Lanier High School - Viking Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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4 Nina Mullen smiles as she friends from Lanier helped order at McDonald's. Working at ease on the job. 2 3? ff ' ft. 'W 'Q 335. I 9 r ' . ,M--Wwww ' gi , .t M. 'r Us ' 3,3235 X: For Hard Earned Cash e cornered Austin's job market. We grilled burgers at ASW, McDonald's, and Sonic. We checked out grocer- - ies at Safeway, l-landy-Andy, and Ftylander's, We racked clothes at K-Mart, the Jock Shop, .JC Penney's, and Sage. We stocked merchandise at Winn's, Skillern's, and Eckherd's. We filled popcorn and coke cups at the Fox, Northcross Six, and Village The- atres. That weekly allowance just wasn't enough. Five dollars didn't cover the cost of SONY stereo equipment or a new pair ol gauchos from Scarbroughs. It wouldn't even buy a bottle ol Cachet Perfume or a pair of Famolares from Kinney's. When a friend celebrated her sixteenth birthday, mom and dad snarled when we asked for a loan to buy her a friendship ring. We felt lett out when the gang decided to go to Gatti's. Remembering the cost of a future in college made it a little easier to say no and stay home nibbling on a cold sandwich. With a growing inflation and high cost ol living, some ol us had to lend a hand in the bread winning aspect ot family Iile. When we got out into the world to find a job, we learned friend- ship was more than a casual acquaintance. Terry Johns said, Kim Guyer told me J. Rich in Northcross had a sign on their window say- ing they needed help, So I went and applied. They called me a cou- ple ot weeks later to come to work. Mom and dad were an asset to the cause and were usually willing to help. They'd known the manager of the grocery store down the street all of his life and had traded at that store ever since it opened. Besides, they were happy to know they wouldn't have to worry about keeping small change for lunch money anymore, Sometimes our counselors could help us out, If a local business was in need of ' ' h I. A a last resort, we part time workers, they d contact the sc oo s bought the evening paper and searched the Classified Ads daily. Alter applying for a job, we usually got a phone call within a cou- ple of weeks asking us to come in and talk to the manager. We were hired. We filled out a W-4 and worked out a schedule. We were money and work 1 19

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4 Geri DeIGuidice gives out change to a customer at Kiddie City. We enjoyed meeting people and experiencing situations we'd lace in later life. Q W 5. . E ik. if For Life Experience ready and raring to go. The money rolled in. Some of us questioned the value and importance of the dollar bill. Those afternoons we used to shop with friends, or court a tennis match were now spent working ten to thirty hours weekly. Weekends the family skiied at the lake, we worked an eight hour Saturday shift and an afternoon Sunday shift. We learned to manage our time wisely and compromise when necessary. We invented new study techniques, lf the store closed late Thursday night, we discovered chemistry, calculus, and a cold bowl of cereal made a perfect Friday 6 AM breakfast. We realized studying for the American History test was far more important than watching Starsky and Hutch or All in the Family. Breakrooms made good study areas when we went on break or lunch hour. There was just enough time to finish Algebra homework or work on a journalism story. lt took a while readjusting to ever- changing schedules, but it was something that came with experience. For some of us, the spare-time jobs didn't put pressure on our duties and responsibilities. Scott Zaleski ushered part-time to the Northcross Six Theatres. I have plenty of time to get in all of my homework and I have enough time left to do things I enjoy doing. We may not have realized it at the time, but our jobs were training us for the future. At times, we would have been more than happy to quitg but somehow we learned to cope with unthinkable working conditions, We never thought the lady who complained about get- ting only half of a green stamp or wanting five ones when we were down to our last two was training us for anything in any way. When the boss asked us to punch in early or take thirty minutes instead of the usual hour tor lunch, we didn't see it as a learning experience to compromise with demands. But no matter how many hassles we faced or how discouraged we became, our jobs taught us what we needed to knowg how to get along in the world where you have to work for a living. 'Gr money and work 121