even if they wanted to it's not allowed with all the legislation and stuff to "protect" children from exploitation. It was character building though and started you on the road to self reliance.

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By *iscean_dreamMan
over a year ago

Llanelli

Fruit picking when I was 16 and still at school, just on weekends

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By *penbicoupleCouple
over a year ago

Northampton

"All sorts of things like cleaning floor in local church, carpet shop assistant, green grocers etc etc.

I mean, I'm okay with protecting kids from exploitation. And I certainly wouldn't want my kids going anywhere near a church.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I used to sell tablet, macaroon, bacon, eggs and yoghurts to people.

Then I got a job in a hotel which I loved.

Now 27 years on I'm back in one part time. Like a full circle.

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By *ansoffateMan
over a year ago

Sagittarius A

Glass collector at the local 'grab-a-granny' night. I still have nightmares about being groped by my mate's mums, whilst hearing Dancing Queen on loop in my head.

Please stop I just need your empties.

I only got like £2.50 an hour, but for some reason Whiskey kept disappearing from the storeroom. Complete mystery.

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By *r_PinkMan
over a year ago

london stratford

"Me paperboy 12 years old. £1 a week. Thought I was rolling in it . Happy weekends everybody

I was 13. and worked in Berick Street Market (in Soho, near where I used to live), selling fruit and a stall for my dads friend.

it was a Saturday and holiday job and I got paid £5 a day.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Still at school, so during holidays and Saturdays I worked in the local slaughter house. Sharpening knives and the odd bit of killing and skinning.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Used to sell eggs round the doors.. company was called eggs on legs haha think i got like 50p for every half dozen i sold

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Picking apples for £5/hr

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By *ainbows_can_be_metal_tooCouple
over a year ago

Darlington

Mark: shelf stacker in tj Hughes,then went on to work in a cinema and spent 15 years after that in pubs and restaurants doing everything including chef work right up to manager. Now I'm training to be a hgv driver

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By *ack688Man
over a year ago

abruzzo Italy (and UK)

Just after my o levels I spent some of the summer working in a cattle market. There really is nothing quite like having to hose down a nights worth of cow shit from a large barn at 7am in hot weather!

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By *tterdogMan
over a year ago

South West

13 I had two jobs.

Paper round along the sea front where the affluent people lived so had great "tips" at Christmas.

Ice cream kiosk on the beach at weekends & school holidays. I developed a very strong wrist action from all the scooping & not from being slightly elovated and looking down at acres of cleavage on show all day. Oh to be a teenager again

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

JJB Sports. Was sacked on day two for playing football with a colleague on the shop floor

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By *elpful and caringMan
over a year ago

Scarborough

Milkman’s lad.

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By *sleWightCoupleCouple
over a year ago

Ryde

Programming binary load-lifters.

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By *igjonny090Man
over a year ago

blackpool and Manchester

I was the site chemist for a toilet paper manufacturer I started straight out of uni and it was the worst job I’ve ever had

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By *ustamanMan
over a year ago

weymouth

Shop assistant in a concession shop in fine fare (remember them

) Saturday boy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Countryside ranger on a nature reserve at 18. Misleading job title, involved lots of very serious hard grafting clearing acres of Rhododendron and trees, laying footpaths for nature trails and building birdwatching hides.

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By *ezebel100Woman
over a year ago

Birmingham

Worked in an ice cream parlour, absolutely loved it.

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By *ty31Man
over a year ago

NW London

Flyposting and handing out flyers.

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