I remember back to my official first job. I'm not talking about a summer job like mowing lawns or such but a actual pay check job. My first job was at Hardee's fast food restaurant. It was, and still is to this day, located at the corner of 28th st and Grand Central ave. in Vienna West Virginia. It was the spring of 1989, I remember the feeling of actually being able to say I had a job. Unlike most of my friends at the time I loved being able to say I had a job. I worked there for a years and in that time I worked every shift and position except for Store Manager. To be a store manager back then you had to be out of high school and have at least some college experience for Hardee's to consider you for the position. It was a great job, (back then) to teach responsibility, team work, and multi-tasking. As long as I can also remember my mom has always been into taking "Kodak Moments" of everything. I know we chuckle about it sometimes, but photos help fill in the memories we may have forgotten.
Yep that's me the slack shouldered, belt up high, ready to work 16 year old. The job was a experience that I believe helped build part of my foundation for my working ethics today, (aside from what I learned from my father and grandfather). When I started working for Hardee's they had old training videos and I still remember laughing to myself about the hats and checkered shirts they wore in the training videos that were outdated compared to the uniforms we wore when I started there.
I was able to locate one of the training videos from 1986 on Youtube for your enjoyment. :-)
Back then minimum wage was $3.35 an hour and that was good money for my first job in those days. When I started working there they were still promoting the movie Ghostbusters II coming out in theaters. They still had the "Moose" cups, insulated drink bottles that you could get refilled for 59 cents, and all varieties of kids meal toys trinkets.
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