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7. I (along with another kid) worked at a pool hall when I was 16...

Sat Apr 15, 2017, 09:30 AM

Apr 2017

We would stay open as late as we wanted, locking the doors at 2:00 AM and run it like an underaged speak-easy. We would buy a bottle or two, sell drinks under the table. Lots of pot, harder drugs. Those of us without real homes would just sleep there all night. We also had burgers, fries, etc, so with the proceeds of the liquor, we could also eat pretty well.

The mid/late '70s were kinda fun.

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What was your very first job with a non-family member (even extended family) ? [View all] steve2470 Apr 2017 OP

I was hired to be Cinderella at an amusement park. Rhiannon12866 Apr 2017 #1

awesome! 😊 nt steve2470 Apr 2017 #2

It was not a popular job there, standing out in the hot sun in a long dress. Rhiannon12866 Apr 2017 #8

bummer 😒 nt steve2470 Apr 2017 #10

I worked there six summers, eventually got the job driving the train that went through the jungle Rhiannon12866 Apr 2017 #13

good for your boss :) nt steve2470 Apr 2017 #14

He liked me since I was a good sport Rhiannon12866 Apr 2017 #17

it derailed a lot ? Wow.... that's amazing steve2470 Apr 2017 #18

It was an older train (bought used in 1952!) and had mechanical problems Rhiannon12866 Apr 2017 #23

sounds like penny-wise pound foolish management to me steve2470 Apr 2017 #24

I thought it was one of the best jobs, I got to sit down and ride through the woods. Rhiannon12866 Apr 2017 #25

Babysitter. femmocrat Apr 2017 #3

work can be SO much fun when you are a kid steve2470 Apr 2017 #5

I got to see all the movies.... over and over! femmocrat Apr 2017 #11

yay! 🙌 nt steve2470 Apr 2017 #12

I managed a Baskin Robbins store, to pay my way through school Siwsan Apr 2017 #4

free Baskin Robbins for employees ? nt steve2470 Apr 2017 #6

Two scoops a day Siwsan Apr 2017 #20

yum! nt steve2470 Apr 2017 #21

I (along with another kid) worked at a pool hall when I was 16... ret5hd Apr 2017 #7

fun! nt steve2470 Apr 2017 #9

Car Hop blogslut Apr 2017 #15

free food ? nt steve2470 Apr 2017 #16

I honestly can't remember. blogslut Apr 2017 #19

free food was one of the great parts, too bad :/ nt steve2470 Apr 2017 #22

Typing envelopes CountAllVotes Apr 2017 #26

wow that sucked, no pay ?! nt steve2470 Apr 2017 #53

no pay is correct CountAllVotes Apr 2017 #62

Paper route... age 7 or 8. Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2017 #27

bummer your mom was so demanding nt steve2470 Apr 2017 #51

She was wonderful in other ways. Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2017 #56

Your mom sounds kinda like my mom LeftInTX Apr 2017 #58

That's indeed similar. Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2017 #60

Door-to-door newspaper "NOT subscriptions" for... yallerdawg Apr 2017 #28

Neighborhood yard work. Then grocery store (bagging to bathroom maintenance). Life Guard. eom Hoyt Apr 2017 #29

Babysitting Freddie Apr 2017 #30

Dishwasher Hayduke Bomgarte Apr 2017 #31

Ironing. CrispyQ Apr 2017 #32

great stories! nt steve2470 Apr 2017 #54

Baling hay liberal N proud Apr 2017 #33

Comic book store. Can't remember the name. Iggo Apr 2017 #34

why was she pissed ? steve2470 Apr 2017 #55

She was pissed because I took a job that wasn't paying me money. Iggo Apr 2017 #66

oh! nt steve2470 Apr 2017 #67

Other than babysitting my first job was at Dairy Queen TexasBushwhacker Apr 2017 #35

Other than the usual kid stuff (paper routes, mowing lawns, shoveling driveways) Zorro Apr 2017 #36

Stenographer for Steamship Company Lower Manhattan in 1966 HockeyMom Apr 2017 #37

Do you still remember your shorthand? Laffy Kat Apr 2017 #76

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grocery bagger and stocker at a grocery store age 14 rurallib Apr 2017 #42

A paper route, age 14. Aristus Apr 2017 #43

much respect to you, sir steve2470 Apr 2017 #49

That image is a little misleading, I'll grant you. Aristus Apr 2017 #61

Other than baby sitting, in the early and mid... 3catwoman3 Apr 2017 #44

45 cents an hour, wow.... talk about inflation! nt steve2470 Apr 2017 #52

In an interesting full circle kind of way, the last... 3catwoman3 Apr 2017 #65

I babysat when I was 14, but I've got an embarrassing incident: LeftInTX Apr 2017 #45

Stacking loose hay for a neighbor. jack69 Apr 2017 #46

My first job was driving an Ice Cream Truck... GReedDiamond Apr 2017 #47

wow great story, little bastards! nt steve2470 Apr 2017 #50

I think, in retrospect, it was a good thing... GReedDiamond Apr 2017 #68

Sounds like something out of a Cheech and Chong movie!!! LeftInTX Apr 2017 #59

Speaking of Cheech & Chong, I knew a guy - a driver for Georgie's... GReedDiamond Apr 2017 #69

anyone else ? nt steve2470 Apr 2017 #48

Summer job typing in an office northoftheborder Apr 2017 #57

Harvesting hay don't remember my age probably 12 or so. Worked at Holiday doc03 Apr 2017 #63

My first job in the late 60's at 16 years old was a car hop at an A&W at 29th and Grand, Spokane, WA PearliePoo2 Apr 2017 #64

was he disappointed he could not have a date ? steve2470 Apr 2017 #81

Martial arts instructor sakabatou Apr 2017 #70

At the age of 14, shoveling chicken shit for a $1.50 an hour Kaleva Apr 2017 #71

Hot shit. tazkcmo Apr 2017 #79

Sold night crawlers to the local bait shop in early spring. Quietman64 Apr 2017 #72

quite an entrepreneur :) nt steve2470 Apr 2017 #74

Data Entry for Global Fulfillment Services (GFS) JonLP24 Apr 2017 #73

Sandwich maker at the Super Submarine Sandwich Shop.. Laffy Kat Apr 2017 #75

roofing n/t tazkcmo Apr 2017 #77

My first year of college, worked at pizza delivery for one night. Binkie The Clown Apr 2017 #78

Ranch hand. 1965. 15 y.o. Sheep, cattle, hogs, hay. WheelWalker Apr 2017 #80

Elementary School Janitor jberryhill Apr 2017 #82

Bag boy at a local grocery store, nt Broken_Hero Apr 2017 #83

Doing Heavy House Maintenance (Gutters and more) Wolf Frankula Apr 2017 #84

Hey Steve nice topic! retrowire Apr 2017 #85

thanks! nt steve2470 Apr 2017 #90

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This message was self-deleted by its author steve2470 Apr 2017 #91

Corn detasseler. BluesRunTheGame Apr 2017 #87

Cashier at a grocery store Zing Zing Zingbah Apr 2017 #88

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Cleaning shit out of abandoned storage lockers Sen. Walter Sobchak Apr 2017 #95

Carpet installer assistant benld74 Apr 2017 #96

Checkout girl at the supermarket. lapucelle Apr 2017 #97

I was 9 - delivering the "mailers" (store ads) KentuckyWoman Apr 2017 #98