what was your first Job

[sewer]

At 15 I started working for my Dad, an aircraft instrument tech in training, received my FAA certificate when I turned 18

 

[MM27]

I delivered newspapers when I was 10. My older brother and sister both had paper routes and the lady that delivered their papers to our house asked me if I wanted one too. She ended up giving me two side streets across from my house.

My first retail job was at Toys R Us when I was 15, at Christmas time talk about getting thrown to the wolves. Parents are vicious when Christmas shopping for their kids.

 

[Stitchfans]

Like many other young girls I babysat a lot. Senior year of high school I worked at Fredricks of Hollywood as a sales girl. Met all sorts of interesting people and saw a lot of interesting things. The most memorable customer was a stripper.

 

[C.Ann]

Well - it lasted a half a day..

It was "supposed" to be a typing position for a woman who ran a business out of her own home.. The business turned out to be a small ad in the back of magazines - claiming she was a "psychic" - and for "X" amount of dollars, she would send people their "lucky" numbers.. Only problem was, I had to check the names and addresses against a master list because everyone got the same numbers - unless they were a "repeat" customer.. You could tell a lot of the people sending in money were elderly people because of the names: Gertrude; Hazel; Miriam; Henry; etc..

I left for "lunch" (pretended I couldn't get the "hang" of what she wanted me to do, so nothing got mailed out that morning) and never went back.. I called the police when I got home and told them I believed she was running a scam, but I don't know if they ever followed up on it or not.. What a mean thing to do to people!

 

[KSchwagg86]

Working for my dad as a receptionist at his office!

 

[twinklebug]

One month after I turned 16 I got a job at Sears. I worked as a 'flyer', they would place me as needed in various departments. I learned a lot about everything during those years, including paint, hardware, make-up, junior and kids clothes, lingere, and men's shirts, lol. Men's shirts was a great place, most guys were 15 1/2 - 33 and they liked it when I picked out a matching tie.

Another Sears gal here (Peabody) ... I was 16 and worked the children's clothing dept. Those Sears moms certainly knew how to make a mess.

 

[Saphire]

Another Sears gal here (Peabody) ... I was 16 and worked the children's clothing dept.

No Way! I worked in Burlington. I remember always being assigned to the kids clothing departments in late August/early September. We sold thousands of 'toughskins' jeans before school started, and yes, those mothers were ruthless.

 

[KitKat_Tink]

I have my first job now (i'm only 16) as a floorstaff at a movie theather. Pretty much I do everything that a manager doesn't. I clean theathers and sweep up popcorn, sell popcorn and other concession goods, sell tickets, rip tickets, and my least favorite clean bathrooms, hallways and open doors.

 

[PirateSnowmen]

I start my first job in June (I'm 17). I'm going to be working at the Information Desk at a Medical Library. My mom's the director of the library, so I'm indirectly working for her.

 

[jordansmomma]

My first job was at Arctic Circle. I started as a cashier when I was 16. I worked there until I 18. I did everything!!

 

[sigmasal]

Besides babysitting, my first paycheck job was a job called Library Paige. It was for juniors and seniors in our high-school. I would put back all the returned books in the stacks, help check people out, help find things they were looking for by using the card catalog and my favorite task of all...when there was down time, I used to do shelf-reading. Shelf-reading consisted of plunking yourself in front of a row of shelves and making sure all of the books on those shelves were in exact DD System order. As far as jobs I had after that, that one was really nothing to complain about!

 

[ilovepcot]

Started my first paying job at my dad's architectural firm at age 14. I was allowed to answer the phones, distribute mail and run errands. This was for the summer only and my poor dad nearly pulled his hair out.

The next summer I spent at my grandfather's hardware store stocking shelves and waiting on customers who needed items I knew nothing about whatsoever!

And the last summer I worked as a teen was at my mom's law office. Didn't go well *at all*! After that, the family didn't attempt to place me in any "family business".


ETA: Almost forgot...I actually made my grandfather cry while working in his hardware store. I was an awful child!

 

[pooh4evr]

babysat alot to then at 16 I worked for that other mouse- Chuck E Cheese- it wasn't a bad job, easy actually, except for all the crazies that come in all at once!

 

[barkley]

babysat alot to then at 16 I worked for that other mouse- Chuck E Cheese- it wasn't a bad job, easy actually, except for all the crazies that come in all at once!

not my first job but i worked for chuck e cheese exactly 1 shift. i quit when the manager announced that since i was the smallest employee one of my permanant assignments would be to clean the inside of the tubes the kids played in (they had a kind of hamster habitrail style set up at the one i worked for)-aside from that meaning i'de always be stuck on the latest shift i am claustrophobic so that was the deal breaker for me!

first job was at 15 for a music store/academy. schedualed lessons, billed, did general reception. worst part of the job was when we got shipments of metrinomes and we had to take each one out, wind it and let it run down to ensure it worked right. i honestly think it could be considered a form of torture

dd (turns 15 in august) has kind of her first job. she wanted to volunteer at the library and to do so she actualy had to fill out an application and then wait to see if she got called to interview. she did and competed against several other people. she got the position and their policy is they have to serve a 6 month probationary period after which they will do an evaluation just as they do with their paid staff. if she passes she can continue with yearly evaluations AND they will allow her to use them as a job reference

 

[idyll]

Mine was being a dishwasher at a retirement facility! So glad im out - yuck!

 

[Sleepy]

My first job was working weekends at a flea market. My cousin had a booth and I helped sell stuff. I was either 14 or 15. Been so many years I forgot my age at that time.

 

[PrincessKitty1]

I was a clerk at what was known as a "dime store" or "5 and dime," G.C. Murphys. (We were told NOT to call it a dime store but rather a "variety store." )

I was then offered 20 cents more an hour at a department store so I left Murphy's after a few months.

 

[kldmom2000]

Sorting coat hangers by type in the Ann & Hope warehouse when I was 15.... job lasted barely 3 months but met my future hubby there so it wasn't all that bad... together now for 21 yrs and married for 15 of those

 

[MomofKatie]

I started babysitting when I was 12- had a steady Saturday job until I turned 16. My first "real" job was at the drive thru at Wendy's. I took orders and ran the cash register. We didn't have headsets back then- we had the microphone next to the register. Whenever it rained, I couldn't hear anyone on the speaker, and the wind would blow all the rain into the drive thru window, so I'd be drenched by the time my shift ended. I stuck it out for 9 months, until Marshall's clothing store opened up near my house. I got a position there and quit Wendy's- I was so glad to get to work at a nice, non-greasy smelling place where I could wear nice clothes.

 

[maelstrom]

My first job was when I was 16, working back-to-school season at Kids R Us. That was entirely too stressful for meek little un-medicated anxiety-ridden me, so that lasted about a month and a half, tops. My next job was Christmas season at Delia's, which while also stressful, wasn't as bad, but my boss was a complete nutjob so I quit right after New Year's. Then I started working at the family business (lumber yard) and that's where I still am today. I had brief stints at the YMCA (cheerleading coach and youth sports counselour), Staples (another back-to-school season), and Rita's for awhile too.