What Was Your First Job?

by keya Posted 2012/04/13 21:45:59

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norman 2012/04/14 22:19:19

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I delivered 40 newspapers a day on my bicycle, 6 mornings a week for $0.99 (that's 99 cents). I was 11. A Coke cost 5 cents, candy bars were 5 cents. For 99 cents I could buy 99 Tootsie Rolls.

At 17, after graduating from high school, I went to work in a local shoe factory for $0.95/hour (minimum wage in 1964). Gas cost 26 cents/gallon. My first car, a 1951 Chevy, cost $45.
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Lana 2012/04/15 02:56:39 (edited)

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Nutrasystem, as a phlebotomist. But I was only 16 y/o so I only worked for 2 weeks. Next one was Health-Plus, walk in Emergency Clinic as a Receptionist, 17 y/o in High School.

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Tiara Treehugger :) 2012/04/15 02:45:48

+3

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Deactivated 2012/04/15 02:40:05

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Male Kissagram :)

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mr echo to Deactiv... 2012/04/15 04:53:15

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stripper?

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Deactiv... to mr echo 2012/04/15 04:56:59

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Not totally in the nip :)

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Miss Sissa 2012/04/15 02:37:31

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Camp counselor

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Me 2012/04/15 02:37:21

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Pizza Parlor

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beach bum 2012/04/15 02:26:20

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newspaper delivery boy

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Dan 2012/04/15 02:22:29 (edited)

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Working for my father in his clinic was my first job. It mostly involved changing if bandages and cleaning stalls but it's what gave me the bug to become a vet.

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shadowgirl 2012/04/15 02:02:52

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I was a spanish tutor. UHH those children.

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bumblebuttboogi 2012/04/15 01:33:35

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working in a coffee shop

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birdie1224 2012/04/15 01:31:38

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assistant to vendors

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Marcus Clark 2012/04/15 01:12:38

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Part time: yard work
Full time: US Navy

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Ashley 2012/04/15 01:04:33

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a and w kfc!!!

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Keith 2012/04/15 00:46:54

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The US Army, joined when I was 17 with parental consent.

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Molko-Addict 2012/04/15 00:25:09

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Tech support in Dish Network

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Bibliophilic 2012/04/14 23:56:15

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I was a library page. I shelved books and processed new books. It was a decent first job. I didn't hate it and I didn't have to deal with rude people (most of the time).

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tweet_tweet 2012/04/14 23:35:15

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being a cartoon star of course.

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jere.chievres 2012/04/14 23:29:12 (edited)

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Worked in a photo studio,

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Yuki ~ ♦Lion King of PHÆT♦ 2012/04/14 22:47:31

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Working on a farm...

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Biki 2012/04/14 22:41:06

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Car hop. Had the money changer on my belt, and didn't have to wear roller skates thank goodness!!

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Depsycho 2012/04/14 22:23:55

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My life job is being an artist, but that's just my own personal enjoyment...

My first technical job was...

AND I HATED IT!!!!

I much prefer the automotive store I work at now. :)

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norman 2012/04/14 22:19:19

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I delivered 40 newspapers a day on my bicycle, 6 mornings a week for $0.99 (that's 99 cents). I was 11. A Coke cost 5 cents, candy bars were 5 cents. For 99 cents I could buy 99 Tootsie Rolls.

At 17, after graduating from high school, I went to work in a local shoe factory for $0.95/hour (minimum wage in 1964). Gas cost 26 cents/gallon. My first car, a 1951 Chevy, cost $45.

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Oli to norman 2012/04/15 10:54:51

Love it

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BUDWARD... to norman 2012/04/15 18:40:02

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Norman, I remember the good old days when candy bars were 5 cents! Boy that was a while ago. It's a shame that just last night at a convience store gas station, I paid $1.79 for a candy bar. At Walmart, the same candy bar is $1. Boy how much things have gone up in price and how overcharged we are by some places.

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Met to norman 2012/04/16 05:40:13

Lmao... How the times change.

I paid more for the first pair of shoes i ever bought, than you did for your 1st car.

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Q 2012/04/14 22:10:11

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My first "on the books" job was at a local amusement park, I worked the booth with the machine gun (BB) where you tried to shoot out all of the red star to win a prize. As a fifteen year old I had to deal with a bunch of pissy older guys who got upset when I showed them their cards with bits of red ink left on them, sore frigging losers. But other than that it was a fun job, great way to meet girls as well.

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David 2012/04/14 22:09:36

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Pocket presser. No, seriously.

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rknothead 2012/04/14 22:03:37

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shoveling cow sh_t out of cattle trailers. I earned $5/trailer...that's 40'x8' plus an upper deck which was about 20'x8'. And I loved it caused I got to run a little bulldozer to keep the sh_t piles from spreading out too much.

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Swampdog 2012/04/14 22:01:54

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Farm work and lots of it!

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Megan 2012/04/14 21:56:07

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I worked at a family owned company, they butchered their own animals and sold meat, salads, bread etc... so basically I worked the Deli :]

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GLaDOS 2012/04/14 21:47:26

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Game barker at Paramount's King's Island in Nickelodeon. It was certainly a fun job, except when I was out with a bunch of other people peeling melted water balloons off of the concrete.

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sockpuppet 2012/04/14 21:40:31

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Service station attendant, oil changes and tire service/sales. Gas was about 70 cents a gallon, then.

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THB306 2012/04/14 21:20:54

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My first job is my current job. I do general labor at a train bearing reconditioning factory. It's laid back, dirty work, and I should be paid more than I am, but it's a job atleast. Been there two years, and I think I'm ready for a change.

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Aperson 2012/04/14 21:19:42

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Besides babysitting, my first job that I reported was retail at The Museum Company for the Christmas season.

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LadyIron 2012/04/14 20:25:52

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i worked with children in a day care centre in England called Little angels play-world was fun had a petting zoo outside :]

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sockpuppet to LadyIron 2012/04/14 21:43:28

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A petting zoo... What an excellent first job!

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The Inc... to sockpuppet 2012/04/14 22:09:57
sockpuppet to The Inc... 2012/04/14 23:13:30

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I know what you mean... there are a few people like that, but it's a very small minority.

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LadyIron to sockpuppet 2012/04/15 11:47:11

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:D yeah

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