First JOB

Vicky tried to remember what she had bought with her first pay from her first job. In those days, it had been an actual cheque, and a sum of money so small that Chloe would never believe it.

‘Do you know when your payday is, Chloe?’ Vicky asked her daughter.

Chloe rolled her eyes. ‘How would I? I haven’t been there a week.’

‘I just thought,’ Vicky said, ‘if it’s mid-month, you’re likely to get less