What was your part time job in High School?

[Toni]

Probably somewhere along the way this has been a topic on the boards before.

I worked in a gas station on the highway (got a lot of stories from that job), then in a grocery store bagging and checking and hauling carts in from the parking lot, and in a factory working a part time night shift doing piecework assembling electric motors.

And when I was really young I did some work bailing hay and taking care of pigs on a pig farm. I also picked up a job putting new tin on some sheds for another local farmer. Oh, and I mowed some lawns too. And got another gig cleaning out old putty on windows and replacing it with fresh to seal it all back up.

Anyone else?

[fishinFamily]

I was a caddy. And that paid for my college - yep, straight out of Caddyshack - I got the caddy scholarship. :)

I also painted my school in summers and cleaned a parking lot.

[FLAbassin]

Worked at a gas station next to I-10. All the bikers heading to bike week was always a great time. And like you said. There’s a lot of good stories from working there.

[21XDC]

Drugstore stock boy... That's where I met my wife 40+ years ago

[Toni]

Worked at a gas station next to I-10. All the bikers heading to bike week was always a great time. And like you said. There’s a lot of good stories from working there.

No kidding. That could be a complete thread on its own "Anyone work at a gas station on the highways? Lets hear the stories"

[BP in ME]

Mowed lawns and did yardwork for a bunch of older folks around town. On the winter weekends, I cut and stacked 4' wood with my dad. Sometimes he gave me a $1 for a full day of humping wood and piling brush. That's not an exaggeration, on a good day we'd have 10 cord or so stacked up and he'd give me a single dollar. And this was in the early 80's when a dollar didn't go very far. I'd look at him like WTF? I wasn't working for pay but I never understood why he bothered.

[wareagle24]

I worked for my uncle at his upholstery shop from ages 14-17. I then worked in a butcher shop for several years starting at 17 years old.

[Bryanmc57]

Worked on offshore lobster boats.

[Dawnpatrol]

Worked at a gas station and a auto parts store

[yatesville88fan]

Paper boy. Then gas station. Then 40 years at gas utility company.

[dartag1829]

Started at my brothers gas station VW repair shop in 1970. Went from gas pumper to engine rebuilder. Used to make 200.00 a week cash which was a lot back then. Went to work in 1978 for GM. Retired in 2014. Funny only really had 2 jobs in my whole life.

[ECobb91]

12-16 I had a paper route, mowed lawns in the spring and summer then shoveled in the winter.
16-17 I worked summer maintenance at the high school, put docks in and out our camp during a few weeks each spring and fall, then shoveled and mowed lawns
17-19 worked as dishwasher at a local restaurant/bar
19-23 worked at gander mtn

[Macsimus]

Paper boy and lifeguard after I got into high school. The latter was the best job I've ever had.

[Phoenix Jim]

Bagger at grocery store

[smitto]

Worked in a paper mill as a laborer during the summer.

[T. Hill]

Worked in the towns furniture store. Small town family owned business. As part of the DECA program I got out of school @ 12PM. So I’d start at 1PM and work till 5PM. That and Saturdays would give me 24 hours @ 8.50 = $204 weekly. Since we were closed on Tuesday I’d work at our secretary’s husband gas station from 1PM to 8PM or 7 hours. Again at $8.50 = $59 so my total for the week was $263. Pretty good in 1972 for a 17yr. old. I’m 68 now and looking back I wish everyone had the opportunity I had at that age. The relationships I built with the towns business owners served me and taught me values we taught our kids growing up. I often refer to those times as back in the day. Regardless it was a glorious time.

[jimsch]

Auto mechanic, we owned the shop.

[Keoweefishing]

Factory laborer in the summer and Christmas holidays.

[brnzbaklvr]

Worked on a Dairy farm and tended for a Brick/Stone mason...
Being overweight or needing to lift weights was never an issue...

[okiebass]

Grocery store bagger/stocker