What was your first job, how old were u?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cleaning bathrooms in an office building. Age 11. $15 for two hours work, every other week.

wow, I'm really impressed. Very young, and a gross job, but that's good money for an 11 yr old.

I'm OP -- that other thread I posted a link to had someone post that cleaning bathrooms was beneath her kid.

[Anonymous]

12- babysitting
16- life guarding (more than min wage)
18- hooters (cash cow jack pot!)

[Anonymous]

8 - worked for my Dad's business.
11- neighborhood paper route
14/15 - McDonalds

My Dad instilled a crazy work ethic from a very young age. Nothing was ever beneath us, he taught us to work hard and climb the ladder.

[Anonymous]

Unofficial -12, aide at a home daycare
Official -15, restaurant "busboy" and dishwasher.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:8 - worked for my Dad's business.
11- neighborhood paper route
14/15 - McDonalds

My Dad instilled a crazy work ethic from a very young age. Nothing was ever beneath us, he taught us to work hard and climb the ladder.

I respect this, too.

[Anonymous]

Cato's clothing store at the local mall for whatever minimum wage was in 1993. I was 15. Of course, I was babysitting at 12 for $7/hour.

[Anonymous]

15yrs old in the "Better Ready To Wear" department at Woodies/Woodward & Lothrop . Only long time residents of DC would know Woodies.

anyhow, pay was $4.25 per hour. I worked two nights and every saturday. I was so proud of that darn paycheck every two weeks. I worked their for 5 yrs. Then I moved on to a different retail store.

Pretty much worked retail till I graduated from college. I think my ending pay may have been $6.50 per hour.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:15yrs old in the "Better Ready To Wear" department at Woodies/Woodward & Lothrop . Only long time residents of DC would know Woodies.

anyhow, pay was $4.25 per hour. I worked two nights and every saturday. I was so proud of that darn paycheck every two weeks. I worked their for 5 yrs. Then I moved on to a different retail store.

Pretty much worked retail till I graduated from college. I think my ending pay may have been $6.50 per hour.

oooops....THERE

[Anonymous]

I'm surprised at all the 13-14 yr old kids with actual jobs. In my state you couldn't legally work before 15 and then there was so much red tape most employers didn't bother until 16.

I was 16.5 and my first real, non babysitting job was at the brand new McDonald's in our small town. I made $4.25 and through merit raises and a promotion I made $5.12 a few months after starting.

[Anonymous]

16-banquet server at a country club, $10/hr. That job served me well. I was an on-call server at 3 hotels in college because it was an easy way to make money when I needed to.

[Anonymous]

Unofficial: 11, babysitting (first job, five kids)
Official: 15, dishwasher in a small restaurant.

Like the other dishwashing PP, I have enormous respect for people who have to do these jobs. It's one of the reasons I go out of my way to be pleasant to people who work in similar jobs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Unofficial: 11, babysitting (first job, five kids)
Official: 15, dishwasher in a small restaurant.

Like the other dishwashing PP, I have enormous respect for people who have to do these jobs. It's one of the reasons I go out of my way to be pleasant to people who work in similar jobs.

This is why it helps for *everyone* to have had a menial job at one point in their lives.. to be humble and know what it feels like.

[Anonymous]

My first job was technically babysitting in 8th grade. My first real job was filing invoices in the accounting department of Hughes Aircraft when I was 16. I also got some babysitting jobs from the accountants. I raked it in that summer but my parents spent it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Unofficial: 11, babysitting (first job, five kids)
Official: 15, dishwasher in a small restaurant.

Like the other dishwashing PP, I have enormous respect for people who have to do these jobs. It's one of the reasons I go out of my way to be pleasant to people who work in similar jobs.

This is why it helps for *everyone* to have had a menial job at one point in their lives.. to be humble and know what it feels like.

+ 1 million!

[Anonymous]

16, snack bar, something like $4.25/hour