Your first (paid) job...

[ianrauk]

Window cleaning for a council contract. Did it for a couple of years then gave it up to work in the music biz of which I've been in ever since.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Delivering a free advertising paper on Sundays whilst at school.
Never did any other paid work until I'd finished education and started my first proper job, graduate trainee at Rolls-Royce. (The engine company, not the car company).

 

[raleighnut]

Another Co-op delivery boy here, bike (single speed) with a basket on the front. Most deliveries were to the 'old folks' bungalows that the local council (thoughtfully) built on top of the hill in Enderby.

 

[Freds Dad]

I had a morning and evening paper round from 12 to 16 and also delivered the Saturday evening sports paper but can't remember how much I was paid. During the 2 week shut down, we still had them in Bolton in the 70's, the newsagent used to close so I had a pitch outside the Co-op where I sold morning and evening papers. This paid really well at £35 a week for around 5 hours a day

When I left school I went to work for a printers on £32.50 a week

 

[User33236]

Apart from selling tablet and macaroon door to door, a paper round and an occasional lackey for a painter and decorator, my first real job was as an apprentice electronics engineer.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

First job was a paper round, when I left school I worked in the local fruit and veg shop, The Fruit House in Cheriton, keeping the shelves topped up, serving customers and doing deliveries and collections on their delivery bike

 

[derrick]

Chimney sweep when i was 5. Paper round when i was10 Not really, just the paper round.

 

[13 rider]

Pre leaving school a did an evening paper round . Used to bike to the next village Newtown Linford because they paid a £1 more a week . Did the round on a ladies bike my uncle a binman brought home an dad did up

 

[arch684]

First full time job was working in a laundry for £4.10s a week in 1965

 

[palinurus]

Labourer for a swimming pool installer. Involved shovelling.

Lasted two days, spend the proceeds in Our Price.

 

[GM]

Apprentice Fitter & Turner in 1964 for £3. 16s 10pence a week.

 

[midlife]

Paper boy in the early 70's for 48 pence a week then worked at Cliff Pratt Cycles..

Shaun

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Anyone who remembers their first wage is either lying or gives too much of a sh*t about money

 

[Deleted member 26715]

think, in 1967, I was on £4 10 shillings an hour.

Are you sure that was an hour & not per week, that's like £58 an hour these days & at 15 that would have been a good wage

 

[MarquisMatsugae]

1990 and a Trainee Scaffolder.
37 big ones a week.
I spent more time repairing batons and making up orders than being trained as a Scaffolder.
And if I wasn't doing that ,I was out with the driver dropping off or picking up gear.
I don't know how to erect scaffolding as a result