Your first job on leaving school

[erimus74]

Got me thinking today of my first full time job which I started the follow monday after the friday I left school, due to my dadknowing the paintets manager

July 1977 a few months short of my 17th birthday my dad walked in saying, you start your new job as a rough painter, now industrial painter, on monday at the salt plant ICI Billingham, a plant my dad worked on

So on the Monday my dad dropped me off at the site where the contractor cabins were placed & where I found the companies ( Redmans painters) cabin was, still recall leaving school on the friday with my haversack with Boro painted on then starting my career on working on chemical sites 3 days later & how intimidated I felt walking in with all these blokes around a card table, smoking, drinking tea, playing cards, massive shock to the system

I bought a racing back from the catalogue & on a friday the chargehand said to me, Gordon, you've  volunteered to go to Billingham to get the order of F&C 10 times, because you're the youngest, fittest, have a bike & an haversack, plus you dont play cards 😔

I got off 15 minutes early to cycle to the chippy, tough beginning but I loved that job

[fukyu]

BSC for me, training school oct-december shifts from January in the steel mill, was still sixteen. This happened a few times, I was in the operating box when a bar hit the window, the lads played fuck they said you run when that happens. Too daft to know.

[RiversideRifle]

Army 👍 still going strong

[teamboro]

No job when I left school in 82 job prospects then were near enough nil you went on training schemes which were crap never got a full time job till I was 23 that's how bad it was despite applying

[borope]

YTS for a couple of years then a few different jobs until i got in ICI at 20 years old. Set me up for life.

[AtomicDog]

Scrounging (LTD Company)


Still at it today piece of piss, work is for Toby's

🐾

[Norman_Conquest]

I left school in May 1978 and started my apprenticeship (Welder) at Smith's Dock in the August.  In between that time, my dad got me a job as a Labourer down the BOC and I loved it.  I earned £80 a week and an extra £18 if I worked a Sunday.  It was a lot of money for a 16 year old.

My first week's wage for my apprenticeship was £17.35.  At the time my mum and dad were on holiday and I was staying with a friend's mum who charged me £15 lodge.  My mum was fuming when she found out and gave me the £15 back.

[Poolielad]

Rent boy.......86 to present time!!! Got great reviews if anyone needs service!

[AtomicDog]

Rent boy.......86 to present time!!! Got great reviews if anyone needs service!

BINGO!



My word this site has certainly progressed of late.

Now offering personal services, I can't believe it!


I have sent you a rather detailed PM dear Boy.

Is discretion assured?

[LG1660]

Left school May 85 and got a YTS over stockton next door to Head Wrightons...did that until December 85 when I joined up

[BoroRedKen]

Did my CSE's in Hemlington Hospital then could not work for a while then started a YTS in a childrens nursery (where i met my 1st wife). Did the time then went to Oxford cheffing.

17.50p a week the YTS. Then it went up in the 2nd year.

[BoroRedKen]

Norman im sure that my late bro would of been around SD in 78.

If my other bro can be bothered to answer me then maybe he could confirm/deny this.

[erimus74]

Rent boy.......86 to present time!!! Got great reviews if anyone needs service!

😁

[Clem Fandango]

Rent boy.......86 to present time!!! Got great reviews if anyone needs service!

Do you have rough hands?

[tunstall]

Got me thinking today of my first full time job which I started the follow monday after the friday I left school, due to my dadknowing the paintets manager

July 1977 a few months short of my 17th birthday my dad walked in saying, you start your new job as a rough painter, now industrial painter, on monday at the salt plant ICI Billingham, a plant my dad worked on

So on the Monday my dad dropped me off at the site where the contractor cabins were placed & where I found the companies ( Redmans painters) cabin was, still recall leaving school on the friday with my haversack with Boro painted on then starting my career on working on chemical sites 3 days later & how intimidated I felt walking in with all these blokes around a card table, smoking, drinking tea, playing cards, massive shock to the system

I bought a racing back from the catalogue & on a friday the chargehand said to me, Gordon, you've  volunteered to go to Billingham to get the order of F&C 10 times, because you're the youngest, fittest, have a bike & an haversack, plus you dont play cards 😔

I got off 15 minutes early to cycle to the chippy, tough beginning but I loved that job

Which chippy did you go to?

