Tom’s job

dropdown Tom was a high school student. He was pretty busy with school, and he was on the soccer team, but he still had a little bit of time left over. High school was hard, because everyone wanted to have nice clothes, hang out, drive cars, and do a lot of stuff that cost money. Peter’s father was the sort of guy that believed you had to earn money on your own. dropdown Sure, Tom earned some money for helping out in the yard and doing household chores, but that was not enough money to get around with. During his freshman year summer vacation, his classmate got him a job working on a hay farm. It was a hot, low-paying job. dropdown During that year at school, he worked a few nights at a grocery store. He was a stock clerk. He put things on the shelf. It was a lot of lifting and carrying, but his arms were strong from the previous job. The following summer he tried working at a lumber yard. It was hot outside but he got a lot of exercise lifting and carrying things like boards and drywall. He also learned a lot about building supplies. But they didn’t pay well.