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re: What was your first real job in high school? Like where you had to clock in, etc.
Posted on 3/9/26 at 7:51 am to LSUguy2023
Posted on 3/9/26 at 7:51 am to LSUguy2023
McDonald’s on Sherwood. Back when Charlie only had 10 stores. Sherwood was #6
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Posted on 3/9/26 at 7:52 am to LSUguy2023
Pine Hills Country Club
Posted on 3/9/26 at 7:57 am to LSUguy2023
Dishwasher at a Mexican restaurant in Watson, early 2000s
Posted on 3/9/26 at 8:00 am to LSUguy2023
Winn Dixie as well, but couldn't start until 16 years old, as at least in Lafayette a work permit was required.
Mowed a few yards in the neighborhood during the summer prior to that.
Mowed a few yards in the neighborhood during the summer prior to that.
Posted on 3/9/26 at 8:01 am to LSUguy2023
Bet-R Grocery.
Riding a bike to and from work for $2.85/hr. A smooth $100 a week.
Riding a bike to and from work for $2.85/hr. A smooth $100 a week.
Posted on 3/9/26 at 8:01 am to LSUguy2023
Washed news cars, did “dealer prep” for a car dealership.
Funny memory from that job…..
Service department did a repair on a cop car. I washed and cleaned it up and my boss told me to drive it to the station about 3 blocks away and a salesman would come pick me up. 16 years old, backwards hat and dirty t shirt. On way there an unmarked unit pulled me over. I heard him on the radio describing me to dispatch. He was pissed. Being my cocky teenage self after I explained who I was he told me to hurry my arse up get there. I told him I would already be there if he hadn’t stop me. He didn’t like that.
Anyway. CSB
Funny memory from that job…..
Service department did a repair on a cop car. I washed and cleaned it up and my boss told me to drive it to the station about 3 blocks away and a salesman would come pick me up. 16 years old, backwards hat and dirty t shirt. On way there an unmarked unit pulled me over. I heard him on the radio describing me to dispatch. He was pissed. Being my cocky teenage self after I explained who I was he told me to hurry my arse up get there. I told him I would already be there if he hadn’t stop me. He didn’t like that.
Anyway. CSB
Posted on 3/9/26 at 8:01 am to LSUguy2023
My dad owned his own business and I grew up on a farm so it was those two things during school. Clocked in/out during summer of Junior and Senior year working for an HVAC company putting in ductwork and as a helper to AC techs. I'll never ever forget that itch from being around and on that insulation all day long. It lasts for days...
Posted on 3/9/26 at 8:02 am to LSUguy2023
Laid hardwood floor every day for a summer when I was 13 or 14
Posted on 3/9/26 at 8:02 am to Dixie2023
I worked at a McDonalds my junior year in high school. It was a nice place to work. It was ran well and we kept it cleaned. Management was nice, but held us accountable to their expectations.
Posted on 3/9/26 at 8:03 am to LSUguy2023
Family owned grocery store.Started at age 12 taking inventory, worked there through college.
Owner grew it to multiple locations, turned it over to his kids and they ran it into bankruptcy
Owner grew it to multiple locations, turned it over to his kids and they ran it into bankruptcy
This post was edited on 3/9/26 at 8:04 am
Posted on 3/9/26 at 8:05 am to LSUguy2023
Burger King, underage. Didn’t last long.
Got a job at Jitney Jungle (grocery that’s no longer around) shortly after. They paid me lower than minimum wage during a “probationary period”.
Posted on 3/9/26 at 8:07 am to LSUguy2023
First non family job was the summer I turned 16. Shovel operator (gravel in a ditch) on a construction crew.
Started the summer riding my bike because at 15 I was unable to drive. And before I could legally drive had gotten a promotion to backhoe because I could operate a tractor. Finished off August on the dynamite crew stringing up blasting caps. Was great they let me use and old manual plunger to set it off.
Three raises in 3 months which never ever happened again.
Started the summer riding my bike because at 15 I was unable to drive. And before I could legally drive had gotten a promotion to backhoe because I could operate a tractor. Finished off August on the dynamite crew stringing up blasting caps. Was great they let me use and old manual plunger to set it off.
Three raises in 3 months which never ever happened again.
Posted on 3/9/26 at 8:13 am to LSUguy2023
Working in my best friend's dad's meat market. Pretty sure it was like $2.45 an hour.
Looking back it seems crazy that a 15 yr old kid was allowed to operate ban saws, meat cleavers, electric slicers and ridiculously sharp knives.
Looking back it seems crazy that a 15 yr old kid was allowed to operate ban saws, meat cleavers, electric slicers and ridiculously sharp knives.
Posted on 3/9/26 at 8:15 am to LSUguy2023
Worked at a country club
Posted on 3/9/26 at 8:17 am to LSUguy2023
Bus boy at Bonanza
10-2
$2.10 an hour
Lasted two weeks
Quit for a $5.00 an hour job at the zoo
10-2
$2.10 an hour
Lasted two weeks
Quit for a $5.00 an hour job at the zoo
Posted on 3/9/26 at 8:18 am to LSUguy2023
Pontchartrain Beach working a game booth on the midway all of $1.25 an hour.
Posted on 3/9/26 at 8:24 am to gumbo2176
Lifeguard at a small town city pool.
Posted on 3/9/26 at 8:27 am to LSUguy2023
The Broadmoor McDonald's at Florida and Sharp. Worked there from '78 to '80.
Posted on 3/9/26 at 8:29 am to LSUguy2023
Matherne's as a stocker
Posted on 3/9/26 at 8:32 am to LSUguy2023
Lineman at PTN. I learned alot of aviation and met some important people.
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