My 1st job

Daniel.

I was 15, spending the summer in NYS, had to get a work permit, and had to join the union.

Incidentally, my starting pay was multiples of what minimum wage is today when adjusted for inflation.

Mik

A&P had the BEST fruitcakes, the Ann Page brand. I just found out a couple years ago they are available again. I ordered one but it was a little drier than the originals. Still very good cake.

jon-nyc

We had one here in the next town over until the very end, when they shut down in 2015. Now the same store is a Foodtown.

Daniel.

jon, it was "a big deal" grocery in the Hudson Valley and its big competitor was Grand Union.

I remember housewives like my mom shopping when their husbands were at work; and I remember the cashiers being women whose husbands were the major earners for their households.

We live in a different world today.

I worked the night shift. I cleaned the entire butchers' area and then stocked shelves.

My best friend since I was 3 (this being the summer) got me the job and we had the same shifts.

My favorite part was actually driving the country roads between Poughquag and Arthursburg. I memorized the route almost immediately.

My 58 year old brain would be like: what am I doing in the middle of nowhere in the middle of the night with no pay phone? Lol.

WTF-Beta

My 1st job