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Did you have a Saturday job when very young and was was it

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TrendyNannie6 Thu 05-Mar-20 12:37:21

My first job was working as a Saturday girl in a hairdressers I loved it, I was 15 washing hair. Sweeping up. Answering the phone. Booking appointments, making teas and coffees, loved talking to the clients, even got some tips so saved my money up for few weeks and bought make up, felt so grown up, but when I eventually left I didn’t pursue a career in hairdressing I went on to beauty

EllanVannin Sat 07-Mar-20 13:24:24

I was actually working on a women's surgical ward when 2 months short of my 16th birthday. Talk about being thrown in at the deep end !
It was hard, heavy work while training---all for £3 a week ( 1956 ) and the discipline with matron in charge was something that nobody would put up with today.

Magrithea Sat 07-Mar-20 14:00:00

I had a Saturday job in our local Co-op when it was a proper department store. I was in ladies lingerie (the manageress knew my parents and went our church) and loved it. I had a holiday job there one Christmas and worked on the jewellery and clocks counter, right between the two main doors - quite chilly! Loved it though and the £3 a Saturday paid for my driving lessons!

GrannySomerset Sat 07-Mar-20 14:02:19

Most of us benefited greatly from dipping our toes into the working world while we were still at school and probably left school a bit clearer about what we did - or more importantly didn’t - want to do. Certainly we were under no illusions about how hard working life could be. We were most definitely not snowflakes!

Indigoblue Sat 07-Mar-20 15:50:22

I had a Saturday job earning 10 bob behind a counter at Woolworths - until I knocked over a fire extinguisher. What a mess - I was shown the door.

Mtc59 Sun 08-Mar-20 08:59:35

I was a Saturday girl in Boots, and loved every minute. I would still love to do it- do they have Saturday gn’s?