First Job

I remember getting my first job in high school. I was a Junior at a Catholic school, and it was Spring. Every year the school had 'Spring Fling' where normal classes were canceled and basically a week of fields trips was substituted. I don't know if it is still offered,but I would guess not with the way society has gotten. But back to my job. One of the 'Spring Fling' offerings was a trip to either a Spanish or French speaking country. Since I had taken Spanish, I wanted to go for my Senior year.
The cost of the trip was going to be about $600 plus additional for gifts. So while walking in the mall, I saw a shop was opening selling bagels and frozen yogurt. This was WAY before either one became so popular, it was 1977. I called the number and interviewed and got the job. I was working afternoons and Saturdays for minimum wage, I think it was like $2.65/hour. During the summer I worked mornings.
I started off cleaning up the bakery after the production was completed for the day. On Saturdays I also helped to make the bagels. Once school was over I started going in at 6am and helped with the baking. The bakery was in a small warehouse district and it was not air-conditioned. So you can imagine how hot and humid it got, since the first step in making bagels was boiling them.
I also got to deliver the bagels to our shop and few others around town since we were the only ones that made fresh bagels. Eventually we got in a few grocery stores too. During the Jewish holidays, we would also make challah. That is where I learned to braid a loaf using 6 strands.
This job lasted until I went off to college so I would guess about 18 months. I easily supplied the required money to get my passport, go to Spain, buy souvenirs, and go out after football games. So I guess this was the start of my love of international travel and my culinary degree.