FabSwingers.com forum: First job

By *eliciouslady OP Woman
over a year ago

Sometimes U.K

As a teen living in a seaside resort, my first job was after school serving dinners in a guest house.

Salary? 50pence an hour.

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

Mopping floors 300km away from home for £40

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

Mucking horses out at the local stables £5 for a whole weekend (8am-6pm)

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

I’m not even going to post it

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By *pforfun1234562016Couple
over a year ago

leamington spa

At local shop for £18 a day

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

I worked in a supermarket as did most of my friends. We also made friends with loads of others there, it was a good time and many many hangovers ensued.

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By *oman wantedCouple
over a year ago

Cheshire/Liverpool/Manchester

Delivering papers.£8 a week x

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By *VineMan
over a year ago

The right place

My first temporary job was in a tax office.

My first full time job was as a physics teacher.

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By *itvclaireTV/TS
over a year ago

Birmingham

Working Sundays in a local motor factors. Went full time there after I left school.

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

When I was 13 I started In an Independent record shop. Best job I ever had!

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

Paper round as a kiddie, then worked in a petrol station as a teen during school holidays.

I lasted one day in a factory once as a temp during uni holidays. Didn’t like it, never went back! I got £28 for that ..

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

YTS carpet fitting apprentice, loved it x

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

God Mcdonalds..worked on all areas. Think my pay was like £3.59. Didnt stay long as got an amazing job in toys r us ha.

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

First job after leaving school at 16 was a YTS at Boots for £23.50 a week

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

"When I was 13 I started In an Independent record shop. Best job I ever had! "

What a cool job for a 13yr old! I was delivering papers at the same age.. Oooo how envious I would have been

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By *eliciouslady OP Woman
over a year ago

Sometimes U.K

"I’m not even going to post it

Ohhh please do..amuse us

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

YTS plumbing

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

Mine was delivering the Sunday paper I actually got 200 deutsch marks per week for doing it! It was a brutal route lol

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Paper round for £3.50 a week - or 50p a day given it was 7 days a week

Then worked in garden centres as a Saturday/Sunday/school hols job earning £7.50 a day I think it was

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

"Delivering papers.£8 a week x"

Same here, but was offered £10 a week with sweets. Temptation of any chocolate I wanted was the clincher

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

Shelf stacker in Holland and Barrett in the school holidays for £1.50 ph.

Try explaining that to the current generation!!!

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By *imply_SensualMan
over a year ago

warrington

A milk round, collecting money on Thursday/Friday evenings, then delivering on Saturday/Sunday, up at 4am on those days was a killer!

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By *W ChapMan
over a year ago

Swindon

Toilet cleaner and floor sweeper at the co-op, can't remember how much, was a Weekend job and I had to join the Union at 16.

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By *wisted999Man
over a year ago

North Bucks

Stacking shelves during the evenings during the week. Then weekends working at a pub from bottling up and cleaning in the morning then behind the bar till close. Never got a day off but paid for uni for

Me.

Used to rock up to work in a right mess sometimes.

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

Office junior in an estate agents on £16 a week.

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By *rivateparts!Man
over a year ago

Walking down the only road I've ever known!

Started on a milk round when I was in my early teens.

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

Trolley boy in the local supermarket, proper shock to the system when I realised Saturday was a work day too

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By *uit and bootsMan
over a year ago

Manchester

Bottling up the shelves in a pub Sat & Sun mornings when I was 13.

£2 for Saturday & and a whopping £3 for Sunday.

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By *eliciouslady OP Woman
over a year ago

Sometimes U.K

"Toilet cleaner and floor sweeper at the co-op, can't remember how much

That was my first Saturday job at the local Wimpy

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

YTS trainee chef £23.50. 18 months then jacked it in. Never looked back.

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By *ily Con CarneTV/TS
over a year ago

Cornwall

you were lucky... I worked 26hrs a day 'tat mill.. and paid mill owner to work there ....

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

"Mucking horses out at the local stables £5 for a whole weekend (8am-6pm)"

My sister did that but got a free horse ride as well, no smut people!

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By *DKinkyJenTV/TS
over a year ago

Maidstone

My first job was as part of the apprenticeship scheme the government offered to school leavers, as part of biking processing for FedEx

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By *DKinkyJenTV/TS
over a year ago

Maidstone

"My first job was as part of the apprenticeship scheme the government offered to school leavers, as part of biking processing for FedEx"

Billing not biking (autocorrect)

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By *hatYorkLadMan
over a year ago

York

I was put to work on the family farm in the school holidays as soon as I was big enough to reach the pedals in a tractor, usually for little financial reward as well!

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

Paper run £5.50 a week

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By *wingfellowMan
over a year ago

my own little sanctuary

Complaints handling, makes any other job seem simple now.

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

I worked as a Saturday girl in a photo developing lab for about £5 an hour

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

Live in waitress/housemaid in a hotel by the sea.

Lovely little job, £90 a week. No rent, free meals. Long hours but always free from 7pm to do whatever I liked. Managed to save most of my wages.

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By *ady LickWoman
over a year ago

Northampton Somewhere

I think I was 13, me and my friend used to bike miles to pick tomatoes in the summer. I remember it being really, really hot in the greenhouses!

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

My grandparents had a haulage business so i would help move bikes from 1 lorry to another when i was younger for hours during summer holidays and only get £20 for the week

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

Apprentice cycle frame builder, through a scheme linked to the benefits system.

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By *itzhallMan
over a year ago

birchington

First job after leaving school was as a junior soldier.... after deductions I got £10 a week in my hand

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