Port Clarence?

[tunstall]

I went straight to Hartlepool FE College when I left school in 1991

Didn't even get a summer holiday, we were there doing our foundation training in Engineering, got paid for it which was the main reason I went

Was there for a couple of years and I loved it

Teesside Uni after that

[tonyangelino]

BSC for me, training school oct-december shifts from January in the steel mill, was still sixteen. This happened a few times, I was in the operating box when a bar hit the window, the lads played fuck they said you run when that happens. Too daft to know.

What year was that? I'm guessing i was the YTS intake well before you, 1979

[tunstall]

BSC for me, training school oct-december shifts from January in the steel mill, was still sixteen. This happened a few times, I was in the operating box when a bar hit the window, the lads played fuck they said you run when that happens. Too daft to know.

Well. That's one of the coolest things I've ever seen.

[Poolielad]

Rent boy.......86 to present time!!! Got great reviews if anyone needs service!

BINGO!



My word this site has certainly progressed of late.

Now offering personal services, I can't believe it!


I have sent you a rather detailed PM dear Boy.

Is discretion assured?

Discretion assured, just make sure you bring lube this time!!! And get the right car park... not hanging about waiting.......times is money lad!!!

[fukyu]

BSC for me, training school oct-december shifts from January in the steel mill, was still sixteen. This happened a few times, I was in the operating box when a bar hit the window, the lads played fuck they said you run when that happens. Too daft to know.

Well. That's one of the coolest things I've ever seen.

Not when it's coming at you.

[fukyu]

BSC for me, training school oct-december shifts from January in the steel mill, was still sixteen. This happened a few times, I was in the operating box when a bar hit the window, the lads played fuck they said you run when that happens. Too daft to know.

What year was that? I'm guessing i was the YTS intake well before you, 1979

I was in the oct 1977 intake on BSC books.I was on nights when the two lads were killed on the boss plant riding the conveyor belt, the other junior op on our shift was supposed to meet them in the canteen, he was lucky he never went..All the flyme wankers  who never worked there wanting the steelworks preserved make me laugh. It was a dirty dangerous place and apart from providing jobs had no redeeming  qualities.Goodbye and good riddance.

[Ural Quntz]

BSC for me, training school oct-december shifts from January in the steel mill, was still sixteen. This happened a few times, I was in the operating box when a bar hit the window, the lads played fuck they said you run when that happens. Too daft to know.

What year was that? I'm guessing i was the YTS intake well before you, 1979

I was in the oct 1977 intake on BSC books.I was on nights when the two lads were killed on the boss plant riding the conveyor belt, the other junior op on our shift was supposed to meet them in the canteen, he was lucky he never went..All the flyme wankers  who never worked there wanting the steelworks preserved make me laugh. It was a dirty dangerous place and apart from providing jobs had no redeeming  qualities.Goodbye and good riddance.

I was in #10 Beam Mill then before I escaped to the safety of Cummins Engines at Darlo

What a contrast - you're right it was a filthy dangerous place to be and glad I was out of it.

I did learn the skill of climbing stairs without gripping a hand rail though

[Johnny Thunder]

Straight into the training centre on ICI Wilton Foundation Course in 1984. £16.25 per week.
Then onto proper wages second year after being kept on from the Foundation Course.

[BoroRedKen]

Straight into the training centre on ICI Wilton Foundation Course in 1984. £16.25 per week.
Then onto proper wages second year after being kept on from the Foundation Course.

You fibber!!! Your old man was a Lord!
You owned half of Whale Hill!
Just because you like to appear as "everyman" you still have a title!!

Lord Jonty of Normanby.....


🤣🤣👍

[Johnny Thunder]