Ghostrider Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 My first job when I moved to Sheffield over 20 years ago was running a certain "private" shop on Division St...wages were not much, but I learnt a few things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanrobbo Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 BK Morton office junior at age 15...27/6 per week......1952. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victormh Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Left School at 1957 (aged 17) summer term end, and after holiday started as trainee accountant/auditor at Hubert Smith and Company, Campo Lane - Monday to Friday 9-00am to 5-30pm and Saturday 9-00am to 12-30pm - British Pounds - 2-10 per week - less bus fares from Swallownest to Pond Street and back each working day. Bored stiff working with what were then "old men" (I was 17 at the time). So I got a job in Production Control at J.Stead and Company Tool Division, Manor Lane - end of Cricket Inn Road. At that time, aged 19 wages were British Pounds 7-10 per week. Then the working week hours dropped to 40. Moved onto better things in January 1963 at starting wage of British Pounds 22-25 per week plus a good car allowance and company paid 2 bedroom flat in residential area of Oldham. Left Swallownest in 1966 for Driffield, East Yorkshire, the moved business's to Malaysia 2006 Still go to my office and also factory 6 days a week at age 73 now - bugger retirement - it would be so damn boring Grey Eminence - Subang Jaya - Selangor D.E. - Malaysia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpm Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 5 Sept 1960 started at English Steel as Research trainee at £2 - 17s-6d ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stropalottle Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Paper round in Hillsborough 1981 aged 13 £2.25 a week for 6 evenings and an extra 50p for turning up in a morning just in case the morning deliveries weren't covered! Also worked in paper shop Sundays 6-10am for an extra £2.00 and my mum brought me a cooked breakfast in on a plate half way through. When I was at college 1984 -1986, worked at K Shoes on Pinstone Street on Saturdays for £9.25 a day plus commission (but never got much as most senior staff served first so I was bottom of the pile). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASGOWOODS Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Left in 84 and straight on power stations at Immingham and Kent. £500 a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleegirl Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 hi my first job in 1959 was at Baltic bakery Attercliffe common good fun I was 15 it was time when the older workers looked out for the younsters good times xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macstewart Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 My first job was at Sanderson Bros & Newbould as an Apprentice Electrician in 1956 at the grand wage £1.2s&6p per week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40summat Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Unbrako Steel at Kiveton as an apprentice, 1977. I hated it and left within a few months to go down't pit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyer Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 so sad i'm out of it my first job was NOT in sheffield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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