Griffs Jobs

During my Junior High School Years on several Saturday mornings,
Nanny as we called her would put myself, brother and cousins I recall to
work scraping gum off the Eagle Rock Movie theatre floors. She paid us
with food. Italian Submarine Sandwiches made with Salami, Mortadella,
Swiss Cheese and Fresh Italian Rolls from Gallo’s Deli in Eagle Rock.
I learned quite a bit from watching and working with my grandmother.
She was fair, knew a bargain and would not put up with nonsense. She
was my role model for later becoming a property manager and real estate
broker / investor in my career. She showed us the value of owning and
maintaining properties for a profit and having a strong faith in God.
High School Jobs – getting my feet wet and arm scraped
Minimum Wages
Job #2
“JB” Visiting McDonald’s in Catania, Sicily - 2003
McDonald’s - Food Server and trash collector
South Pasadena, CA - I was 16 when McDonald’s made me an offer
I could not refuse to work as an order taker and trash collector for
$1.60 an hour in 1971. The best part of the job was my break where I
could order food for free and enjoy relaxing in the basement under the
restaurant amidst all the restaurant supplies and stacks of buns.
My 1st manager who interviewed and hired me was not the most
outgoing person.
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