With the school year ending and the economy slowly reopening, letâs reminisce about the illustrious history of summer jobs. Iâm sure many of you worked your way through high school and college by flipping burgers, mowing lawns, performing lifeguard duties, working on an assembly line (I worked three summers in a cosmetics factory) or clerking in a retail store. Or maybe you considered yourself part of show business while being paid to stand in front of an establishment twirling a sign. (I must confess Iâve never stopped at a business solely because of a sign-twirler. The words âSay, this place has one less person to keep the sales counter staffed or unclog the toilet â count me inâ have never crossed my lips.)