KnockBack, Episode 242 | The Jobs of Our Teen Years
Added 2022-09-26 16:04:22 +0000 UTCLearning the value of a dollar is a fundamental lesson for all fully-functioning young people. While some parents choose the allowance route (with chores mandatory or not), many teens are eager to score a part-time gig as soon as they're legally allowed (and often before they're not). Today's episode of KnockBack is dedicated to our earliest forays into the world of gainful employment. Dagan worked as a produce guy, at a skateshop, and even at a bagel store. Colin cleaned stables, made egg sandwiches, and landscaped in the hot sun. Naturally, there are stories to tell and memories to re-experience. And, perhaps most importantly, this gives us a great opportunity to remember some of the characters we've worked with along the way, too.
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I remember working at a Pizzeria in Brooklyn scooping Italian ice when I was 12. It lasted one day. I remember them feeding me a slice and soda for lunch. Then they docked 2.50 off my daily pay. I got paid 1.75 that day and went to the key store and made copies of the key to apartment we lived in. I moved to Pennsylvania when I was 15 and immediately got a job at Taco Bell and it was an awesome job. It’s definitely the most fun job I’ve ever had. I got free food every day. There was also GameStop at that mall and it funded my gaming and weed habit. After that I worked for a house flipper who was really rich but you would never know. He stunk like an Italian hoagie 😂. He used to tell me that if I had ti do something twice then I wouldn’t have a job. So I learned a lot from that stinky man. He showed me true work ethic and how to do things properly. Thankfully I found a trade and own my own business now. I’m very meticulous with my company. I always aim for perfection although nothing will ever be. But I sure as hell try. But damn working in my youth was such a joy. Now I have to pay quarterlies and have a mortgage with wife. Good times…. Good times.. Also “Baylor… I hardly know her” - Michael Scott
Michael Mashpotato
2023-01-23 15:30:27 +0000 UTC'Do what you love,' as they say.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-30 16:07:11 +0000 UTCJesus.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-30 16:06:56 +0000 UTCMy only job besides pilot (first as an oilfield firewatch pilot, all the way up to airlines) was as trout and Atlantic Salmon fly fishing guide, which i did from 15 to 24 to pay my way flight school and qualifying flight time (200 hours @ 200$/hr to get a commercial license). I've had a pretty damn good life, as those are lifelong passions.
Stonehorn
2022-09-29 14:38:51 +0000 UTCShout out to Rita’s!! That’s where I first kissed and fingered my wife. Ah, memories…
Forrest Hunter
2022-09-29 12:05:29 +0000 UTCits alllll the rage
Jacob R.
2022-09-29 01:33:19 +0000 UTCI should settle into a grandpa fashion motif.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-29 01:31:02 +0000 UTCRe: Fashion Trends As an undergrad student myself, I must say that I disagree with Dagan's assessment that such trends have returned in the name of irony or meme-ability. Currently, largely due to the absolute nexus of contemporary mainstream youth culture that is TikTok, fashion trends ranging decades are returning with a fury. The popularity of the mullet is one example. The prevalence of "Grandpa Fashion", another. I think that the youth's embracement of these trends is far more in line with appreciation than jest. In particular I believe the mullet trend derives from a few places: 1. The popularity of 80s and 80s inspired media (eg. Stranger Things), and 2. The popularity of punk and hardcore "aesthetics" which have - after quite some time, and yet inevitably - made its way through subculture to popularity. The e-girl, the goth aesthetic, shaved heads and nose rings; the mullet. At least that is my take. So fret not, dear Dagan! We are not poking fun at your beloved decade, but rather we have embraced it and wish to bring it into our own! Fashion is in a very interesting place due to the immense breadth of influence coming at the world from all conceivable directions - but I don't know that folks would sport a hairstyle for the sake of irony alone. Hell, I just encountered a girl the other week proclaiming her love of the mullet on men. It's back, baby.
Jacob R.
2022-09-28 16:49:48 +0000 UTC🫶🏼🤝🏼
Everything Meraz
2022-09-27 17:04:49 +0000 UTCAwesome.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-27 17:02:25 +0000 UTCYes. =)
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-27 17:02:23 +0000 UTCAwesome. <3
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-27 17:02:20 +0000 UTCWe're working on it. They no longer live on podcast services, but they're all here on Patreon. Use the appropriate tag.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-27 17:02:15 +0000 UTCHe was very athletic at one point.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-27 17:01:43 +0000 UTCYes. Class is all that matters.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-27 17:01:38 +0000 UTCWe want them both. We're working on it.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-27 17:01:27 +0000 UTCYes.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-27 17:01:21 +0000 UTCYour dad is nice.
Colin Moriarty
2022-09-27 17:01:18 +0000 UTCMy first job was at Sam Goody in the mall
EugeneLevyBassist
2022-09-27 16:40:41 +0000 UTCHell yeah It’s Dagan story time
MJ SKA BOI
2022-09-27 16:30:34 +0000 UTCListening to this while working my produce department job. Nice to finally get some representation. Thanks, Dagan!
Eric
2022-09-27 13:54:50 +0000 UTCWas expecting the LOST S3 ep but this was a solid replacement. Side note, Col how can I listen to the Fireside Chats collection? I can see the eps listed on podcast services but only the last 4 episodes are actually available to listen to. I’ve never listened to them and would like to. Wouldn’t mind paying if I had to. Thanks.
NeO JD
2022-09-27 13:33:18 +0000 UTCWas Dagan ripped back in the day, lifting banana boxes and demolishing furniture all the time?
macdaddyx4
2022-09-27 02:35:14 +0000 UTCColin, I got my first job at a deli in 2007 when I was 15. My sole responsibility was to use the slicer, so as of 2007 safety protocol regarding that has not changed. Another note, it was awesome to hear your stories about working landscaping and meeting a bunch of down to earth blue collar dudes. I now work as an electrician and I've met a lifetimes worth of great blue collar guys. This has also led me to working in peoples homes from time to time. I've done work in everything from state funded group homes to $2,000,000+ condos, and every single time the wealthiest people I've done work for have been by far the rudest, most entitled people I've had to deal with. On the flip side, the people of more modest means are always kind, welcoming, and grateful. Not to say that's a universal truth but I've found it to be so far. You've said before that the divide is not race, religion, or identity, but class and from my experience I have to agree
Out_Of_Focus_Bigfoot
2022-09-26 23:17:59 +0000 UTCWe need to get your sister involved in these podcasts! Can’t wait for one day to see a 4hr long Knockback
Everything Meraz
2022-09-26 21:04:57 +0000 UTCOh this is gonna be a good episode
GameSimp
2022-09-26 18:13:58 +0000 UTCI was not allowed to have a job during my teen years because my dad has been working since he dropped out around 5th grade in Mexico. He wanted me to enjoy my teens. He said son once you start to work it never ends. The way I learned the value of a dollar was seeing my dad work hard nonstop and appreciate the things he bought me. Looking forward to listening to it
Hose A Contra Razz
2022-09-26 18:11:11 +0000 UTCDefinitely going to be a good listen 👍🏾 My first job i got paid 6.15 an hour in high school.
Jesse spivey
2022-09-26 17:41:39 +0000 UTCYes! Another random one, prefer these instead of the topical ones. 🥳👍🏻
Bart Van Geert
2022-09-26 16:09:13 +0000 UTC
