re: Summer jobs in HS/college

Mowed lawns, worked at Thom McCann shoe store at the mall, an arcade, worked at a local hospital, helped my dad as custodian at our church.

In High School, I learned to Umpire Softball, men's and women leagues on the base.

Then took over a job at the Special Services Center at night.

At Auburn, I worked for my Grandfather's Company. I was on the overhead crane installation crew for the first two years . Then spent a summer at the Crouse Hinds Foundry in Amarillo, Texas. Walking Steel with Alabama Steel workers

The last summer spent in Mexico working on the install of the GMAC Foundry, crane crews and tram rail systems.

Every time the Overhead Crane team arrived, I was surrendered to them.

HS - mowed lawns for $15/ea

College - worked for a construction company $6/hr in 1992
Worked one summer off shore $7/hr in 1993
Back at construction job for summer, winter and spring breaks. $6-8/hr eventually.

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I am, and will always be, a proponent of kids having jobs for at least the summer.

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I was a bit of a slacker in high school until I got a job in construction digging up asphalt electrical trenches on an airport runway in 100+ heat. I was 15. Got to work at 6 AM - left at 6 PM. It convinced me that I wanted to work at a desk in air conditioning. My grades improved exponentially after that summer.

My Dad managed a welder/electric motor repair business so i spent summers working for him.

Started out at 14 cleaning the machinery every summer by the time I graduated I could almost rebuild an electric motor from a complete tear down.

The first summer i worked with him i was sent to a shop about a mile down the road to pick up a welder on the back of the F650 flatbed. I grew up in a small town so driving back then was no big deal. I could drive a stick but this truck was a whole other beast. I made it there and loaded the welder up but when i started back i tried to pull into traffic and stalled. I must have tried to start the truck moving 10 times, i was sitting across both lanes freaking out. I jump out of the truck and run all the way back to our shop to get one of the guys to go back with me and get the truck out of the road. I worked there at least 5 summers and never lived that one down.

1. Helper at a boat dealership-washed boats, grabbed tools, sweep floors, etc.
2. Parking at Zephyrs

14 years old, Sicily's Pizza on Monterey and Florida
15 years old, Eckerds Drug store as a Pharmacy Clerk (this was many years ago)
16-17 Hub Cap Heaven, cleaning wheels and hubcaps for resale.
17-18 Flooring company helper
Started my career in network cabling at 18

Grew up on my families dairy so the work I did there I didnt get paid for. Had to haul hay for other farmers in the area to make some spending cash. Sucked balls in July and August but had some good times.

I cut about 6-8 yards in the Summer/Spring and then worked at a Christmas Tree farm in the winters. I wish life was still that simple!