When I was a kid, and my friends worked in fast food joints or bussed tables at restaurants, I worked in record stores. The pay sucked, but we got lots of free records, and it was the greatest job in the world.
We loved talking to enthusiastic music lovers, and we had lots of regulars that we looked forward to seeing. We knew their preferences, and when new stuff came in, I’d often set stuff aside for them.
They’d come in, greetings exchanged, and they’d say “What’s new?” and you’d pull something out from under the counter, and say “This came in so I put aside for you.” Even if they didn’t take it, they appreciated that you thought of them.
Lots of cute girls, too. Working alongside of you, their cute friends dropping by, cute customers, and I was the perfect age for it.
What a great job. I’d still be doing it today, if y’know, every record store didn’t go out of business, and if they ever paid more than minimum wage. Free records is nice, but you can’t eat them, and I never found a landlord who would exchange records for rent.
When I was a kid, and my friends worked in fast food joints or bussed tables at restaurants, I worked in record stores. The pay sucked, but we got lots of free records, and it was the greatest job in the world.
We loved talking to enthusiastic music lovers, and we had lots of regulars that we looked forward to seeing. We knew their preferences, and when new stuff came in, I’d often set stuff aside for them.
They’d come in, greetings exchanged, and they’d say “What’s new?” and you’d pull something out from under the counter, and say “This came in so I put aside for you.” Even if they didn’t take it, they appreciated that you thought of them.
Lots of cute girls, too. Working alongside of you, their cute friends dropping by, cute customers, and I was the perfect age for it.
What a great job. I’d still be doing it today, if y’know, every record store didn’t go out of business, and if they ever paid more than minimum wage. Free records is nice, but you can’t eat them, and I never found a landlord who would exchange records for rent.