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Technically my first paycheck was $0.10 a paper and $0.02 a flyer... 250 houses and I had to stuff the paper myself the night before (sunday paper).

Minimum wage when I finally got that was $5.35 in 2000. 13yrs later I was making $48/hr, so I think my career's on the right pace.

$1.60. Bussing tables in a greasy spoon. Never actually got paid. The place went under 3 weeks after I started...

Ken

The Deacon wrote: To put things in perspective, gas was 27 cents a gallon for regular,

I remember those Gulf commercials. The guy pulls in (everything was full service back then) Asks for 25¢ of Good Gulf. They checked the oil, cleaned his windshield, etc at the end he says 'another 25¢ of Good Gulf!' The attendant smiles proudly and says 'Very good, sir!' <sigh>

Ken

I remember those Gulf commercials. The guy pulls in (everything was full service back then) Asks for 25¢ of Good Gulf. They checked the oil, cleaned his windshield, etc at the end he says 'another 25¢ of Good Gulf!' The attendant smiles proudly and says 'Very good, sir!' <sigh>

Ken

Ah, do you remember the commercial where the guy had to collect change for gas as all his money was just spent on an aftermarket stainless "foot" gas pedal. I remember that well, along with the "come to Marlboro country" commercials.

First full time job this year (I'm young) , 13.75 NZD per hour before tax, so that a $11.05 usd labouring in the engineering field

Memories, memories...back in the 80's when I got my first job, the average salary was about 100 $ a month - and I was happy (please note that this happened in Romania, a former comunist country in Eastern Europe). After the Revoution in 1989 when we got rid of the dictator (and the comunism itself for that matter), we had the first benefits - the wages dropped to about 65 $. :o Then they slowly begun to grow, nowadays the average salary is about 500 $ (FYI, a gallon of gas costs now about 22 - 23 $).

Jax wrote:^ man to have a million dollars back in the sixties! :)

sorry! but i can't help recalling this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTmXHvGZiSY

I think I was at $1.75 in 1971 as an apprentice cabinet maker, but can't remember exactly. Soon got a raise to $2.00, so things were good!

In California it's currently $8.00/hour. In some places like San Francisco it's $10.55/hour. The lowest I've been paid on a real paycheck is $8.00/hour, when CA's minimum wage had just been bumped up to that mark a few years ago. Previous to that I had been paid per week/month, or in cash/per job.

My first job was a hotdog stand when I was middle school. The guy who was my boss refused to pay me so instead of 9$ an hour +tips i made 2$ an hour +some tips.

Know I live in Quebec (Canada).... Something tells me starting with that intro will make 90% of the forum go away... Anyway... Soooo... I started in a hot dog and fries in 1988 at 8$ an hour. I worked for 2 days and decided I had enough money for the summer (I was 15, my parents were giving me 20$ week for doing things aroud the house) and I was (still am!!) very low maintenance.....

I felt rich at the time. Now, as a teacher, 60$/hour, with all the billls and mortgage, I feel poor.... What is wrong???? ;-)

psimonl wrote:Know I live in Quebec (Canada).... Something tells me starting with that intro will make 90% of the forum go away... Anyway... Soooo... I started in a hot dog and fries in 1988 at 8$ an hour. I worked for 2 days and decided I had enough money for the summer (I was 15, my parents were giving me 20$ week for doing things aroud the house) and I was (still am!!) very low maintenance.....

I felt rich at the time. Now, as a teacher, 60$/hour, with all the billls and mortgage, I feel poor.... What is wrong???? ;-)

I remember when I was young and still living at home. A few dollars was all I needed also. I didn't seem to realize the food on the table and the house I slept in didn't automatically just happen. :) Boy was I in for a surprise. :D I also remember the day I found out I didn't get a 3 month vacation every year like when in 1st thru 12th grade (all 14 years of it :) ).

Most people here don't think THAT bad about people in Canada. Being of low intli,,,inetllg,,,innintel,,,,, smarts is no crime. :D

Jack

I grew up in a small, third generation family-owned business. Up until high-school, I was basically an indentured servant working for room and board.

If you own a small business, you know what I'm talking about. You end up spending almost every waking minute of every day thinking/worrying/strategizing about the business, and this includes members of your family. If the back shop needed to be cleaned up and there was no employee free to do it - my brother and I saluted and tackled the job. That's just the way it works...

TedP