It was 1972 and I was 17 and working at a local gas station filling cars and changing oil. A customer had a 1971 Z28 with a stick. My boss asked me to take the car out of the stall and park it.
Yes, that's how I learned. It took me a ˝ hour or better to find a parking spot'
Did not burn the clutch just taught myself to drive a stick. I had the basics from asking and watching others.