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The days when you had to work in a low life job that barely paid you anything when you were young. Or maybe you your parents gave you all the money you wanted so you could laze about all day. :p Tell me what you had to do to get your pocket money, and what you had to do in your first job.
What was your first job? :mog:
My first job was as a dishwasher in some seedy restaurant. I swear it was owned by some mob, anyways it's actually where I first started smoking >_>. I lasted about 3 months and then one day I wasn't on the schedule anymore, and the excuse they had was I called off too much. Which I think I called off twice the whole time I was there.
But before that what did I do for pocket money? I lived on 5 dollars a day.
My first real job was at the local slaughterhouse. I had to clean (with a sort of water hose) meat carts/barrels/boxes and also some hallways with blood all over and intestines on the floor. It was pretty gory at times, but mostly okay. Also, all of the grease/fat was yukky.
My first paying job was a Dairy Queen. It was horrible, the owners were complete a-holes, and it was always busy with low class customers. On top of that I generally was given the janitor duties of the place since they thought I was stupid and a bad worker. Funny now how my next job won't stop promoting me and has given me access to the safe and everything in the store except for a key to unlock the place. :monster:
Well, technically, my first job was a 2 day stint at Wendy's (a fast food place similar to McDonald's and Burger King) when I was 15, in which I fled in tears because it was such a horrible job, the customers were mean, and I had no friends there because I was the only person who couldn't speak Spanish. I don't put that on resumes though because how awful would that look? xD
However, I consider my first job to be at TJ Maxx, which I worked at from June (when I was 16 going on 17) of last year until about last month, so a little under a year. I didn't really love the job, to be honest, but it was relaxed in terms of dress code and allowing me to just call out sick whenever I wanted with only minor scolding, so I guess it was good for me at the time, when I was just working, without really needing the money, like I do now.
Now, I work in a little Gamestop at the local mall. I've been working there for about a month now, but I've only had 5 shifts so far since they've been really short on hours, so I'm still pretty new, but when I have nice managers on shift, it's pretty easy and very slow and relaxed because you don't get a lot of customers on Thursday or Tuesday nights. I think the most unpleasant job is having to take out the garbage to the compactor, which is in a tiny scary isolated part of the mall and I feel convinced that I'm going to get killed and thrown into the compactor every time I go into the room. xD
I don't really plan on working at Gamestop for very long though, as fun of a job it is. I've set my sights on getting a nice paying secretarial/office job over the summer before I go to my university, so I can have some serious spending money while I'm up in Rhode Island. Hopefully, the fact that I've had two serious jobs between the ages of 16-18 will help out with that.
My first job was working at a mom and pop video store, which was pretty cool actually. I worked there in high school with one of my best friends and a few college students. We'd watch movies and play video games when there weren't any customers and the owner didn't take crap from anyone so if a customer started bitching about something and asked to see the manager we'd go get him and everyone would come to watch the fireworks show.
I made Christmas decorations (tinsel to be precise) in a factory.
I hoped it would feel like Christmas everyday, but it didn't. The cook there made awesome bacon and sausage sandwiches though.
First job I had was working for the British Red Cross in one of their charity shops which I did on-off for 18 months. Initially volunteered there as part of the extra-curricular stuff required on my course but continued to help out there even when I'd done 20 hours I was allowed. As for my first paid job, that was an administrator job with a spare parts and appliance Internet business. Worked there for about 6 months before moving where I am now.
My first job was as a movie extra. Aliens vs. Vikings. I was a viking. :P
That is the best movie idea ever.
I worked as a kitchen helper at a sports camp.
I'm a viking, can I be in Aliens vs. Vikings II? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Roto13
Whatta-burger! (not the orange one, the one and only Feltner's Whatta-burger)
I stood behind a counter for six hours taking orders for food and drinks and making drinks and shakes. My arms were tasty when I got off work.
They were pretty stingy so I started off making more than a lot of people who had been working there made (because they didn't give out raises much)
My first part time job was in a pub preparing food for their afternoon buffet on Saturday and Sunday mornings when I was 13 or 14. We'd be given a huge list of things to prepare and would spend around 5 hours doing so. I got paid next to nothing, so I didn't stay for long.
My first full-time job was as a temp as a Data Entry Clerk but I soon moved to a full-time job as a CSA for Marsh, O2 Insure. :jess:
I'm now a casual working bar-maid because I'm a full-time student. I work whenever the pub needs me, for big events and whenever anybody calls in sick or books a holiday. I wish I had more hours, though.
Babysitting.
I know most people don't count it as a job, but when it's $10 an hour in cash and very little to do (play with the kids and then read once they're in bed) it's one of the best jobs ever.
That being said, it's making finding a real job rather difficult since I have nothing on my CV.