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  "id": 7345301,
  "title": "A job that changed me: Working the pool kiosk in the summer of ’82, I was excited when older boys came by – but I learned that respect is better than attention",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/a-job-that-changed-me-working-the-pool-kiosk-in-the-summer-of-82-i",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-14T15:00:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/sep/14/a-job-that-changed-me-summer-pool-kiosk-boys-taught-me-value-respect"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "My job made me the envy of the cool girls; it made me visible. Then Johnno, Stevo and Whack paid a visit In the summer of 1982, at the age of 14, I was hired to work in the ticket office and kiosk at the Sale Memorial Pool in Victoria’s Gippsland region. The cool girls at school, who did not usually acknowledge me, were seething with jealousy. It was a sought-after job in a time before fast-food…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}