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A handyman's apprentice.
After HS graduation, didn't want to attend college. Uncle got me a job with his handyman as an apprentice. He picked me up the first time at 8AM, drove to a burned out 2 story house he bought to renovate in order to rent to college students close to the city college. Gave me one hammer, no mask, no gloves, some bottle water to drink, and told me to start pulling out the millions of exposed nails on the floorboards in every room. Then he left to do his other appointments. Picked me up for 30 minute lunch at this parents' home at 12PM and then left me at the site before picking me up at 6 PM to take me home. This was in the summer time in the South.
My snot was blackened with soot from blowing my nose all day and both hands were blistered. Returned for a 2nd day where he finally provided a pair of gloves and one paper mask that quickly became useless to do the same thing. Didn't return for a third day. Pay was $6.50/hr cash.
Afterwards tried work as a nighttime store inventory specialist. Lasted two weeks before deciding college looks darn good.
After HS graduation, didn't want to attend college. Uncle got me a job with his handyman as an apprentice. He picked me up the first time at 8AM, drove to a burned out 2 story house he bought to renovate in order to rent to college students close to the city college. Gave me one hammer, no mask, no gloves, some bottle water to drink, and told me to start pulling out the millions of exposed nails on the floorboards in every room. Then he left to do his other appointments. Picked me up for 30 minute lunch at this parents' home at 12PM and then left me at the site before picking me up at 6 PM to take me home. This was in the summer time in the South.
My snot was blackened with soot from blowing my nose all day and both hands were blistered. Returned for a 2nd day where he finally provided a pair of gloves and one paper mask that quickly became useless to do the same thing. Didn't return for a third day. Pay was $6.50/hr cash.
Afterwards tried work as a nighttime store inventory specialist. Lasted two weeks before deciding college looks darn good.
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