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By *he Regina Phalange OP   Woman
over a year ago

Lanarkshire

What was your first ever job?

I worked in a newsagent when I was 14. I did about 20 hours a week and got paid about £40.

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By *vbride1963TV/TS
over a year ago

E.K . Glasgow

An apprentice at 16 think it was around £17 a week for 40 hours in the late 70’s .

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

My first job was when I was 12 at the fair......I was on the duck stall

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By *dinburghBLTMan
over a year ago

Edinburgh

A trainee insurance broker for a firm in Hamilton - £2000 a year in 1984

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By *ornyhappyCouple
over a year ago

perth

I worked in my mum & dad's shop and helped do changeovers for holiday lets.

K

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By *vbride1963TV/TS
over a year ago

E.K . Glasgow


"An apprentice at 16 think it was around £27 a week for 40 hours in the late 70’s ."

Typo oops .

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By *he Regina Phalange OP   Woman
over a year ago

Lanarkshire


"An apprentice at 16 think it was around £27 a week for 40 hours in the late 70’s .

Typo oops . "

For the sake of a tenner....mind you, you’d get a bottle of md20/20 for that now! Saturday night sorted!

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

Worked for betterware earned about 20 quid a week in late 90s for gawd knows how many hours

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

Started apprenticeship at 16,Time served now and doing the same job 30 odd years later ??

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By *vbride1963TV/TS
over a year ago

E.K . Glasgow


"An apprentice at 16 think it was around £27 a week for 40 hours in the late 70’s .

Typo oops .

For the sake of a tenner....mind you, you’d get a bottle of md20/20 for that now! Saturday night sorted! "

Asda lingerie set more like .

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By *uietbloke67Man
over a year ago

outside your bedroom window ;-)

14 packing shelves in the local supermarket after school

£17.05 per week

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

I sold tablet and macaroon at people's doors when I was 12. I think I probably earned about 50p!

I then went on to babysitting and working in a hotel as a waitress.

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By *inky_katrinaTV/TS
over a year ago

Glasgow

Waiter xx

Hopefully one day return as waitress xxxx

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By *ane DTV/TS
over a year ago

London - till 25th

@age 12, worked for mum helping at exhibitions, £50 a day cash.

@14 1st proper paid job selling milk products round the doors on a Saturday (made way more £ than a 7 day paper round)

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

First job when 14 was packing dummies and plasters into bags and stappling them to cardboard so they could be sold in corner shops

First proper job ie with national insurance card number being given out was jd sports in trongate in 1991 selling trainers and working in stockroom. Worked there all through uni too at weekends n holidays

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By *estless nativeMan
over a year ago

near Glasgow

Paperboy, started aged 12, was making more money at 16 than I do now.

How the f*ck did that happen

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

First job was at McDonalds on £3 p/h. Extra value meals used to be £2.99 too haha

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By *unbud3Man
over a year ago

close by

From a paperboy to a milkrun to a stripper ... naughty eighties for me

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By *W1970Man
over a year ago

hamilton

Not sure if this counts. YTS back in 86 building trade

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By *uietbloke67Man
over a year ago

outside your bedroom window ;-)

Does anyone remember Jack The Lads at the Trongate ..Glasgow

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By *cottishMrsWoman
over a year ago

Wishaw

Delivered the papers, then worked in my dads pals shop. My first PROPER job, through the books, at age 16 was with Farmfoods. Used to do 12 hour shifts on like three hours sleep lol xx

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By *ighland gentlemanMan
over a year ago

Ardgay

First proper paid job was cutting up kindling.

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By *orders CoupleCouple
over a year ago

Kelso

In my early teens I did seasonal work fruit picking. Can't remember the pay but it seemed like long hours for very little return.

First proper job was as a barman in a fairly upmarket country hotel when I was 18 before going off to college. Again I can't remember how much I was paid but a pint of 80 shillings cost 64 pence in the lounge bar (less in the public bar).

