My 1st job
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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.
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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.
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