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Posted by: Martine Guy
Date/Time: 03/01/26 15:06:00

When I look back on those brief teenage years, I seem to have had lots of Saturday jobs, and Robert’s post reminds me that we were able to work before the age of 16.  I envy you again, Robert, for having a job in HMV Oxford Street.

My first proper Saturday job was shop assistant at Chelsea Girl in the Bullring Birmingham.  I was clothes/fashion mad and it was a good place to work.  It was a shock to an unworldly girl like me when things got stolen from my shopping that I left in the staff room, but I learnt a lesson from it .  Our uniform was orange hot pants, orange waistcoat and white blouse.  Awful.

Another ghastly uniform was when I worked at West Brom FC:  PVC miniskirt and cape.  I cringe when I look back at it and I didn’t stay in that job long.  I don’t know how I had the nerve to do it.

Two really good jobs were at Woolworths and our local dry cleaners.  Plus waitressing, which I didn’t enjoy.


Entire Thread
TopicDate PostedPosted By
“Decline of the Saturday Job leaves young unfit to work”03/01/26 13:14:00 Martine Guy
   Re:“Decline of the Saturday Job leaves young unfit to work”03/01/26 14:19:00 David Ainsworth
   Re:“Decline of the Saturday Job leaves young unfit to work”03/01/26 14:24:00 Robert Wheeler
      Re:Re:“Decline of the Saturday Job leaves young unfit to work”03/01/26 14:41:00 Barbara Stevens
         Reply03/01/26 15:06:00 Martine Guy
         Reply03/01/26 15:39:00 Sue Hammond
            Re:Reply03/01/26 16:02:00 Barbara Stevens
               Re:Re:Reply03/01/26 16:06:00 Barbara Stevens
            Re:Reply03/01/26 16:02:00 Robert Wheeler
               Reply03/01/26 16:19:00 Martine Guy
                  Re:Reply03/01/26 16:26:00 Barbara Stevens
                     Re:Re:Reply03/01/26 17:31:00 Andy Pike
                        Re:Re:Re:Reply04/01/26 14:53:00 Helen Passey

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