Fremont Residents Recall Their First Jobs

Law-makers and workers are focusing more and more on the minimum wage.   Patch used information provided by the United States Census Bureau to show how many households in Fremont are earning $25,000 or less.  Fast food workers from across the country are asking for higher wages according to the Christian Science Monitor. 

We asked our Facebook followers about their first jobs and whether those jobs were minimum wage. 

There are probably a lot of journalists in the world who would agree with Chris Monahan  who wrote, “My first job was delivering the Home News newspaper in Jersey and I don't recall making ANYTHING!” 

Phil Strong had better luck.  He wrote on Facebook, “Cattlemans Newark in 1976. $2.00 an hour as a dishwasher. Went to $2.50 in Oct. As a busboy, I made $200.00 a week just in tips.”

Read all the responses on the Fremont Patch Facebook page.

In 1955 the Federal minimum wage was $.75 an hour and has increased over the years to today’s rate of $7.25 an hour.  Some states have a minimum wage different from the federal rate.  The minimum wage for hourly workers in California is $8.00 an hour and workers in San Francisco and San Jose enjoy minimum wages over $10.00 an hour.

What was your first job?  Was it minimum wage job?  Tell us in comments.