Did you have a job when you were in high school?

[Jean claude Vaaldamme]

Delivered newspapers every morning(except Sundays) at 4am since I was 14. On the bicycle from 16y had about 120 every morning. Made huge money those days, my (single) mother only bought my school clothes, other clothes, pocket money etc I bought myself, as much as the rich kids.
Bicycle lasted only 1-2years, thursdays 120 papers with all the advertising pamflets almost bend the frame.

 

[ARYANTO]

MMMM ...bad habits started early ,worked from std 8 to 10 in the bottle store in Groblersdal , in the ''non white'' section . Got paid R5.00
a day, it was a fortune in the early eighties !
Also worked in a clothing shop as'' shoplift prevention person'' with a black sjambok on top of a ladder ! , bought my first pair of ''vellies '' with money I made that summer from the same shop .

 

[Hooked]

Hahaha I sold out makro! Two guys running Babi stores in one of the locations came and I sold them 6 cases each of the horrible stuff, felt bad but hey I needed the dough!

@Jengz Sounds like you're the type of guy who could sell ice to an Eskimo!

 

[Hooked]

Delivered newspapers every morning(except Sundays) at 4am since I was 14. On the bicycle from 16y had about 120 every morning. Made huge money those days, my (single) mother only bought my school clothes, other clothes, pocket money etc I bought myself, as much as the rich kids.
Bicycle lasted only 1-2years, thursdays 120 papers with all the advertising pamflets almost bend the frame.

Good for you @Jean claude Vaaldamme I'm sure your Mom was proud of you!

 

[Hooked]

Wish I was, in education now... Own an institution that provides adult education to previously disadvantage learners as well as learners who left the secular education path and need assistance in order to find jobs and climb the corporate ladder

Very interesting @Jengz !

 

[Jengz]

Very interesting @Jengz !

I have a passion for what I do... I absolutely love it... I've had a 71 year old pass his matric through my hands... Absolute pure bliss!

 

[Hooked]

I have a passion for what I do... I absolutely love it... I've had a 71 year old pass his matric through my hands... Absolute pure bliss!

@Jengz That is absolutely wonderful. I can just imagine how that 71-year-old man must feel - and your being so proud of him as if he were your son! What a meaningful life you lead!

 

[Jengz]

@Jengz That is absolutely wonderful. I can just imagine how that 71-year-old man must feel - and your being so proud of him as if he were your son! What a meaningful life you lead!

Everyone plays their role in society to better the lives of someone, even a cashier at pick n pay that smiles and greets has a huge impact on the lives of many. Meaningful comes with good intentions so let's vape to always having good intentions in all we do!

 

[SmokeyJoe]

Everyone plays their role in society to better the lives of someone, even a cashier at pick n pay that smiles and greets has a huge impact on the lives of many. Meaningful comes with good intentions so let's vape to always having good intentions in all we do!

Wait, where did you see a pnp cashier smiling?

 

[Jengz]

Wait, where did you see a pnp cashier smiling?

I'm a friendly guy bud, everyone is also happy to see me

 

[RainstormZA]

Worked at a SPAR bakery for the duration of the year on weekends and during school holidays

 

[Raindance]

Worked as weekend fuel dispensing specialist at the local garage for several years until about 16, then worked at the bottle store as hygiene engineer, empties return executive and packaging and carry to the clients car manager. LOL, those were the day's. Never been a person to spend much so ended up with a crapload of bonus bonds. Discovered girls and cars and that was the end of that....

Regards

 

[Hooked]

Worked as weekend fuel dispensing specialist at the local garage for several years until about 16, then worked at the bottle store as hygiene engineer, empties return executive and packaging and carry to the clients car manager. LOL, those were the day's. Never been a person to spend much so ended up with a crapload of bonus bonds. Discovered girls and cars and that was the end of that....

Regards

Love this @Raindance - a "fuel dispensing specialist"

But how could you have done that "for several years until about 16" ? How old were you when you started your specialist career??

 

[Raindance]

Love this @Raindance - a "fuel dispensing specialist"

But how could you have done that "for several years until about 16" ? How old were you when you started your specialist career??

Think i started there at 13 or 14 or thereabout. Years were much longer back then.

 

[Resistance]

Reminds me of Shucks' s Durban hoenertjie.
That scene just replayed in my head.

I had to feel the chickens rear end and the soft and flabby ones were the egg layers and the hard and good looking ones were for eating!

 

[Resistance]

Delivered news papers on a bmx. Worked as Tilers apprentice. Carpenters/woodworkers apprentice and mechanics apprentice and ended up in a factory.

almost forgot. I did painting for a builder aswell, on weekends and some days after school

 

[Arthster]

from standard 6 till half past Matric on weekends I was my Dad's personal Garden Engineer and Auto Hygiene specialist.

School holidays I worked as a Mechanical floor sweeping machine operator at my dads factory or a hand tool retrieval technician for my older brothers electrical company.

 

[johan]

Repaired radios during high school years (before TV's arrived in SA) - made a lot of mistakes and learned a lot - also rebuilt old bikes, the last one was during that period was a Triumph Bonevale 650 picked up at a scrapyard and sold for good moola.

 

[Mo_MZ]

Sold cosmetic jewellery at a flea market (pre China mall days)
&
Waitered with a catering company at weddings; paid like R30 a function and a free plate of Indian wedding food every weekend lol.. Flippen hard work and hated kitchen duty (would miss out on the hot chics )

Fixed windscreen cracks n chips for a while too

 

[Hooked]

Sold cosmetic jewellery at a flea market (pre China mall days)
&
Waitered with a catering company at weddings; paid like R30 a function and a free plate of Indian wedding food every weekend lol.. Flippen hard work and hated kitchen duty (would miss out on the hot chics )

Fixed windscreen cracks n chips for a while too

Whew! You did a lot @Mo_MZ !

 

[Mo_MZ]

Whew! You did a lot @Mo_MZ !

LOL thanks @Hooked some tough times back then..
If you think that was a lot you should see my cv since then I got stability now but still 2 jobs on the go