I used to be a scab. Seriously. I'm horribly embarrassed by it now.
I would work after-hours in a poly-foam plant for $4 an hour (SUPER HIGH WAGES) so the boss wouldn't have to pay the workers overtime.
If I were to meet my 14 year-old self today, I'd punch myself in the face.
On the other end of the spectrum, I've gone the last decade or so making only $10K a year while in grad school. Getting that first *real* paycheck, which was more than my previous checks--and it was only the first of TWO per month--left me feeling oddly guilty.
How is that being a scab? A "scab" is someone that crosses a picket line and take the job of a union person on strike.
I don't remember what my first paycheck was. Must have been that carpet store I worked at.
I've never heard that, nor have I ever heard a term (other than scab) for what I did. Dictionary.com turns up a reference for "blackleg" (a wonderfully horrible-sounding term), but says nothing more than someone who is opposed to unions.
It was a lot of fun..got to hang out in the studio...used to get the occasional CD and quite a lot of concert tickets for free. Probably one of the most fun jobs I've ever had.
If there are any stations near you, write in and see if they take interns.
It was a lot of fun..got to hang out in the studio...used to get the occasional CD and quite a lot of concert tickets for free. Probably one of the most fun jobs I've ever had.
If there are any stations near you, write in and see if they take interns.
I saw on one of those "Behind the Music" episodes, that as a teenager Jon Bongiovi (Bon Jovi) worked at a radio station in NYC as a gofer: going for coffee, sweeping up, etc. (heh)
A friend of Jon's came to work with him one day, and when the elevator opened for them to go up to the radio station floor, Mick Jagger (IIRC) was standing inside. Freaked them out.
My first actual job was as a gift-wrap person in a busy drugstore at Christmas when I was 17. Lasted two weeks, I guess. Have no idea what the pay was, but I'm sure it was minimum wage.
Then five months later, I got a summer job (still age 17) working at a real estate multiple listing service. I typed and filed house listings that were sent out to all the real estate offices. I also learned to run the huge printing press that printed the listings, and learned to operate (and even do minor repair on) lots of other office machinery. Sparked my life-long love of machines and my 'skill' at figuring out how to fix them.
Next job, same summer, was fashion modeling for a large department store. It was a huge wedding show (on ramps) at the university. I modeled several elaborate wedding dresses, and a cute little lacy honeymoon thing that was the last garment in the show - the piece de resistance. heh. Did occasional fashion modeling for spending money all through college. Last job was during 'closed' week my senior year - did a shoot for a car company out by a scenic river with their newest sports car for the upcoming model year. Made $1,000 for a few days shooting. It wasn't a commercial. It was a film for the dealerships to highlight selling points on the new models.
The summer I was 18, was a clerk typist on a Navy base. And those are the jobs I had before teaching.
I've always wanted to be a free-lance reporter for a large newspaper. Maybe I'll try that one of these days.
I've never heard that, nor have I ever heard a term (other than scab) for what I did. Dictionary.com turns up a reference for "blackleg" (a wonderfully horrible-sounding term), but says nothing more than someone who is opposed to unions.
Hrm
Nevermind, it's a British term, from the olden days
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Originally posted by midwinter
I used to be a scab. Seriously. I'm horribly embarrassed by it now.
I would work after-hours in a poly-foam plant for $4 an hour (SUPER HIGH WAGES) so the boss wouldn't have to pay the workers overtime.
If I were to meet my 14 year-old self today, I'd punch myself in the face.
On the other end of the spectrum, I've gone the last decade or so making only $10K a year while in grad school. Getting that first *real* paycheck, which was more than my previous checks--and it was only the first of TWO per month--left me feeling oddly guilty.
How is that being a scab? A "scab" is someone that crosses a picket line and take the job of a union person on strike.
I don't remember what my first paycheck was. Must have been that carpet store I worked at.
Originally posted by Scott
How is that being a scab? A "scab" is someone that crosses a picket line and take the job of a union person on strike.
I wasn't literally a "scab," but save for the picket line, I did essentially the same thing.
Originally posted by Vargas
I thought it was a "blackleg" did that
I've never heard that, nor have I ever heard a term (other than scab) for what I did. Dictionary.com turns up a reference for "blackleg" (a wonderfully horrible-sounding term), but says nothing more than someone who is opposed to unions.
Hrm
Originally posted by PS5533
I'd love to work at a radio station
It was a lot of fun..got to hang out in the studio...used to get the occasional CD and quite a lot of concert tickets for free. Probably one of the most fun jobs I've ever had.
If there are any stations near you, write in and see if they take interns.
Originally posted by kneelbeforezod
It was a lot of fun..got to hang out in the studio...used to get the occasional CD and quite a lot of concert tickets for free. Probably one of the most fun jobs I've ever had.
If there are any stations near you, write in and see if they take interns.
I saw on one of those "Behind the Music" episodes, that as a teenager Jon Bongiovi (Bon Jovi) worked at a radio station in NYC as a gofer: going for coffee, sweeping up, etc. (heh)
A friend of Jon's came to work with him one day, and when the elevator opened for them to go up to the radio station floor, Mick Jagger (IIRC) was standing inside. Freaked them out.
My first actual job was as a gift-wrap person in a busy drugstore at Christmas when I was 17. Lasted two weeks, I guess. Have no idea what the pay was, but I'm sure it was minimum wage.
Then five months later, I got a summer job (still age 17) working at a real estate multiple listing service. I typed and filed house listings that were sent out to all the real estate offices. I also learned to run the huge printing press that printed the listings, and learned to operate (and even do minor repair on) lots of other office machinery. Sparked my life-long love of machines and my 'skill' at figuring out how to fix them.
Next job, same summer, was fashion modeling for a large department store. It was a huge wedding show (on ramps) at the university. I modeled several elaborate wedding dresses, and a cute little lacy honeymoon thing that was the last garment in the show - the piece de resistance. heh. Did occasional fashion modeling for spending money all through college. Last job was during 'closed' week my senior year - did a shoot for a car company out by a scenic river with their newest sports car for the upcoming model year. Made $1,000 for a few days shooting. It wasn't a commercial. It was a film for the dealerships to highlight selling points on the new models.
The summer I was 18, was a clerk typist on a Navy base. And those are the jobs I had before teaching.
I've always wanted to be a free-lance reporter for a large newspaper. Maybe I'll try that one of these days.
Originally posted by midwinter
I've never heard that, nor have I ever heard a term (other than scab) for what I did. Dictionary.com turns up a reference for "blackleg" (a wonderfully horrible-sounding term), but says nothing more than someone who is opposed to unions.
Hrm
Nevermind, it's a British term, from the olden days