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The job: Sweater Folder
My age: 16 Hourly wage: $10 per hour, cash in theory If you grew up in Chicagoland there was no Macy’s, there was no Nordstrom. There was Marshall Fields. Marshall Fields was the department store that had everything. Clothes, furniture, a café, and most importantly, Frango mints. If you don’t know what a Frango mint… — read more
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$30 per hour, came with a green jumpsuit
The job: Car wash attendant / sales greeter My age: 16–20 Hourly wage: $5.00 – $30.00 per hour The day my friend told me he was making serious money drying off cars, I did not hesitate. “Can you get me a job?” He could. Next thing I knew I was wearing a green jumpsuit, pulling… — read more
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No Script. No Replays. Just Live.
The job: Play-by-play announcer, WLTL / LTTV My age: 14–18 Hourly wage: N/A — another free one A few months ago I was telling my boys that in high school I did sports broadcasting at Lyons Township. After some deep searching on LT’s YouTube channel we found a bunch of football games where I was… — read more
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Did you ever deliver the Yellow Pages? I did.
The job: Yellow Pages Delivery Person My age: 16 Hourly Wage: I can’t remember Raise your hand if you even remember the Yellow Pages. Back in the day, every house had a copy of the White Pages, and a Yellow Pages. The White Pages listed everyone in your town and city and their phone number.… — read more
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Working as a high school dropout.
The job: Cashier – Marshalls My age: 16 Hourly Wage: $4.25 an hour Marshalls, the haven for the bargain shopper. Last year’s styles at low low prices. No frills bargain hunting underneath heavy florescent lights. Also, after you find your golf shirt, you can also buy a candle you didn’t need and maybe a back… — read more
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Local Cable – the last frontier of irrevance.
The job: Producer – Color TV Cable Show My age: 18? Hourly Wage: N/A – free labor From when I was in 7th grade, our town, Western Springs, IL, had a local cable access station and a program called, “Video Kids.” I was a video kid, and learned how to shoot video, edit videos, produce… — read more
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My first ‘real’ job
The job: Tischler Finer Foods – stock boy My age: 13 Hourly wage: $3.35 This was my first paying job. My neighbor Mike worked at Tischlers and told me I could make some money being a ‘stock boy.’ Mike drove a Monte Carlo SS and I think half of why I signed onto this job… — read more
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