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Wreckless · 07-10-2009, 08:23 AM

Describe the experience, what happened....what job did you have? It could be the stupidest little job ever but if it's your first job, it's your first job and it counts. Paper boy, fast food server, babysitter etc. anything counts. My first job was at McDonalds

. It was only a few years ago, and the minimum wage was horrible at the time- $6.25. I hated the job, and quit after 4/5 months, but the food made you sick, it was a nasty environment, low paying experience that gave you pimples on your skin anyway, from all the nasty, greasy food you were around, and ate 24/7. Once they trained you, I started out as a chef. I was only cooking the food for a few days, then the rest of my time their, I was food preparation. Just making the meals, not cooking them, and cleaning up. It wasn't hard, and we used to sneak eat chicken mcnuggets, fries and food while the bosses & supervisors weren't looking

. What about you? The job, and everything about it

.

Waterston_Fan · 07-10-2009, 08:37 AM

This was only Christmas help job but I worked at Toys R' Us and kinda liked it. Nothing happened really but it was an interesting experience.

Brad Russ · 07-10-2009, 09:01 AM

The first and only job I've ever had was working for my landlord for a few Summers. I landscaped, weeded, mowed lawns on all his properties, cleaned roofs, raked leaves, you name it, if it was an outdoor activity, I was on it!! It was nice because it allowed me to work on my own time, I made 10 bucks an hour, and I was able to be outdoors, so I wasn't around large groups of people. He hasn't used me yet this Summer, but I'm hoping some work will come up, and get me out of the house and stuff.

comedyfreak · 07-10-2009, 09:26 AM

Marriott's Great America '79 or '80 at Maggie Brown's fried chicken.

ZeldaGilroy · 07-10-2009, 09:44 AM

When I was 14 I got a job cleaning gas pumps for a chain of gas stations here in town. It was disgusting, and I think I was exposed to far too many chemicals but it did pay pretty well. They paid me $5 per gas pump and I cleaned them every two weeks. There were three stations with 12 pumps per station so I made $180 every couple of weeks which wasn't that bad for a teenager in 1990. It was bad in the winter though...I thought I would freeze to death and my hands were so red and chapped all the time. I quit that job when I was hired at a daycare center my junior year of highschool.

Nighthawk76 · 07-10-2009, 10:06 AM

My first job was in the stockroom at Target. I started in September of 1994 when I was a senior in high school. It was a great learning experience and I met some new friends. After graduating from high school in June 1995 and before starting junior college in Jan 1996, I also did overnight shifts twice a week. It was a great experience, but I would not want to spend a long period of time doing night shift. I left the stockroom in October 1996 to work on the salesfloor.

MrCleveland · 07-10-2009, 10:41 AM

My first true job was at Discount Drug Mart. I got laid-off five years ago, but I still visit the store on occasion.

Penny Lane · 07-10-2009, 11:25 AM

I worked in a small town grocery store. Actually it was a market. I met my husband there. His parents owned the hardware store across the street. He was Richie Cunningham!

ZeldaGilroy · 07-10-2009, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Penny Lane

I worked in a small town grocery store. Actually it was a market. I met my husband there. His parents owned the hardware store across the street. He was Richie Cunningham!

Lucky you! I'm so jealous...I always wanted to marry Richie Cunnigham.

Penny Lane · 07-10-2009, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by FactsFan

Lucky you! I'm so jealous...I always wanted to marry Richie Cunnigham.

He actually has an older brother whom we rarely saw just like Chuck. And a younger sister . That's about the only other similarities. He was really more like Fonzie than Richie. LOL

littlebelle · 07-10-2009, 11:56 AM

Dance teacher. Piece of **** job. I only got paid 10$ dollars per CLASS. Teaching dance and dancing was my passion and I was pissed that I was being paid like that and having such an anal boss that I had.

Torgo · 07-10-2009, 01:09 PM

Back in 1986(when I was 16) I had a job for a local auto parts chain(which lasted until I went off to college), I worked at different stores- stocking, landscaping. I helped two of my friends get jobs there, which was probably why it was more fun than it could have been.
The only really exciting story was at one of the stores in downtown Portland there was a body found in the dumpster.

Torgo · 07-10-2009, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by littlebelle

Dance teacher. Piece of **** job. I only got paid 10$ dollars per CLASS. Teaching dance and dancing was my passion and I was pissed that I was being paid like that and having such an anal boss that I had.

I've had my fair share of "anal bosses"

robyrob · 07-10-2009, 01:24 PM

i delivered newspapers from the age of 11 until about 17, and i did data-entry jobs that my dad helped me get in the summers from about 13 -on.

i actually got my first paid job writing a computer program when i was about 15, it was a little program that took raw weather data, converted it into a chart and would send it to a printer.

MonarC · 07-10-2009, 01:59 PM

My first job was at a local burger joint. I quit after 3 days.