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By *SCouple81Couple
over a year ago

Between Edinburgh and Scottish Borders

I was a ball boy during tennis tournament. I don't think I was paid for that but we were fed quite good food

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By *unseekers87Couple
over a year ago

Glasgow ish

I washed the vans at a company down the road as a weekend job when I was still at school, if it was too cold in the winter mornings I'd do a shift in their factory instead. They paid me £10 for a Saturday shift lol, to think how kids would react now to a tenner for a Saturday shift .

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

Paper round £8 a week for the evening paper mon-sat

Then worked in shoefayre for £1.63 hour on a Saturday and left school and worked there full time till the store closed down and then I worked as a waitress for a while so many jobs over the years none of which made me happy became and apprentice at 28

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

Worked on the sweetie counter in my parents off licence at 14, spent my Saturdays making up bags of penny mix sweets. Had a Christmas temp job at Kwik Save aged 16 then went to work at Pizza Hut and stayed through the next 5 years of college and uni!

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By *ettercallsaul118Man
over a year ago

Funtown

First taste of work photographers assistant at the age of 16. Caught the bug, now got my own assistant passing on my knowledge off lighting and filters.

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By *nferno sausageMan
over a year ago

Aberdeenshire

Paper round at John Menzies. Can't remember the pay, but you got a 'free' scuddy mag every now and again.

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By *bostCouple
over a year ago

glasgow

Mr Pf here - Paper round when I was 12/13. Morning, evening and Sunday papers. Around 14 hours per week. Made £60 odd quid a week.

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By *tew008Man
over a year ago

edinburgh

Worked as a butchers assistant.

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

Apprenticeship with £72 pw.

My mates were in other apprenticeships and only getting £30.

Never felt so rich in my life.

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By *adcowWoman
over a year ago

kirkcaldy

Helping mum at the tatties at around 5yr for 50p a week, stone gang on farm as teenager in holidays, youth leader at 18 one night a week for £3 an hour(first official one)

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By *eterjamesmcMan
over a year ago

glasgow

My 1st job after graduating was collating the mental health statistics for scotland based at trinity for the combined services agency for about 14 grand a year in 1990. My work day consisted of adding 1s and 2s and subtracting the same as people went into or left psychiatric hospitals. I lasted 2 weeks before telling them to shove it!

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By *luebell888Woman
over a year ago

Glasgowish

Raspberry picking at aged 13. Worked Monday to Fri throughout the entire summer holidays earning 6p for every punnet picked. Worked 8 to 4 but walked for 40mins each way to reach my workplace. Happy days.

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By *ohnThomas1Man
over a year ago

Edinburgh

Paper round and then a couple of farms, don't remember the pay, my first real job was a zoo keeper

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By *bcums3Couple
over a year ago

lanarkshire

Ice cream van when I was 14…then McDonald’s (actually great job for a student) back then lol

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By *4Fun11Woman
over a year ago

Glasgow

I used to babysit my parents friends kids.

Money for sitting in front of the telly all night.

Brill

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

You're all very lucky you got to do jobs at such a young age. My sister and I weren't allowed as our parents were old fashioned x

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By *4Fun11Woman
over a year ago

Glasgow


"I used to babysit my parents friends kids.

Money for sitting in front of the telly all night.

Brill "

Then I moved on to waitressing, cleaning, bar work, filling shelves, shop assistant.

I have a high work ethos.

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By *he Regina Phalange OP   Woman
over a year ago

Lanarkshire


"You're all very lucky you got to do jobs at such a young age. My sister and I weren't allowed as our parents were old fashioned x"

I wouldn’t say your parents were old fashioned. In times way before ours, children were always sent out to work.

It’s modern day thinking which prevents children from going out to work. The introduction of the UNCRC has switched the emphasis to promoting a child’s right to play, meaning they are kept safe and allowed to enjoy their childhood.

Your parents were more forward thinkers!

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By *he Regina Phalange OP   Woman
over a year ago

Lanarkshire


"I used to babysit my parents friends kids.

Money for sitting in front of the telly all night.

Brill

Then I moved on to waitressing, cleaning, bar work, filling shelves, shop assistant.

I have a high work ethos. "

Aye!?!? You at work the now, are you?

