stˈɑːɹɾɪŋ ɪn hˈaɪ skˈuːl, hiː wʌz ɛmplˈɔɪd fɔːɹ twˈɛlv jˈɪɹz æz ɐ lˈeɪbɚɹɚɹ ɪn stˈiːl mˈɪlz, ʌntˈɪl fˈaɪv jˈɪɹz ˈæftɚ hɪz ɡɹˌædʒuːˈeɪʃən.
Starting in high school, he was employed for twelve years as a laborer in steel mills, until five years after his graduation.