07-10-2009, 08:23 AM	#1
Wreckless Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Nov 04, 2007 Location: Banned Posts: 9,406	Your First Job- What Was It Describe the experience, what happened....what job did you have? It could be the stupidest little job ever but if it's your first job, it's your first job and it counts. Paper boy, fast food server, babysitter etc. anything counts. My first job was at McDonalds . It was only a few years ago, and the minimum wage was horrible at the time- $6.25. I hated the job, and quit after 4/5 months, but the food made you sick, it was a nasty environment, low paying experience that gave you pimples on your skin anyway, from all the nasty, greasy food you were around, and ate 24/7. Once they trained you, I started out as a chef. I was only cooking the food for a few days, then the rest of my time their, I was food preparation. Just making the meals, not cooking them, and cleaning up. It wasn't hard, and we used to sneak eat chicken mcnuggets, fries and food while the bosses & supervisors weren't looking . What about you? The job, and everything about it .

07-10-2009, 09:01 AM	#3
Brad Russ Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 17, 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 10,085	The first and only job I've ever had was working for my landlord for a few Summers. I landscaped, weeded, mowed lawns on all his properties, cleaned roofs, raked leaves, you name it, if it was an outdoor activity, I was on it!! It was nice because it allowed me to work on my own time, I made 10 bucks an hour, and I was able to be outdoors, so I wasn't around large groups of people. He hasn't used me yet this Summer, but I'm hoping some work will come up, and get me out of the house and stuff.
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07-10-2009, 09:26 AM	#4
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07-10-2009, 10:41 AM	#7
MrCleveland Drew Carey from Hell Forum Star Join Date: Nov 10, 2007 Location: The City of Cleveland, in The State of Cleveland, in The United States of Cleveland Posts: 14,225	My first true job was at Discount Drug Mart. I got laid-off five years ago, but I still visit the store on occasion.
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07-10-2009, 11:25 AM	#8
Penny Lane Butter Pie Forum Icon Join Date: Jul 03, 2001 Location: Beneath the blue suburban skies Posts: 51,212	I worked in a small town grocery store. Actually it was a market. I met my husband there. His parents owned the hardware store across the street. He was Richie Cunningham!
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07-10-2009, 08:37 AM	#2
Waterston_Fan Eternal Member Eternal Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 26, 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 3,195	This was only Christmas help job but I worked at Toys R' Us and kinda liked it. Nothing happened really but it was an interesting experience.

07-10-2009, 09:44 AM	#5
ZeldaGilroy Dobie and Zelda Forever!!! Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 14, 2000 Location: I don't know...I'm probably lost! Posts: 4,144	When I was 14 I got a job cleaning gas pumps for a chain of gas stations here in town. It was disgusting, and I think I was exposed to far too many chemicals but it did pay pretty well. They paid me $5 per gas pump and I cleaned them every two weeks. There were three stations with 12 pumps per station so I made $180 every couple of weeks which wasn't that bad for a teenager in 1990. It was bad in the winter though...I thought I would freeze to death and my hands were so red and chapped all the time. I quit that job when I was hired at a daycare center my junior year of highschool.

07-10-2009, 10:06 AM	#6
Nighthawk76 Rachel Berry Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 28, 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 23,254	My first job was in the stockroom at Target. I started in September of 1994 when I was a senior in high school. It was a great learning experience and I met some new friends. After graduating from high school in June 1995 and before starting junior college in Jan 1996, I also did overnight shifts twice a week. It was a great experience, but I would not want to spend a long period of time doing night shift. I left the stockroom in October 1996 to work on the salesfloor.

07-10-2009, 11:56 AM	#11
littlebelle Spell Caster Senior Member Join Date: Dec 29, 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,659	Dance teacher. Piece of **** job. I only got paid 10$ dollars per CLASS. Teaching dance and dancing was my passion and I was pissed that I was being paid like that and having such an anal boss that I had.

07-10-2009, 01:09 PM	#12
Torgo Omaha & Fritz Forum Star Join Date: Mar 06, 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 19,034	Back in 1986(when I was 16) I had a job for a local auto parts chain(which lasted until I went off to college), I worked at different stores- stocking, landscaping. I helped two of my friends get jobs there, which was probably why it was more fun than it could have been. The only really exciting story was at one of the stores in downtown Portland there was a body found in the dumpster.

07-10-2009, 01:24 PM	#14
robyrob certified wackball#3 Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 03, 2003 Location: hiding under the third booth at Arnold's Posts: 58,192	i delivered newspapers from the age of 11 until about 17, and i did data-entry jobs that my dad helped me get in the summers from about 13 -on. i actually got my first paid job writing a computer program when i was about 15, it was a little program that took raw weather data, converted it into a chart and would send it to a printer.
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07-10-2009, 01:59 PM	#15
MonarC The truth will set you free Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 05, 2002 Location: 3rd Stone From The Sun Posts: 9,525	My first job was at a local burger joint. I quit after 3 days.