Comments on: PMC 53: Nigel Dick

By: Alwin

Alwin — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 22:28:36 +0000

My first paycheck was $25 when I was 11 or 12, for playing trombone in a jazz band at Just Java Coffeeshop.

P.S. Love Nigel’s humour!

By: Brett D.

Brett D. — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 22:43:47 +0000

My first paycheck was for $80 for 2 days of squeegeeing air bubbles out of hotel room signs for a design company.

By: holly

holly — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 19:42:35 +0000

i was a cashier @ a carwash, i don’t remember the total but i’m pretty sure i was pulling down a hefty $3.25/ hour… wait that sounds like to much, maybe it was $1.25/ hour. it was 1979.

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:57:53 +0000

When I was 16 I got a job at McDonald’s. The first paycheck I got was for $14.95. I went to the comic book store and bought a Superman t-shirt.

By: Mattamatics

Mattamatics — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:48:46 +0000

Wait – 2gether wasn’t a reality program?

My first paycheck was for the hefty sum of $50. When I was 11 or 12, I got a “job” pulling weeds in a family friend’s garden while they were on vacation. It was hard work, but someone had to do it, right? Plus, after I was done weeding, I got to watch The Monkees and drink Werther’s Ginger Ale.

By: corinne

corinne — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 00:24:44 +0000

In high school a new bead store opened up in town, and my mom was really into making overly intricate little beaded necklaces, so she really wanted the employee discount and made me get a job there. I was the only employee, and mainly counted out the tinsiest of beads into bags of 50 or 100 while getting called a circus freak by old ladies because i had a streak of purple in my hair.
My best guess is around $107, minus taxes.