I don’t recall my parents sitting around worrying that I wouldn’t have time for socializing, EC’s, etc, either in HS or college. They thought that spring break was when you came home to look for a summer job; they thought that Christmas vacation was when you went back to LAST summer’s job to fill in shifts for fulltime employees who were getting days off at Christmas and New Year’s.
That first tax filing when I got money back- WOW! My dad kept explaining that it was MY money that had been withheld… but it sure felt like a gift from the government!
Those country club jobs were highly prized back then, GPO, you must have been terrific. I worked in all kinds of restaurants, but everyone knew that the clubs were where the REAL tips were, plus offers to house-sit when the members went on vacation.