Part time work back in our day and how much did you get paid?

I had a Saturday job working in a cafe doing the washing up. I can’t remember how much I got, but it was good experience.

Age 15 I worked during school holidays in a hotel washing up. Age 16 worked during school holidays in a factory making souvenirs for tourists - I could never really get the hang of it. Later in a department store. I always worked, always had money but can't remember what I was paid. It did me good. My two children, as teenagers, both worked. It did them good and they had their own money as I wasn't very well off.

Saturday job in C&A. 14s 6d. A horrible job with awful supervisors.

My first part time job was working in our local Post Office sorting the papers with the Post Master,I started at 6.30am and was 14 at the time after the paper deliveries went out I looked after the counter whilst the Post Master went upstairs for a quick breakfast I left at 8.15am to run home and get off to school for 9am I was paid 17s 6d a week and thought I was rich.

I started working at a hotel as a waitress when I was 14 in 1972, however I can't remember how much I earned. The very first thing I bought was an African violet plant for my mum. I worked every Saturday 12-12 and often Friday nights and Sundays 9-5 as well. I was really well looked after. All my meals were included and Vera the cook kept an eye on me. It was great earning my own money. I never paid board as my parents didn't expect me to. It was hard work and long hours and definitely kept me out of trouble! I moved to working in a small supermarket when I was 16 on a Saturday. I used to work during holidays too.

I was the Saturday girl. In an indoor fruit and veg market, came home ladened with fruit and veg the owners want rid of.
My sister was the Saturday washer up in Betty's tea shop and came home with the left over cream buns
My mum was well pleased!

What an interesting idea for a thread. I'd have been useless in the glass department...I'm as clumsy as a camel and all my wages would have gone on breakages.

My first part time job aged 14 in 1978 was cleaning out the rabbit cages in a pet shop. It took all Saturday morning and I was paid 50p. I used to sing at weddings in the church choir in the afternoon and got 30p a wedding. On a good day I could make £1.10!! I did a paper round on Sunday morning with my brother to top up my wages.

When I left school I worked on a farm 5 days a week- I'd start at 7.30am and work until 6pm. I used to arrive, collect the cows from the field and do the milking alone all before 9.30am....I was 17!!! I was given breakfast and lunch and paid £23 a week. I used to give my dad £5 to use his car and petrol and my mum £7 for keep. I felt rich and even saved up to buy myself a radio for company whilst doing the milking!!