What was your First Job?
03-25-2011, 03:28 AM
#142
Super Member
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Vermont
Posts: 1,407
Cashier at a True Value Hardware store. I was 15 yrs old and road my bike like 10 miles to get to it. Oh and the manager was a (and this is put'n it politely) jerk! BUT because of this job (well, not only this job), my 2nd job was w/the military :) and now I'm retired woohoot!
03-25-2011, 04:12 AM
#143
Super Member
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Snellville, Ga & Hiawassee
Posts: 1,994
Babysitting was my 1st job- 25cents an hour! But my 1st real job was in a fabric store at 15. Made $1 an hour + commission. I already had a "stash" going as I started making all my own clothes at 12 but that job really was the beginning of my addiction!
03-25-2011, 06:14 PM
#144
Super Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Michigan
Posts: 3,213
Originally Posted by ljorange
When my mom was a receptionist in our office she had to take some information from people who came in, one question was "What occupations have you had?". One woman listed that of Call Girl. Having come from a railroad town my mom knew what she meant, she was the person who called the engineers and crew for outgoing trains. Unfortunate name for an occupation!
04-26-2011, 07:56 PM
#146
Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Utah, Wanship and Heber
Posts: 69
first job: age 14. folding napkins for a convention center. they were short servers one time and let me out on the floor to pick up dirty plates from people. a butter knife slipped off and went down a man's shirt back. I was ushered out in a hurry! back to folding napkins!!
04-26-2011, 08:49 PM
#147
Super Member
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 1,183
My first jobs were all at the same time. I was 11 and babysitting a horrible little boy 8 hours a day 5 days a week. I also did my great aunt's ironing, sold Current stationary, made and sold jewelry, and sewed clothes for some of my cousins.
When I was 13 I painted the outside of my grandmother's house. At 14 I started working with my mom making custom draperies and did that for 9 more years.
I was a very busy little girl!
When I was 13 I painted the outside of my grandmother's house. At 14 I started working with my mom making custom draperies and did that for 9 more years.
I was a very busy little girl!
06-11-2017, 11:27 AM
#149
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2017
Posts: 622
Babysitting (for .25 - .50 cents/hour), working in the basement of our church when hosting events (Bazaar's, etc). Also worked at a Foster Care Home as a Helper for 2 years. Learned a lot working alongside veteran mothers and caregivers at the home.
06-11-2017, 11:54 AM
#150
Banned
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: here
Posts: 722
My first job other than babysitting and hay baling was working at what was then Collins Radio, now known as Rockwell International. I got to help make parts for the Apollo Project moon rockets. To this day, the most interesting job I ever had.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Jennalyn
General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
85
07-27-2011 05:25 PM
Quiltforme
General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
10
09-15-2010 07:58 PM
