I worked in a tinsel factory for a few weeks.
Then I worked in a supermarket. I still work there but only as a seasonal colleague.
I worked in a tinsel factory for a few weeks.
Then I worked in a supermarket. I still work there but only as a seasonal colleague.
My first paid work experience was "volunteering" on weekends at the local ski-doo club. Basically, I sold passes and checked that people had their passes for the trails. It was a 10 hour day, each day. I got 50$ at the end of the weekend. So I spent the winter saving up and eventually got myself a PS2.
After that, my first official, but part-time job was tutoring. I was a tutor for my school in math and science. I also did private tutoring too. That was during my last year of high school.
Between high school and university, I worked the summer at the local community centre. I basically mowed the law, fixed things, and painted. Occasionally helped with the daycare program too. I repeated that job the following summer between my 1st and 2nd year of university.
My first "real" job was at an Irish pub/bar as a dishwasher (for like a month), though I quickly became a cook. Worked there for 3 years. After that is my current job, a cooking position but at a high-end restaurant. Been there for almost 3 years now. I have mixed feelings about the industry. Kinda want to explore other job interests but right now it works with my university schedule. :/
My first real job was working at the local library my senior year of high school; I volunteered there a few times during the summer prior and got a part-time job offer pretty quick. It was a great job--I liked the small group of coworkers, it was super easy, and I was good at sitting behind a computer and checking books in and out! I spent a lot of time talking to rubah on the computer while I was at that job. I worked there for a year before I went off to college.
About six months later, the boss of the library was busted for having embezzled tens of thousands of dollars, if not more. He was the nicest guy, so it was a total shock. To this day I'm not sure how much he was stealing, versus how much he was just fuzzing the numbers on the books. He'd regularly use library money to buy us lunch, and stuff like that, and I'm guessing he borrowed here and there and then whoops, he'd stolen a troutload of money from the government.
When I was 14, I split my time working at a nursery and a landscaping company. The pay was trout, the hours were trout, and my boss was trout. Oh, and they were both owned by my uncle.
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The summers of my teenage years were spent picking raspberries, strawberries, beans, etc. for the local canneries. Those were fun times.My first real job was as a busgirl for the best restaurant in town at the time. I did this only for a few months and then went on to more school
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My first job was as a deli clerk shortly before my 17th birthday. I was interviewed and hired maybe a few days after I dropped off my resume.
4 years later -a semester away from graduating with my second diploma- I started to look for something more career related. At first I was going to volunteer for the Sales Pros branch in the area but I straight up told them that I wasn't the person suited for what they needed and recommended someone else. While at one of their breakfast sessions, I met my current boss who pretty much hired me on the spot. At my office job I do the bookkeeping, some marketing, office administration... pretty much a little bit of everything part time.
10 months later, only working 16 hours a week and out of school for 5 months it was time to get out of the house more! I dropped my resume off at a few places, had an interview and the only reason why I didn't get the job was because head office wasn't going to give hours for training. No luck finding another job until February. Got a call back for an interview from a jewelry store and I was hired the next week.
Overall, I think I've been fairly lucky with finding work and I can't even fathom how I talk my way into jobs. Currently, I'm still trying to figure out what career direction is ideal for me. Right now I'm testing the waters for sales-based jobs.
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I worked at Burton Menswear for... three years, I think? Then I was unemployed for two years of university. Then I moved to China to become an English teacher!
I worked as a bagger for Vons when I was 16. It kind of sucked, but I was young and would probably have hated anything.
I worked as a cashier at TJ Maxx when I was 16, and then I went on to do a similar job at Gamestop. Both were pretty annoying and stressful, but looking back I can see why it was important that I did it. Afterward I worked part-time for a few years as an order entry troubleshooter during college.
I work in a marketing firm as a copywriter now, particularly in search engine optimization.
Graphic design for a website development company, I hated it. At least with my current job I get paid better, don't have to deal with insane requests and get a great tan.
Ha. HMRC are my enemies also, although at least they're better than the German equivalent. I'm not gonna call you, though. I'll just curse your name under my breath while trying to make sense of your ridiculous documentation.
My first job... I guess that'd depend on what you'd define as a job, but my first real job was as a web developer. Pretty much the same as I am now, except my current company has a much better grasp on routines and business in general.
My first, second, and third jobs were at Subway.
Alright here goes;
- Engineering Intern with my stepfathers company
- Dollar Tree clerk
- Quiznos sandwich maker
- Farmhand (hay fields)
- Farmhand (cattle and roof repair)
- Dishwasher for a Korean-American restaurant, my bosses were the nicest people I've ever met and actually cried when I moved
- Walgreens employee, photo and clerk
- Cici's Pizza, pizza cutter and customer service rep
- Leaf Chronicle (newspaper) product coordinator
- Electrolux line worker, I quit this job so fast... I was stuck in wool insulation and was allergic to the wool and my boss refused to move me. Asshat.
- Walmart employee
- And hopefully I will be a U.S. Navy Intel officer or med school student soon
Lots of jobs.
Because I'm one hell of a butler.
Seems I have made a few enemies on EoFF this day. x3
When I was 8 I started a lawn service. Me and a buddy would walk the neighborhood with my dads mower/hedge trimmer/etc.
I don't think working for my dad counts.
My first paycheck came from the local roller skating rink when I was 16. They had enough rink guards at the time, so I started in the snack bar. The lead manager was in her early 20's. She insisted that they didn't have shirts my size and none in the appropriate color. I wore a medium (tight), hot pink, collared shirt the entire time I worked there. She even made me a name tag with the character "Hot Stuff" (from the Casper comics) on it (I think I still have it).
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