My first paycheck job was Dunkin Donuts when I was 17. I worked with my father as an "apprentice" electrician for years before that.
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What was your first job?
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I worked for two months loading trucks the summer I turned 15.
The following school year I worked as a busboy in an Italian restaurant.
The following school year I worked as a busboy in an Italian restaurant.
Caddy for Orchard Lake Country Club in West Bloomfield, MI at 14 or 15. Also caddy'd for Pine Lake Country Club. I also bussed tables at The Little Brown Jug in Union Lake, MI.
I guess it's an American thing to take jobs early.
My first real job was as a relief teacher teaching General Paper. I was 20. Got 65 bucks (around 40USD) a day.
My first "job" was as a surveyor, then a clerk, in the armed forces. I was 18. Got peanuts.
My first real job was as a relief teacher teaching General Paper. I was 20. Got 65 bucks (around 40USD) a day.
My first "job" was as a surveyor, then a clerk, in the armed forces. I was 18. Got peanuts.
As far as I see it Dunks=Fail. I hated working there after a while. It taught me how rude people can be. 2 years of getting yelled at, and burning myself haha.
O.T. I once spilled an entire medium cup of hot coffee directly onto my junk in front of several customers. no fun.
Mark Wilson
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I've been a soccer referee since I was about 14.
but, my first "on the payroll" job was at a Denny's.
but, my first "on the payroll" job was at a Denny's.
Same here. 12 or 13.... Don't remember. I've worked consistently ever since, with zero long-term gaps in employment. I need a vacation! lol
Software tester at 15 for my dad's company along with some other people my age, half of them were people I already knew. Even though it didn't really feel like a job because I went to work with my dad and some friends, I still got a paycheck for it and now I'm trying to figure out my taxes.
Starting working as a musician in high school. Made enough to buy a car, a beater but a car, and pay for insurance by my sophomore year. Played at least three weekends a month, sometimes three gigs a day (Sat PM and two 'dances' that night).
My first 'day job' was for California Dept. of Transportation at age 30. Gave up being a professional musician at age 28 and got a second bachelor's degree.
-richard
My first 'day job' was for California Dept. of Transportation at age 30. Gave up being a professional musician at age 28 and got a second bachelor's degree.
-richard
Owned my own lawn mowing business at 12 with my business partner who was 10. We made $86 in one day once working about 7 hours.
