What was your first job?

[Urethra Franklin]

When I was 14 and in my first weeks of high school, I ended up getting a part-time job (on Saturday afternoons) at a local family-owned hobby shop (model kits and the like) about a five-minute walk from my home.

What I don't remember exactly is how I got the job, because I never used to go to that store (I was never really into anything they sold there), but somehow I ended up there.

My first day was in the midst of an early autumn heatwave and it was a scorching afternoon. I figured I would go in and stock shelves or maybe work the cash or whatever. I was wrong.

Upon my arrival, I was informed that my job for the day would be to act as a mascot - not just any mascot, but Clifford the Big Red Dog.

Now, this place didn't sell books, so I have no idea why they ordered a Clifford costume or why they wanted him to appear, but here I was putting on a giant Clifford suit (warm as all hell) on a very hot day.

The last thing the owner said to me before I went out to my adoring public* (* - maybe like six young kids) is that Scholastic forbids anybody who appears as Clifford to talk because "Clifford doesn't have a voice."

Literally, 30 seconds into my appearance, a child greeted me to which I replied very loudly, "Hey kid, how's it goin'?" The owners were not impressed.

So, yeah, that was my first ever job.

[Stone Coke Miami Watson 🥃]

Hell....my first was also as a freshman....I watered plants and stocked shelves at a local nursery

[Cranjis McBasketball]

Aug 31, 2014 1:54:13 GMT -5 Urethra Franklin said:

When I was 14 and in my first weeks of high school, I ended up getting a part-time job (on Saturday afternoons) at a local family-owned hobby shop (model kits and the like) about a five-minute walk from my home.

What I don't remember exactly is how I got the job, because I never used to go to that store (I was never really into anything they sold there), but somehow I ended up there.

My first day was in the midst of an early autumn heatwave and it was a scorching afternoon. I figured I would go in and stock shelves or maybe work the cash or whatever. I was wrong.

Upon my arrival, I was informed that my job for the day would be to act as a mascot - not just any mascot, but Clifford the Big Red Dog.

Now, this place didn't sell books, so I have no idea why they ordered a Clifford costume or why they wanted him to appear, but here I was putting on a giant Clifford suit (warm as all hell) on a very hot day.

The last thing the owner said to me before I went out to my adoring public* (* - maybe like six young kids) is that Scholastic forbids anybody who appears as Clifford to talk because "Clifford doesn't have a voice."

Literally, 30 seconds into my appearance, a child greeted me to which I replied very loudly, "Hey kid, how's it goin'?" The owners were not impressed.

So, yeah, that was my first ever job.

So you follow direction poorly?

[Professor Chaos]

I delivered newspapers during my high school years. It enabled me to buy Genesis games.

[Non Banjoble Tokens]

I helped build screen doors in an assembly line.

[Mozenrath]

The hobby store job sounds kinda neat, though I like building model kits so it'd be up my alley. Not sure how I'd feel about being a dog, though.

Not counting stuff like "Build 200 mousetraps for like 50 bucks" tasks, my first job was at a Whataburger. Was a decent job for the few months I worked there, and it was kind of nice to see that the place was kept rather clean, can't fault them there.

[CATCH_US IS the Conversation]

Arby's

[Cranjis McBasketball]

So, I got a paycheque? When I was 14 I started refereeing hockey. Stopped that after one season, but carried with in-line hockey for like ten or more years.

[Father Dougal McGuire]

Telemarketer, and I was good at it.

[Deleted]

Landscaping the summer of my freshman year in Las Vegas. Which sucked, doing physical labor in 110 weather is not a fun 1st job. I did learn Spanish though so I guess that's a win.

[Ultimo Gallos]

Started working each summer on a shrimp boat once I hit 12. But my first "real" job was clerk at a comic shop. I started when I was 15 and quit right before I finished high school.

[Deleted]

Midnight retail for a now-out-of-business chain of stores, stocking shelves.

Where I learned that the customer is not always right, they're always looking to get something for nothin'.

[suave]

I worked as a ref for intramural soccer games at my school. It was ten bucks a game, which was good for a kid. All I really remember is how great it was to control a game, and having an eight year old threaten me with physical harm.

[Deleted]

Aug 31, 2014 4:57:55 GMT -5 Father Dougal McGuire said:

Telemarketer, and I was good at it.

Same here. Highest paying job I've had to date too.

[Deleted]

Delivering papers when I was 7 or 8.

[MC Blowfish]

I worked at Wendy's for a few weeks. I didn't like it at all. I always left smelling like grease. Yet my next job was at McDonalds.

[Harry The Arrow was Wrong!]

I worked in a Butcher shop at the age of 15. I worked their for 3 years before I left. The owner had his own slaughter house, so at one point I saw a cow getting killed.

It was a decent job but I just got sick of it.

[I'm Team Bayley and Indi]

hospital launderette.

not always the nicest of smells each day.

[twiggy101]

Aug 31, 2014 3:01:22 GMT -5 Professor Chaos said:

I delivered newspapers during my high school years. It enabled me to buy Genesis games.

Aug 31, 2014 9:59:54 GMT -5 @supersweetbotch said:

Delivering papers when I was 7 or 8.

I delivered newspapers as a second job when I was twenty. My dad wasn't too happy about it. When I told him over the phone, he immediately drove half an hour to my place and tried to talk me out of it, saying it's a job for little kids. I proved him wrong. I was a damn good delivery boy. I had the strength to carry hundreds of newspapers. Good pocket money.

My first real job was after I graduated high school. I worked at a grocery store stocking produce. I don't know why I stuck around there for nine months. Way too long if you ask me.

[Sephiroth]

Aug 31, 2014 12:30:47 GMT -5 twiggy101 said:

Aug 31, 2014 3:01:22 GMT -5 Professor Chaos said:

I delivered newspapers during my high school years. It enabled me to buy Genesis games.

Aug 31, 2014 9:59:54 GMT -5 @supersweetbotch said:

Delivering papers when I was 7 or 8.

I delivered newspapers as a second job when I was twenty. My dad wasn't too happy about it. When I told him over the phone, he immediately drove half an hour to my place and tried to talk me out of it, saying it's a job for little kids. I proved him wrong. I was a damn good delivery boy. I had the strength to carry hundreds of newspapers. Good pocket money.

My first real job was after I graduated high school. I worked at a grocery store stocking produce. I don't know why I stuck around there for nine months. Way too long if you ask me.

I actually had a weekend paper route well into my twenties. It worked great because it was only two days a week but I made roughly what any regular part time job. The holiday tips were nice too.