What was your first "Real" job...? (page 2)

Layla33

I have been working since I was 11 years old. I have spent approximately eight years in university (too long, but I love education), and I have worked in a few fields (well more than a few); taught, done social service, managed entire departments, and if you can imagine this, I still take classes once and a while. I would give more information on what I am doing presently, but I need to be a bit anonymous.

My favorite jobs were the most simplistic: Delivering papers, working in a pharmacy, helping homeless people, making sandwiches, and traveling for work - love to see the world on the job's dime. One day I came across a paycheck from when I was 16. I made a whopping $3.35 an hour plus comission. The funny thing was it was some of the best times of my life...

I always said when I retire, I am going to make sandwiches and start a foundation based on the profits.

Casper

My time away (this time) was good for me. I'm finally doing well.

Wings... good to hear. We all need a break now and then. Glad things are better.

Someday I will get brave enough to put my pic up also.... I'm working on it... lol

Cas

Quirky1

Hog Farmer.

Quirky1

Casper

WTWizard, I've done that too, only I never got paid for it... lol.

Layla33,

I always said when I retire, I am going to make sandwiches and start a foundation based on the profits.

I admire you, you seem like a person who knows what she wants and goes for it........

Quirky,

We have those around here.......a lot of the young boys get their first experience working there.....

Cas

Hope4Others

The first job I ever had was in a fishery mostly shucking shrimp. I went home exhausted and reeked of fish

smell.

hope4others

Casper

Hope,

Ewwww, I can stand a lot of things, but the smell of fish just does me in. No offense to your job, but you said...

I went home exhausted and reeked of fish

So glad you got out of there....

Cas

Robdar

A small radio station in a small town in AL gave me my first pay check, followed by larger radio stations in Kansas City. And so it goes until it didn't. Now an attorney pays my paycheck.

joelbear69

McDonald's
Bank Teller
Head Teller
Went to College - Got Associates Degree
Process Analyst
Productivity Officer
Corporate Non Interest Income Manager
Corporate Marketing Manager
Management Consultant - Banking
Business Development Manager - Management Consulting
Went Back to College - Got Bachelors Degree
Home Depot Cashier
Market Research Project Manager
Market Research Analyst
Outbound Business Development - Market Research

Wow 32 years of working. YIKES!

Only 10 to go. I should be able to retire at 60

Nowman

I worked at my grand fathers fork lift truck company, we sold replacement parts for all fork lifts types, brands. I started working in the packaging department packaging parts. You know that SSN statement you get every year listing what you get if you retired etc, or what your family would get, then there is the listing of the years you have worked with all the income details, mine is reported every year since 1987, I was 13, was that legal???

I then went on to stay with the company until I was almost 20. I left the business eventually, but because of my starting early, it helped since I did not attend college.

Nikki

kurtbethel

I worked for Dr. Bronner, the peppermint soap guy, started in the warehouse pulling orders for shipment, and some maintenance.

Got my exposure to "unusual religion" so JWs seem tranquil compared to my experiences.

http://www.drbronner.com/

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