What Was Your First Job & How Old Were You

[TheVTCGuy]

15, I worked at a dive shop filling air tanks. Rec Dive on Woodward avenue in Detroit. That business is now and still owned by a guy I worked with

[Tri-Tip]

I was probably about 12. Worked during the summer stuffing envelopes for the company where you used to send the bubblegum wrappers. Made 2 cents per envelope. On a good day, I could make $20.

[incontrol]

Paper route and worked as the stock clerk in a crafts store all before I got a drivers license. They were interesting times.


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[TheVTCGuy]

Originally Posted by MonBK

I don't know if this would qualify as a job but at 15 I was seduced by a 35 year old (extremely good looking) woman and was given $100 for a job well done.

Originally Posted by Abdullah71601

$100 was a lot of money in the 1920's. She must have been pretty desperate for a good time.

Originally Posted by TheVTCGuy

DOH!!!!!!!!!!

This is so good I just had to show it again.

Nice one Abdullah

[arinsd]

16 Years old. Worked for a company called "Picnic People" that catered company picnics.

Now, about 20 years later, I called them to see about catering my sons birthday. Its amazing how life unfolds.

[MonBK]

Originally Posted by TheVTCGuy

This is so good I just had to show it again.

Nice one Abdullah

I agree Paul it was good for a couple of months but then I got bored.

[MonBK]

Originally Posted by TheVTCGuy

15, I worked at a dive shop filling air tanks. Rec Dive on Woodward avenue in Detroit. That business is now and still owned by a guy I worked with

The circle is completed, now you're filling air women.

[r8t3d_M]

I was 15 years old and worked at RadioShack for a few months after school and weekends.

[GradyPhilpott]

Fifteen: Paper route

[TheVTCGuy]

Originally Posted by MonBK

The circle is completed, now you're filling air women.

[MattCH]

16, public relations for a club in Milan. It was fun time !!!

[TheVTCGuy]

Of course, my male-modeling career started as soon as I turned 18.....

[jbreeden]

When i was 15 I was a janitor at a doctors office.

[BBL]

Originally Posted by TheVTCGuy

Of course, my male-modeling career started as soon as I turned 18.....

You mean no talent agency picked you up as a child protege model before 18? How elementally foolish of them to have missed such a fine opportunity

[BBL]

Originally Posted by MonBK

I agree Paul it was good for a couple of months but then I got bored.

Good for you... about boredom, of course!
How did your parents ever survive raising you, Mon?
Write a book! Be sure, your good wife is the editor!
Have a great day!
DM

[TheVTCGuy]

Originally Posted by BBL

You mean no talent agency picked you up as a child protege model before 18? How elementally foolish of them to have missed such a fine opportunity

Yes... Ironic isn't it? Actually I was discovered when I was a dancer at Chippendales....

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Ahem....

[BBL]

Originally Posted by TheVTCGuy

Yes... Ironic isn't it? Actually I was discovered when I was a dancer at Chippendales....

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Ahem....

Awesome!!
Have an equally awesome day, today!

[BristolCavendish]

16. A summer spent working in the mountains maintaining fire trails and digging trenches for septic tank connections. Learned how to operate a backhoe.

[dba]

16. Working as a busboy/dishwasher in a coffee shop. I think I got paid $1.65 an hour plus tips.

[MonBK]

Originally Posted by TheVTCGuy

Of course, my male-modeling career started as soon as I turned 18.....

Originally Posted by TheVTCGuy

Yes... Ironic isn't it? Actually I was discovered when I was a dancer at Chippendales....

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I'm sure Jocke will post pics of these events.

[MonBK]

Originally Posted by BBL

Good for you... about boredom, of course!
How did your parents ever survive raising you, Mon?
Write a book! Be sure, your good wife is the editor!
Have a great day!
DM

Thanks, the book is actually almost ready.

[GB-man]

Originally Posted by MonBK

I don't know if this would qualify as a job but at 15 I was seduced by a 35 year old (extremely good looking) woman and was given $100 for a job well done.

16 installing coax, telephone, cat 5 and speaker wire in new build homes.

[Chewbacca]

snow shoveler.

7yrs old.

cash only.

[TheRolexKingofLV]

I was 8-9 yrs old and I used to walk the neighborhood mowing lawns.

I had to buy my own baseball cards.

[RichM]

14 years old and worked in a pet shop/aquarium in Ridgewood, Queens. It was 1967 and I was getting a $1 an hour working 4/5 hours a day.

[rolexgiants]

Originally Posted by Rich Mickol

14 years old and worked in a pet shop/aquarium in Ridgewood, Queens. It was 1967 and I was getting a $1 an hour working 4/5 hours a day.

I'm going to guess....
Fresh pond road or myrtle Ave? LOL

[cdmorenot]

I started washing cars in the neighborhood when I was 11 - I'd do a full wash for $10.00 by hand.

First official job ...I was 14 and it was at McDonald's. I remained with the company for 8 years and made it from cashier to district manager after college graduation.

I was heavily involved with the introduction of cashless to the stores and that is what got me into the world of electronic payments. I had no idea taking orders through a drive-thru window would be so influential!

Oh and Hamburger University is very real.

[swils8610]

10 or 11 years old mowing lawns and snow blowing in the winter. First on the books job was at a gas station pumping gas.


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[mtrunner]

I started mowing several neighbors lawns at the age of 12 until I was 14. At 14 I started working construction for my dad who owned a construction company. I ended up working for my dad's construction company through high school and college. I was making great money compared to my friends and then I was off to grad school at 24.

[Kyle89]

Farm hand at 16