• Name: Ronnie Albrecht

• Age: 66

• City of residence: Mission Valley

• Current title: Retired sheet metal superintendent with Easley Roofing

• First job: I started off as a roofing helper with Easley Roofing and never left the company.

• What it taught me: I learned that roofing was hot, hard work. But so was farm work, so that was OK. I learned a lot.

My First Job is a feature that highlights people's first - or wackiest - job and what they learned from the experience. Please limit responses to 100 words or less. Responses may be edited for style, content or length. A photo of the jobholder accompanies the feature.