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anyone remember fist job and first day at work

Here goes .My first day was at the plumridge saw mill in desbrough road? in wycombe. I started in November the day after i left school,it was pouring down and i had to stand in the rain all day to watch how the wood was stacked. My first christmas there i had the whole two days off ,and after the christmases at school i was so hard done to [so i reckoned]two whole days ,showing my age there i reckon.Denis.age IS telling ,can,t even spell right.

Poor Denis, yes you were hard done by just two days off for Xmas now its more like two weeks lol In my first job at a printing works, I was sent to get a packet of sky hooks and a bucket of steam, to my shame I dutifuly went trotting off to fetch them. dont think kids are so naieve today

yourse was at least a gentle wind up ,mine was being sent out for a kosher bacon sarnie And i fell for it [load of g---.Denis.

my first job was at courtney china and glass shop in high wycombe i absolutely loved it,all that royal doulton and royal albert bone china susie

My first job was at Chelsea Girl in High Wycombe. I loved every moment of it...all of us girls used to pick out a outfit on Fridays when we got paid and then go off to Tuesdays night club.(or Disco as it was known then) We had a great time. Then we'd all be broke and struggle until the next payday lol

Remember being sent to the stores for a long weight, After about twenty minutes, the storeman said " Off you go, Youve waited long enough!".......THEN the penny dropped.....

First ever job was my Saturday job in the menswear dept of Debenhams in Plymouth. I loved it and worked with a really nice crowd of people. First 'proper' job was working for the Civil Service in the DHSS, but my first day nearly didn't happen! I was feeling groggy with a sore throat and was looking forward to a nice lie-in. Then my mum came rushing up with the job offer letter, which must have got held up in the post, asking me to start that day! I've never got out of bed so quickly, but my mum did ring ahead and explain while I was getting ready. I enjoyed that job as well, especially working on the public counter.

Susie We may have met. I used to love shopping in Courteneys. First when they were in Castle Street, later in the Oxford Road where they didn't last long. Len

My first job proper job was at a solicitors office as a Office Junior enjoyed the job loads sometimes I wish I could go back to then days no stress !!!!!!!!!!!!! lol My first saturday job was in an hairdressers washing people's hair and sweeping I did enjoy it apart from the smelly men that sometimes came in. Nat

hi len i was working for courtneys when they were in castle street,1975-1978 i then had to leave cos i was expecting my 2nd son lol courtneys are now in frogmore on the old gardeners furniture site sheila i was always in chelsea girl,it was my 2nd home..lol i met hubby at tuesdays or was it called oceans by then susie

Hi Terri, This really brings back memories. My first day as a trainee switchboard operator at Barclays Bank was very embarrassing. I was sent across the road to The Standard Bank to ask for a "date stamp". The woman at the enquiries desk asked me if I was the new girl from Barclays. I smiled... at her and said yes! She stamped a deposit slip and handed it to me saying " one date stamp." Being blonde by nature, I thanked her! Lindy:-))

oh Lindzy. initiation rites were a bit cruel weren't they ? lol

My first proper job was at Burlington Warehouses a mail order firm,we had to go to other sections to collect our sections work,It was all up and down stairs ,stamping order forms to say when we had recieved them and collecting post,no stress no deadline that I remember.Stopping for a tea break twice a day.At my last job you drank your tea/coffe as you worked.

Yes I remember by first day. I was 15 and earned £5 per week, out of that I travelled from Deptford to Oxford Street each day, paid my mum £1.50 house keeping and still went out Friday's and Saturday's. Lin

Gosh, yes, I remember it well. I was a medical records clerk in the old Leicester Royal Infirmary. Being that part of the world, there was a large population with Indian names, and I was given the job of "pulling" the patient records for the next week's outpatient clinics. Full of names like Patel etc. Trying to distinguish one from another. I worked on the same counter as an ambulance traffic controller. What I learned about the inventiveness of the English language wouldn't bear thinking about! Lol! Philip

I was 15 and 3 months (you had to be that age to leave school then) and I worked at Stanley, Popplewell, Francis, and Ross, a Patent Office in Cursitor Street, just off Chancery Lane, I was taken on as a telephonist, but once they knew I could type, I did both. I earned the princley sum of 10.00, of which I had to give 2.00 as my housekeeping. Still managed to spend all my money friday afternoon over Leather Lane on clothes. Those were the days. Belle

I remember my first day of work clearly, well it wasn't that long ago compared to some ;-) I arrived, with suitcase (as I was being accomodated locally) and sat in reception opposite a girl who was obviously also waiting for something... not a word spoken (was very shy). Turned out we were both starting in the same department in the same role. Arrived in the office, didn't have a desk, hadn't a CLUE what to do. Was eventually dumped on some guy for him to show me a few things (was an IT based role), and he just brought up a help screen and left me to read it. Found out later that he'd only been there a week himself (and found out quickly that he was a git lol). Was there 9 years before moving on a few years ago. The girl I sat with in reception is now my best friend :o)

Watch it Paul! you are sailing close to the wind with the more mature clientelle :) :) Lin

was implying that I'm younger than SOME. As my dad always says, if the cap fits... lol