First paying job

[axistr]

Apprentice motor mechanic 1978, $35.00 per week Mum took $15 per week for board. And I smoked back then. couldn't do that now. Had to work 15 hours overtime per week for car payments and fuel couldn't afford to go to the pub.

[Paddy_77HZ_Ute]

1986, Mount Isa Mines Information Systems (Computer) Department, Trainee Computer Operator on the Sperry/Univac 1172/1182 Mainframe computer systems. Computers filled a couple of large rooms, had manually loaded tape drives and massive printers. Was very up to date at the time. I remember my Mother being disgusted that I earned $250 a week in the hand as a boy that had just turned 17 with only a high school education. That's mining companies for you though. Paid off the $2700 loan on the 1978 Holden Sunbird in 6 months, wasn't a bad start.