First Job?

[Greadius]

Welcome to the world of the working. Expect your politics to take their first minor shift to the right

My first job was delivering Pizza's for a giant, multinational conglomate pizza chain with a red roof that shall remain nameless. I made $5.15 and hour + tips, which was the actual sourcoe of my income. However, I mostly worked dayshifts, which at this particular restraunt meant I was a glorified dishwasher. Still, there was a great amount of satisfaction that after a hard day's work I was bringing home between $50-100 cash, and I still had paychecks coming

 

[gr8ful wes]

Picking fruit on a local farm when I was 14.
Also, my neighbors would throw me a buck or two if I helped with barn work or baling hay.

 

[Padma]

I, too, like Pillager and the Duke, started out as a lowly paperboy. I don't remember the pay (miniscule), but I do remember using two bags, and fastening them over the rear wheel of my bicycle, one to either side, so they would balance.

Since then I have been a gas pump jockey (back before "self service" came into vogue), a janitor (the most disgusting creatures in the world are junior High School (age 12 - 15) girls. I had to clean their locker room / restroom. And I used to think boys were nasty! ), postal clerk, nuclear maintenance officer, and professional computer geek.

BTW, VC, what AFSC (that's "job" for you non-AirForce folks ) are you going for?

 

[gerryandersson]

I Hade my first job this summer.
I worked fore the kommun (the lokal goverment).
I had to clean the entire parking lot my self at the oldpeople home. That parking lot had not bin cleand fore a verry long time.

There whas over 10 cm mud in some places, but in avrege
there whas onley 5 cm of mud.

 

[De Lorimier]

My first job was in a grocery store when I was thirteen years old.
I worked in farms (14-15 years old), fields (14-15 y/o), garages (from 1993 to 2002), I was animator in a ski club (16-17 y/o), I use to clean up mall's parking lots at night (18-19 y/o), I worked at the Molson brewery in Montréal (19 y/o)...currently I deliver pizza on weekends and study during the week. depressing...

 

[Heffalump]

This won't win me any friends... but the confession must be made.

I was a telemarketer. One of those obnoxious slobs who calls your house and tries to sell something.

I used to lie about my job and say I was a customer service rep to my friends.

Wouldn't have stayed but I was good at it! Averaged about $6 an hour when you include commisisons ... not bad back in 1989.

 

[Pillager]

Aaagh!!!!!

BAN HIM! BAN HIM!

 

[Ozz]

Can't discriminate

politicans and lawyers already
post here,telemarketers won't
ruin the neighbourhood.

 

[ZultanofZex]

my first job?
....a brothel in Sydney...

 

[sween32]

my first job was a webmaster. i was very lucky. good money too. then i became a screen-printer (i was trained as an offset printer in school). then i went back to webmastering.

then i had my first REAL job. a landscaper. it was one of the most educational experiences i've had. you learn so much, not just about plants, but about life doing that kind of work. get to work at 6:30am, don't get out until 8:00pm, pass out as soon as you get home. Long days, short nights. As much as I learned, I would never go back

Now I'm a webmaster again. I've gained 20 pounds in a year from just sitting on my ass (and I still only weigh 145lbs)

 

[Pongui]

Originally posted by Greadius
Welcome to the world of the working. Expect your politics to take their first minor shift to the right

In my case, working for an out-of-control beast of capitalism (see earlier post) hardened me as a leftist. In hell, one may surrender to the devil, or plot against him.

***

 

[Greadius]

Originally posted by Sean Lindstrom
Age 15. Summer. Greenpeace. Canvassing.

Originally posted by Sean Lindstrom
In my case, working for an out-of-control beast of capitalism (see earlier post) hardened me as a leftist.

Greenpeace is an out-of-control beast of capitalism?!?!

Perhaps it was my unique situation that shifted me to the right... or the fact that I saw a direct daily correllation betwen compensation and effort.

 

[gr8ful wes]

I also canvassed for a few months.

I raised money for the sierra club by going door to door in Vermont. I really enjoyed it, and belived that I was helping to make a difference.

I also worked with some funny folks, which probably helped to make the job enjoyable. I quit in late December. Going door to door in winter in Vermont leaves a lot to be desired.

