My First Job

It was the summer of 1966. I was 16 years old and had my first job working at Isaly’s on East Ohio Street in the north side of Pittsburgh. My wage was eighty-five cents an hour less fifteen cents an hour for the uniform. I hoped to be making milkshakes and scooping out skyscraper ice cream cones, but I only cleaned the coolers and mopped the floors. However, I was proud to say “I worked at Isaly’s.” – Joseph DeRiso Jr.