First job away from home was 13 in 1956 - worked for school teacher and her husband on dairy farm.
5am- 7am 4pm-6 or 6:30 or when chores were done. Got $1 per day during week and $3 Sat plus
room , board and laundry . Then a ride home on Sat evening - Sunday off - Folks made me save
1/2 of the money.worked there during my 8th grade yr.
After the summer started my father and grandfather bot one of the first hay balers in our valley.
There were a lot of older farmers whose kids (their workforce) had moved away - the folks made
me an offer - stay home and work for us and you can use the baler and do the neighbors baling,
"you keep 40% of gross income and pay for the twine and fuel and upkeep on the baler and tractor.
Worked great for everyone.
When I went away to college I started another business other than time in service those were the last
time I had an hourly or weekly paycheck - self employed after that. Boss was kind of a jerk,
but there are not many things I would change.
