General Chat

I left school in 1964 aged 16, and immediately went back to school as a Laboratory Steward at the Xaverian College in Manchester. It was only a mile or so from where I lived so I used to walk to work.

I can't remember what the pay was but I know that I saved up and bought myself a small transistor radio

Dear Barbra and all

Hello

My first proper job was in a supermarket, serving customers on an old-fashioned
till and putting the stock on shelves.

The shop was a mile from where I lived, so I walked to save the bus fare!

Later, I was put in charge of ordering toiletries!
No pay rise though!


Take gentle care
With best wishes
Elizabeth, EOS
xx

I remember working in an estate agents. my eldest son was at school so it was just mornings part time .well i went for the snacks at the local shop then brewed up for three people .went home at lunch time first day never went back .office work .for me no way :-D :-D :-D :-D

I left school at 16 and then did a 2 year course in Childcare.My first job was as a Childrens Nanny in Athens,looking after 2 boys...Nightmare Children :-| :-|..But I loved Athens :-D

Army, aged 15 years, one month and ten days. School uniform on the Friday, army uniform the following Tuesday. Pay, two guineas a week. Stayed for nine years. Going to a Regimental re-union in Taunton next week. Bob

After leaving college I worked in a buying office for IGI till I got sacked/ left after a blazing row with the boss where I told him very un-politely where to go :-S No previous to that I got a job as an usherette but got sacked before I started my 1st night. After that I made boxes and was an office dogsbody until they terminated me due to my previous boss. I then went to work for a small printing firm where the boss didn´t care what my name was or who I was married to. Loved it there but left, with glowing references, when I decided a fresh start in a new area.
After that I did all aspects of hotel and bar work., with a 5 yr stint as a stock control clerk for a motor factors plus a few other wild and weird jobs. :-D Including my own soft toy making

I also managed to have several jobs before leaving school :-0

There was a time not so long ago that only the privileged few extended their education beyond the basic 'O' & 'A' levels.

But now we've moved into a world where academic ability appears to be the only option and the formal learning curve can comfortably be stretched out into students' late twenties.

I emigrated at age 18 & began work immediately. Mortgage secured eventually at 25. And the rest is history!

I worked for the Midland Bank from 1969 until 1981, don't think it had morphed into the HSBC before I left.

Went back part time (HSBC) from 1989 until 1992. Didn't like it ...... banking had changed so much in the intervening years.

Ran our own pub from 1995 until 2002.

Worked for Threshers from 2002 until it went into Administration.

Now work for an Internet Sales company.

Due to retire next January. Just hope my eyesight hold out until then, I was hoping to defer my Pension so fingers crossed xx

I started work for Unilever as an ofice junior in their Head Office at Blackfriars London at 12 s 6 d a week

Apart from maternity leave and a short work break I worked for them for 30 plus years till I was early retired /reduntant in 1990 .

A very good company to work for and means now have a good company pension from them

Took a local job for 9 years till I officially retired aged 66..

I joined the WRNS from school at 18, getting £7 - 0 - 0 a fortnight, which was a lot in 1956, as we lived "all found" and the pay was all pocket money.

Barb, my aunt ran a Comptometer school in Birmingham, which I think was one of the first in the country. She did the accounts for local firms, which no-one else did at the time, and did very well for herself.

On leaving school I also worked in a dress shop for £3 per week. Left after 9 months and worked as Comptometor Operator for British Aircraft Corporation for £6 per week :-D
Before I left school and was 14, my mum came home from shopping and said she had got me a Saturday job in a cake shop 8-30 till 6 for 7s-6p and 4 fresh cream cakes :-D :-D

I started in a dress shop as a sales assistant, had numerous jobs throughout my life including being a full time mum and ended my working life as a sales assistant in a dress shop. lol. :-)

I worked as a dressmaker in bond st London at the white house for £4 5 a week I could gave worked for norman hartnell but he only faid £2 stayed for a few years until most of my waged went on fares so then I worked for a b c bakers

sally w <3

AnnCardiff - I worked for LV+ in their Exeter's branch office. Currently enjoying the benefits of their staff pension scheme.

First job junior shop assistant in Isaac Benzies
in a new department they opened up for fashions
for teenagers. :-)

shorthand typist in Liverpool Victoria Insurance office - £3.5.0d a week!!

Worked for 6 weeks as office junior for a Shipyard. But I had already passed the Civil service exam so after 6 weeks left the shipyard and went to work for The Admiralty Expense Accounts office in Portsmouth calculating the wages (weekly) of workers at dockyard outstations (i.e. RN establishments in the area, and at that time there were a lot. Liked the job except Thursdays when we counted the cash and put it manually into envelopes (dirty job) and all had to be balanced before we could go home. Incidentally, we were rarely late. Pay was roughly £3.10 a week. Stayed there for 5 years until a couple of weeks before daughter was born (she was early). Stayed home with the children doing various party plan type jobs until I had been home for 15 years, worked part time term times, school and WRVS office, then after a couple of years went full time in a garage office for 6 months. then worked for the Finance department of a District council.

Husband had to move areas with job so after 5 years with local gov. moved areas and worked for a construction company while waitinf for a civil service job. Hated the corruption I saw in the construction company (One of my jobs was checking petrol bills). Got back into civil service RAF this time and stayed there from 1982 until I retired in 2000 having been promoted twice. Loved working for the military because you knew where you stood. :-) :-)

I worked at Hove Town Hall for the Magistrates Clerks. Got the sack after 4 weeks cause I caught one of the Senior Clerks having s*x with his secretary in the office. Lousy job anyway.

Went to college, then spent 18 months temping for Alfred Marks in Portsmouth/Southsea.
Temp pay for under 18's was better than a permanent job, back then.
I knew the manager of Alfred Marks (my boyfriend was his lodger), so I asked for jobs no-one else wanted.
Gave up the 'putting walnuts on walnut whips', followed by 'putting the 100's & 1000's on mallow cones after 1 day. Had a few other jobs, but spent most of my time as a printer in St James' psychiatric hospital - and loved it!
Then got a permanent job in the Dockyard.
Stuck it out for 2 years. Saw the corruption (on the civilian side), 'dobbed in' the general manager, and went to Shetland :-D

Ha Ha Piers .nough said :-D ;-) ~~~~Lg :-D really must get to the shops thanks for all your comments :-D :-D :-D :-D