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By *4Fun11Woman
over a year ago

Glasgow


"I used to babysit my parents friends kids.

Money for sitting in front of the telly all night.

Brill

Then I moved on to waitressing, cleaning, bar work, filling shelves, shop assistant.

I have a high work ethos.

Aye!?!? You at work the now, are you?"

Oi cheeky!

I’m also amazing at multi tasking

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By *he Regina Phalange OP   Woman
over a year ago

Lanarkshire


"I used to babysit my parents friends kids.

Money for sitting in front of the telly all night.

Brill

Then I moved on to waitressing, cleaning, bar work, filling shelves, shop assistant.

I have a high work ethos.

Aye!?!? You at work the now, are you?

Oi cheeky!

I’m also amazing at multi tasking "

Aye, I’ve heard

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By *4Fun11Woman
over a year ago

Glasgow


"I used to babysit my parents friends kids.

Money for sitting in front of the telly all night.

Brill

Then I moved on to waitressing, cleaning, bar work, filling shelves, shop assistant.

I have a high work ethos.

Aye!?!? You at work the now, are you?

Oi cheeky!

I’m also amazing at multi tasking

Aye, I’ve heard "

Wait till you see me in action

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

First job was I was 16 gigging in a band £30 a night

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


"Waiter xx

Hopefully one day return as waitress xxxx "
with a smile like that I'd definitely leave a big tip

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By *nferno sausageMan
over a year ago

Aberdeenshire


"I used to babysit my parents friends kids.

Money for sitting in front of the telly all night.

Brill

Then I moved on to waitressing, cleaning, bar work, filling shelves, shop assistant.

I have a high work ethos.

Aye!?!? You at work the now, are you?

Oi cheeky!

I’m also amazing at multi tasking

Aye, I’ve heard

Wait till you see me in action "

Get a room!

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


"You're all very lucky you got to do jobs at such a young age. My sister and I weren't allowed as our parents were old fashioned x

I wouldn’t say your parents were old fashioned. In times way before ours, children were always sent out to work.

It’s modern day thinking which prevents children from going out to work. The introduction of the UNCRC has switched the emphasis to promoting a child’s right to play, meaning they are kept safe and allowed to enjoy their childhood.

Your parents were more forward thinkers!"

My parents were strict x

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By *andy_FraserTV/TS
over a year ago

Edinburgh

My first thing close to a job was selling Crisps and small bottles of Panda Pop door to door.

I realised I'd make more by splitting the multi-packs up and selling the crisps and juice at school for a slightly higher price, that was still cheaper than the lunchroom or the ice-cream van outside.

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By *evilsAdvocate94Woman
over a year ago

edinburgh

I took the tickets and made cups of tea at the local theatre from when I was about 14 till I was 18 and then I got a job in the bar for a couple of years before I went to uni

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

YTS at 17, 35 a week. I could pay my mum housekeeping and go the pub 3 nights a week on that back in the day. Still doing same kind if job 30 years later, love it

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

Labourer £70 a week. 34 years ago

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By *utdooryoneMan
over a year ago

Over there

Turkey killing, gutting and plucking at Christmas.

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By *eterjamesmcMan
over a year ago

glasgow

I hitched to the south of france,st tropez port grimaud,age 16.early 80s Sold beignet pomnes boisson fraiche t shirts. Good times.

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

I worked in sport. Won’t say what sport but I loved it and had a great four years in that position

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

Milk boy age 14 around 1982 £13 for around 15 hours a week at the time

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By *adbury girlWoman
over a year ago

Lanarkshire

I worked in a video rental shop at weekends

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By *othwellguyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

Aww cool....what one? Azad? Lol

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By *efty87Man
over a year ago

Aberdeen

Dealer in a casino. Started back in 2005, still doing it to this day

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

Fife leader

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By *tarburst babydollMan
over a year ago

Dingwall

A waitress in a cafe

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

Paper round....every day.

Those Sunday supplements were a killer

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By *agan gentlemenMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

Bingo floor walker looked a Rite knob in a velvet dicky. And ruffel front shirt lol

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

Stacking shelves in the spar

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