Your First Job

[Arthur Little]

My first job was as an apprentice electrician earning £4 19s 11d a week which i did until deciding to study electrical engineering at a higher level.

But the interesting bit is I gave up that career to go into computers and this eventually led me to work for Commercial Union as a programmer/analyst. I lived through the mergers with GA, then Norwich Union until AVIVA also made me redundant in 2002. Coincidence!

Indeed, a coincidence ... !

During MY time with General Accident, I was one of hundreds at Head Office who sat an "Aptitude Test" to determine whether or not they'd prove to be suitable candidates for training as future Computer Programmers. Alas, I wasn't considered.

Can't remember the exact criteria (as nearly half a century has elapsed since I "tried my hand" ... but I do recall the examiners setting their sights on applicants [ideally] scoring an 'A' pass (of which, I later heard, there were comparatively few) or at least a 'B'. Like the vast majority, I'd been graded 'C' which didn't qualify.

So ... well done on your commendable achievement.

[grahamw48]

One of York's bigger employers was 'Yorkshire Insurance'....later to become 'Yorkshire General'....later to become Norwich Union....later to become Aviva.

Blinkin takeovers ! Hardly time for the damned paint on the sign to dry !

Rowntrees, after over a hundred years, taken over and becomes Nestle.

Leave our local companies alone !!!

[tone]

That's the spirit, Tone! Joking apart ... it's really good to see you back here posting again.

Thanks Arthur! Much appreciated!

[Slip]

First job after school was a Christmas job in Ratners jewellers... it was crap.. but at the time it was £125 per week which in 1990 was quite good..... plus once I gave my Mum £25 I had £100 to waste on beer and women

[grahamw48]

You were lucky.
My mother used to take half of my wages, and another third went on trainfares to get to work.

[Arthur Little]

First job after school was a Christmas job in Ratners jewellers ... it was crap.. but at the time it was £125 per week which in 1990 was quite good..... plus once I gave my Mum £25 I had £100 to waste on beer and women

... coincidentally, when my daughter was in her 5th & 6th Forms at Perth Academy - a few years earlier (circa mid to late 80s) - she ALSO worked with Ratner's the Jewellers, albeit in a
part time Saturday job!

By contrast, though, she enjoyed working there.

[Arthur Little]

... as it happened, the youngest of my former boss's three sons was a Trainee Manager with Ratner's at the time.

... although this fact had no bearing on my daughter's temporary student employment.

[Michael Parnham]

You were lucky.
My mother used to take half of my wages, and another third went on trainfares to get to work.

Yeah, my mum used to take £1 off me for board that left me with ten shillings for the week!

[Arthur Little]

Yeah, my mum used to take £1 off me for board that left me with ten shillings for the week!

Ah ... but then ... you could buy a lot with 10/- in those days.

[Michael Parnham]

Ah ... but then ... you could buy a lot with 10/- in those days.

I think petrol was about 1shilling and 3pence per GALLON!

[grahamw48]

The first gallon of petrol I bought (for my motorbike) in 1967, cost 5/- .

Petrol has always been roughly the same cost as a pack of 20 cigs.

At that same time I used to work 8 hours in a shop on Saturdays (Burtons Tailors 'measure book boy') for £1.

[grahamw48]

I started full time work at 16 in 1968.

My take home pay was £7 for a 5'/2 day week, out of which I gave my mother £3.50, then -£2 for train fares, leaving me with the grand total of £1.50 a week to blow.

[grahamw48]

I started full time work at 16 in 1968.

My take home pay was £7 a week, out of which I gave my mother £3.50, then -£2 for train fares, leaving me with the grand total of £1.50 a week to blow.

I later topped that up by working at the local zoo all day Sundays, for another 25 bob, which paid for my driving lesson.

[malditako]

luckily hired as a full time accounting staff doing accounts payable and auditing at affiliated company while still at university.

[Rosie1958]

My first job was working for the Inland Revenue in the self employed taxation department. Whilst still at school, I also worked in a shop selling fabrics, fortunately I was in soft furnishings as I hate sewing and dress making

[fred]

My first job was working for the Inland Revenue in the self employed taxation department.

[grahamw48]

I wasn't going to say anything Fred.

[Rosie1958]

Erm ...... what's wrong with that guys? Some one had to do it!

Anyway, I'm not alone as Terpe is also ex Inland Revenue too

[han]

My first job in the Philippines was a cashier in a convenience store.
Then here in the UK- I just started at Salmon Factory. and this is my first job.

[MissAna]

my first job was a Company Nurse in a private energy company in the Philippines. i loved that job lots of happy employee, not bad salary and there's lots of free food

[mickcant]

my first job was a Company Nurse in a private energy company in the Philippines. i loved that job lots of happy employee, not bad salary and there's lots of free food

Free Food, that would keep me happy
Mick

[jlags90]

I was a Laboratory Assistant for almost two years while I was completing my degree. That was how I met David online since I had unlimited internet access. UK wise, I work behind the bar part-time.