 

[Switch625]

The first job I ever had was a pretty common one: newspaper delivery. That was LONG ago. I was ten years old, so that means it was 28 years ago. I can't remember how much I made, but I remember thinking that it was small change.I also worked some for my dad, who had his own business at the time, plus the obligatory summer yard work.

My first real job was at a Burger King. No training to be had, they just stuck me in front of that conveyer-belt flame thrower and told me to get to work. In the nine months I worked there, I worked every grunt position except cashier, and was never trained on any of it. Pretty scummy work for minimum wage.

I think the best job I ever had was working for a portrait studio. I worked for the telemarketers, but I wasn't a telemarketer myself. The telemarketers for this studio would call around the local area (within a thirty mile or so radius from the studio) and hawk their portrait plans. My task was to deliver the paperwork for this package to the homes of people who had been hooked by the telemarketers. I made hourly + commission, but my commission depended upon the selling ability of the telemarketers, so I had no control over that. Anyway, when I went to work, they would tell me the area they were calling, give me a supply of these portrait packages and a log sheet, and I would drive to the area, deliver the prearranged packets, and wait in a conveniently located place for more orders. What a cushy job! It definitely had some benefits too. Like the time I was greeted at the door by a gorgeous lady, dripping wet and dressed in nothing but a bath towel. Let me tell ya, that's pretty hard on a 20 year old... but a memory I'll carry for a lifetime!

 

[Baleog]

First job?

15 years old.

Assistant industrial chef.

Or, the guy that the full time chefs get to tell what to do at a huge (yet incredibly cheap and shoddy) holiday camp called Mosney.

I was only there a week 'cos I hated it. The day lasted 12 hours. With a four hour break. Not a problem, except that the camp was 10 miles from anywhere I wanted to be during that break. And no public transport.

Also I only got 1.80 Punts per hour, which is equivalent to 2.25 Euros.
This was before minimum wage was introduced (or at least was raised to a level where it was of any degree of significance). That is why I have shifted to the left (even more so).

I got my second job less than a year later. And I've stayed there since (over 4 and a half years) through school, the leaving cert and 3 years of collage (Well actually I left for a year, but I'll discount it).

Working in a bar in a hotel (4 star). Washed glasses and kept the bar clean for the first year. And since have been serving. Before I left for that year, I wa actually unusually high on the pecking order of bar staff (unusual considering my inconsistency on the competence scale).

I probably won't be there for more than a few months.

The most important lesson learned is that people are idiots.

 

[Chris85]

For my first job, I mowed lawns when I was 15.

Now I currently work as a stock boy/electronics helper person in a Wal-Mart.

 

[NY Hoya]

My first job was working for a state senator in Vermont on his re-election campaign.

 

[VanillaCube]

Originally posted by Greadius
Welcome to the world of the working. Expect your politics to take their first minor shift to the right

are you serious? I didn't think that was possible Cause once (not just once but everytime) I take a political test I end up WAY on the right.
From 100 to 0, 100 being the most left of course and 0 the most right I land at about a 5! If you think I will shift more to the right then I might become a full blown Reactonary (Other sid of Radical)

BTW, VC, what AFSC (that's "job" for you non-AirForce folks ) are you going for?

I would say something in the fixing and reparing area, I would of used the M word to say that but I don't want to look like a fool cause I won't spell it right

 

[napoleon526]

Originally posted by Greadius
Welcome to the world of the working. Expect your politics to take their first minor shift to the right

Very good point. Although i'm a hardcore democrat, I remember getting my first paycheck and thinking "GOOD GOD! Look how much money the f*cking government stole from me these past 2 weeks!"

 

[Greadius]

Originally posted by napoleon526
Very good point. Although i'm a hardcore democrat, I remember getting my first paycheck and thinking "GOOD GOD! Look how much money the f*cking government stole from me these past 2 weeks!"

I believe my initial reaction was "FICA Tax? Do I make enough to pay that"?
I think it was worse when I claimed my tips at the end of the year. I actually had to pay taxes... and here I thought everyone was looking out for the poor working shmo, and they were, in fact, busy redistributing my income to the housing project next door. I felt ripped off.
Then I asked my co-workers how they feel when they had to send in checks after they claimed their tips. Their reaction was: "You actually claim your tips?"