s policy he would get caught and would be forced to quit. Rocky would then start skipping classes , and he would not return to Brockton HighSchool the fallowing fall . Rocky would then get a job at Brockton ice and coal company in the 1940's to help out his struggling family.This would be a rough time for the Marciano family as it was the great depression and over half of Brockton factories had closed down. Also Rocky's father Pierino was experiencing prejudice by both his co workers and his superiors for being an immigrant. Rocky would dread working at the Brockton ice and coal company and he would come home with soot and grime all over him , for just a crummy $10.00 a week. Rocky would soon leave this job for the Stacey Adams shoe factory where his father was working . Rocky would work all the overtime shifts , and the Marciano family would suddenly see things looking up as he would nearly double his income in a week.. Rocky's new job as a "Last Puller" at Stacey Adams also built up his arms and his upper body which would help benefit him in his boxing career. Rocky enjoyed working at Stacey Adams Shoe factory but he would eventually quit due to having an allergic reaction to leather dust and the vinegar like stentch which was associated with the shoe factory. Rocky
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