What was your very first job?

[RSI]

Probably babysitting or a light outdoor job.. and you?

 

[Viper GTS]

Blueberry picking when I was 12 & 13,
Worked in the college library as a computer assistant when I was 14,
Bagged groceries for a summer when I was 15,
Designed web pages & online course content for the college when I was 15,
Worked overnight at Target when I was 16 & 17,
Tech support from 17 until now (18).

And that's my work history.

Viper GTS

 

[MooseKnuckle]

Newspaper delivery...suc*s that early in the morning.

 

[chrixvh]

man-whoring for supermodels on their lunch breaks at shoots.

kinda cool I guess...got bored with it, going to college now...

 

[Yeeny]

Traveling with my parents doing flea markets. That was alot of work, all that loading and unloading. Ah, but it was alot of fun, and they paid me 10% of what they sold.

 

[Russ]

Three at the same age (12); newspaper route, strawberry picking and selling greeting cards door to door. The next year, I added mowing lawns.

Russ, NCNE

 

[dennilfloss]

14yo. Learning to preserve centuries-old books in a Jesuit library inferno (vault). Some were still on the banned list at that time. I loved the smell of old books and to be alone amongst the racks, 4 stories underground in a crypt-like atmosphere. Not a sound but my own. Lovely peace. Everytime I see The Name Of The Rose, I remember this job.

Got no suntan at all that summer.

Dry Land (Tara MacLean)

 

[WombatWoman]

When I was ten years old, I received a merit badge for being the best Girl Scout Cookie salesgal in the tri-state area (the states being Oklahoma, Missouri, and Arksansas.) I didn't get to keep any of the money, and I didn't get any free cookies, but by golly, it was a job anyway.

 

[jsm]

My first job was as a self taught gynecologist. It was a taxing job that didn't pay any money. But, as a generous man, I had to do it - for the good of womankind.

Just kidding.

Paperboy. Then KFC for three hours. Oh, the humanity.

 

[spree]

15-17 scoopin ice cream at haagen-dazs
17-19 bank teller at wells fargo
19 web designer
20 (now) sales at a web hosting company

 

[Mday]

i was an intern @ an architecture company.

the NYC SCA internships suck. well for people like me, who are smarter than most people.

 

[InSuboRdiNaTioN]

Just got my first job 2 days ago! Working at a construction company. I do all sorts of stuff in the office. I'm working full time over the summer at $8 an hour!

 

[toothfairy]

Cleaning my room.

 

[Preyhunter]

Hey Viper GTS,



<< What was your very first job? >>



Anyway, my first job was Viper's third job.

 

[Prodigy^]

newspapers......suck

 

[Ulfwald]

Driving the tractor on my grandfathers farm Age 8 Happened every season until I was 12, then I started mowing lawns, got 5 bucks a lawn.

 

[Looney]

My first legitimate job was in a Pr0n shop. Sucky job. Not enough women visit them.

 

[LED]

Delivering Newspapers

 

[JMaster]

I was 18 and worked at a delivery warehouse, for a business that delivers packages to other warehouses. Did all sorts of things from filing, data input, stapling and answering the phone.
Worked 40 hours a week. Got paid biweekly a whole $183 for two weeks' worth of work. That is 80 hours if you didn't notice.
Now I work 10 hours to get paid the same amount. Pretty bs eh?

 

[beat mania]

Newspaper, starting @ 13.
Newspaper routes are frigging great man, good hour and good pay. if you consider how many hours you actually have to work, your age, your work experience (or the lack of), how easy the job is, and how much free time you actually have left the rest of the day, it's a great job (or for tax purpose, self employed business =). I held 2 routes in the morning and I did it for 5 years until I went to college.
Not to mention the genorous Christmas tips from the customers =)

 

[beat mania]

JMaster: $183 for 80 hours? You did get at least minimum wage didn't you? Just how much tax did you have to pay?

 

[Sgt.Speculum]

I was a candy striper on a Showboat, when I wasn't parading around in pinstripes, I helped build sets between plays, and even did backstage work. The captain told me I was assistant stage manager, but I think he just said that to make me feel important. I was 13.

 

[purplehayes]

My first job that was nepotism was mowing grass in vacant lots for the local city govt. I got $10 the first hour and $7.50 every hour after that per job. Not too bad for a 14 year old kid. And that was 16 years ago.

PH

 

[yakko]

Damn!It looks like I had the best first job of all here.I was a computer draftsman working for Tampa Electric in the mapping department at age 16.

 

[Adul]

11 - 16 Work with my aunt at fairs in one of those food booths.(thai food) Made good money, especialy for a 11 year old.

16 - 19 Work at a nursing home in the kitchen
19 - 20 worked at intel for a year
20 till now still working at honeywell, and my job never seems to be the same.