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How old were you when you started working?
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I got my first part time job when I was 17 years old too. I’m currently 21 years old and I will be starting my first full-time job next month. Exciting times.
I didn't get my first job until I was 20 years old, it was a part time job at a local grocery store called Shop N Save. I was a cashier and I didn't like it, but I needed to get a job.
When I was sixteen, I had a job for all of two hours at a small restaurant. As far as I could tell, nothing bad happened. I started the same day as the interview and then, when I called them, they told me everything was fine, but that it would be on an "as needed basis", never went back. I remember the check for two hours of work was $40, so I think she must have felt bad (it was also paid in cash, haha).
When I was eighteen, I started my first official job where I worked at a Deli for two years.
When I was eighteen, I started my first official job where I worked at a Deli for two years.
I was brought into my mother's business when I was 8 years old. She owns a detergent and soap making factory business. I learnt everything about the business before I turned 10 years old and was actively involved in the business.
I always remember I used to have small odd jobs from my family from as young as around 10 - 11 years old but the first proper job that I worked was when I was 16.
That was a summer job before I started college as a waitress at a cafe that was owned by my dad's friend's mother. I remember staying there for the summer as they only opened during the spring and summer months as a seasonal business at a seaside resort.
That was a summer job before I started college as a waitress at a cafe that was owned by my dad's friend's mother. I remember staying there for the summer as they only opened during the spring and summer months as a seasonal business at a seaside resort.
I think I remember that story, you broke some plates?
I was 23 when I got my first real job, although I did get an informal summer internship at my dad's place when I was 20.
Still, in spite of my late start, I have been quite successful: I'm still at that "first real job" nearly 10 years later, and my pay has more than doubled since then, so they're obviously happy with me!
Still, in spite of my late start, I have been quite successful: I'm still at that "first real job" nearly 10 years later, and my pay has more than doubled since then, so they're obviously happy with me!
I was 16, making that minimum wage 😂
