Tis the season for our seasonal job workers
Readers give memories of their first jobs
Across the country, thousands of seasonal workers are beginning shifts as retailers start their potential preChristmas bonanzas.
But while these employees begin their temporary two or three month stints, we took to the streets of Wishaw to find out what our readers’ memories were of their first steps in the world of work.
First up was Margaret Bennett, who lives in Law.
She said: “When I was 15 I remember being paid to clean my uncle’s house.
“I think I might have got 10 shillings for it which I was delighted with. “My husband used to deliver milk.” We also caught up with husband and wife
I think I might have got 10 shillings for it which I was delighted with.” Margaret Bennett
Alistair and Yvonne Woolley who also shared their experiences.
Alistair said: “My first job was when I started my plumbing apprenticeship.
I started down in Craigneuk and did my apprenticeship from 1977-82. “It was absolutely brilliant.” Yvonne added: “I worked as an usher when I was 15 at the cinema in Bellshill. “It was great fun.” We also caught up with Murdostoun councillor Louise Roarty.
She said: “I worked as a Saturday girl in a clothes shop in Wishaw Main Street. It was Isobel Charles’ shop.
“I worked there for a while and then when I was 17 I went straight into my nursing training.”