What was your 1st job?

[pkrahmer]

What was your 1st job?
 Besides babysitting my 1st real paying job was working in a family daycare center. I cared for children 0-3 years I loved the kids but the hours were very long and the pay was terrible. That job did lead to a 17 year career with preschoolers so It was  more than worth it.

Did your 1st job start you in a new career or did it provide a paycheck to get a better job?   

[tigerlilly01]

my first "real" job was at JC PENNEY in the catalog department..... back in those days  that was a very big business.  It only made me realize I NEVER wanted to work in retail again!!!

[tammypete]

My 1st job was working as a cashier in a local department store.  The lady that was training me left me on the register by myself!!  I remember having a huge line backed up half way through the store!  I was soooo stressed because I didnt have a clue as to what I was doing!  It was my first day on the job!  Needless to say after that first day, I never went back....Well only to get my itsy bitsy check....lol lol

[articx]

My first job was taking care of plants at a high school during one summer. I originally signed up for cooking but later found out their budget was cut. Cooking was replaced with job-seeking related work (how to write a resume, what to do on an interview, etc). After three weeks, I was switched doing garden work.

[Storm61115]

my first job was subway and i got strep throat from my ex so i was unable to come in a few days and i got fired coz i was on a 2 week trial he said.  damn ex bf.

[BK_Adores_Chase]

I worked at the movie theater in town.  It was super fun and we were always staying busy, but in the 3 years I worked there I never got a raise...and I did the best work I could, top notch.  What penny pinchers...

[mc1962]

I worked at a gas station when they had full serve pumps (Gawd i am getting old) (LOL) and gas was .65 cents a gallon..........to save you from all wondering when that was, it was 1977

[Tresbn00]

I originally started doing odd jobs around the house for cash before I was twelve. Between twelve and fifteen I used to work at horsetracks in Chicago for cash.  Once I was old enough to work, at age sixteen, I applied for three jobs and got all of them.  I was too young to turn any of them down so I would work at Arthur Treacher's on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4-11, Tuesday's and Thursday's 4-9/Saturday's 7-3 at Stein's and Friday's 4-11,Saturday's 4-11 and Sundays 7-8 and still get my school work done.

[lray3152]

I worked at our local parish rectory office for my first gig.

[bradshaw25313]

My first and only job was walmart i have a disability but i was going to try to work first but my legs couldnt keep up so im on disability now

[thetop31]

I work in a shop where they sell wood floors. but so little pay and I just work there for 2 weeks. tired and boss is penny pincher

[Emily007]

Honestly, my first job was babysitting. I see it as a real job, because it does require skills to take care of children. Hahaha. But I loved every minute of it. I want to go to college to be an ultrasound technician soon, though. I would love to do that. 

[Peds]

I worked as a babysitter for a while but that wasn't really a steady thing so my first real job was working as a bussboy at a local resturaunt, met a few jerks there but mostly the customers were very friendly and tipped well

[Boise40]

I was a Union Carpenter for 3 months as my 1st job. I lost the job due to getting injured on the job site. I'm not gonna go into details because I'm still upset with the Union. Now, I'm working as a Courtesy Clerk and its a Union job as well which SUCKS!!!! 

[sgluckadoo]

My first job was babysitting, followed by grass cutting, followed by working in a day care... all of these were in the teen years.