Rodney. R 602188 Re. Jobs held.
Date age Position Company Location
1951 14 Hoop-la stall attendant Kursal Southend on Sea, England
(played hookey from school)
1952 15 drill operator Machine shop Southend on Sea, England
1952 15 brick maker * Shoeburyness Brickfields Essex, England 1952-53 15 fry cook * * Regency Grill Bar Southend
1953-58 16-20 Galley boy-2nd asst. cook M.N. Port Line, Burries & Markes,
Union-Castlle Line.
!958 20 Cook Lord Simco Hotel Toronto, Canada
1958 20 Cook Park Plaza Hotel Toronto, Canada
1958-59 21 Stock Broker's clerk Burns Bros & Denton Toronto, Canada
1959- 62 25 Gaudemanger-Sous Chef Marathon Hotel Marathon, Ont. Canada
1962 25 Banquet cook-Saucier Ambassador Hotel Los Angeles, CA. U.S.A.
1962 2 Exec. Chef Wonderlodge Hotel Bakersfield, CA. U.S.A.
1964-66 28 Exec. Chef Hacienda Hotel Fresno, C.A. U.S.A.
1966-68 31 Exec. Chef Hacienda Hotel Los Angeles, U.S.A.
1968-71 33 Exec, Chef Los Angeles Country Club L. A. U.S.A.
1970-76 38 Director of Food & Bev. International Hotel L.A. Airport. L.A. U.S.A.
(became Hyatt Hotel)
1976-79 42 Managing Director Boatel Iran (U.S. Co.) Tehran, Iran
1979-80 43 Senior V.P. Operations International Boatel Companies. Manhatten, N.Y.C. U.S.A
1980-85 47 President and C.E.O. International Boatel Companies. Manhatten, N.Y.C U.S.A.
1985-? 47 Retired and still loving it. South Carolina, U.S.A.
* Hardest job I ever had, thought manual labor was a Mexican General.
** Fryed 2.5 TONS of chips on Coronation Day for 1s 6p an hour, 14 hour shift,no overtime.
Life ! 4 Mick-A and others!
Hi Mick-A
WELL THANKS FOR THE REPLY TO THE POST,AND I AM SURE THAT THERE ARE STILL MANY WHO COULD GIVE THEIR LIFE ACCOUNTS!
Yes Mick, i have had a very varied life ,some really good and some really bad,but in all i dont think i would change much,as its given me a much broader outlook in this sometimes Weird but also Wonderfull World!
But no matter what anyone has done in their lives,it seems that many of us Ex MNavy Bods certainly have seen a bit of what life has to offer!
I think in the days we were at Sea etc,there just seemed to be so much more to do,and it was also i think a lot easier to obtain various Jobs!
Like me ,i seemed to be able to just walk out of one place into another with no troubles! And with only a Standard Six behind me as far as Education was concerned,learnt any Job as if i had done it for Years! Funy that as nowdays that doesnt seem to be the case!
But as siad before,except for the time i spent in the Merc, (should have stayed a lot longer) i wouldnt have done any different at all!
Cheers