First Job

Philippines
May 14, 2008 2:34am CST
What was your first job? My first job is being an office personnel in my aunt's company called Juferd General Merchandise. How about you?
17 responses
@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
18 May 08
hi angel. my first job was a training office for a multinational company. i remember when i attended my first job interview for that job. the hr assistant's jaw literally dropped on the floor when she found out that her applicant is an 18 year old barely out of college. so the whole application process took real long that i was 19 years old when i got accepted. i started december 1 and as if on cue, people at the office started noticing and commenting about my age. it was weird but i'm used to it all my life so it was really no big deal. anyway, the job entailed creating training modules and conducting trainings for the company's sales force. of course, i was training people who were old enough to be my parents and it posed some "credibility" issues. of course, i took everything in stride and proved myself in the training room as well as on the field. ain't no oldie going to mess with this young turk. lol!!! i stayed at the training department for a good year and was promoted to marketing where i worked my way up to be a senior marketing officer.
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• Philippines
19 May 08
Hi there Allen! That's a really great working experience. A success story. Thank you very much for sharing it with us. I find it very inspiring.
• Pakistan
18 May 08
I was a time keeper in my first job then i study again now i am computer technician in a pvt company.
• Philippines
19 May 08
Hi there iftikharsumn! When you work as a timekeeper, you have to work in the evenings too right? Or is that just applicable to timekeepers for warehouses? Thank you very much for your response.
• Philippines
19 May 08
What's a housing scheme?
• Pakistan
19 May 08
yea i worked there in night time also.It was a housing scheme.
@checapricorn (16061)
• United States
14 May 08
When I was in College, it was summer and decided to have part time job in a restaurant as a crew whose task is all around! LOL! from waching dishes to serving the customers! It was fun, tiring, and great experience for me! I started to value every single peso I have that time since I realized from experience how hard to earn! Although, I know how hard life is, but I can say, experience gives lesson more that anything else!
• Philippines
15 May 08
Hi there Che! My sister is now working on a restaurant and it's her first job too. But she's assigned in the office. Yeah, I agree with you. Experience really is the best teacher. Thank you very much for your response.
• United States
15 May 08
really? that's good! what was sad about my experience before was the old employee there were quite strict as if they are the owner! LOL! I remember, every time we are eating, we have to eat as fast as we can because they will stare us as if they will eat us! LOL!
• Philippines
16 May 08
I experienced that too when I worked in a law firm. Even if the lunch break will be over at 1:00pm, they expect us to jump right in into working again as soon as we can. And then there's officemates who has crab mentality.
@snakequeen (1299)
• India
14 May 08
My first job was in a private limited company as stenographer, years ago! After being there for about eight months, i shifted to a MNC, for good.
• Philippines
15 May 08
Hi there snakequeen! Wow! You must be really good in stenography. That's one skill I wish that I have. What's MNC? Thank you very much for your response.
• India
15 May 08
Hi! MNC stands for Multi National Company. Good day!
• Hong Kong
16 May 08
same to you ,my fist job was stenographer. until now,i think this job difficult to me.may i ask for a questions, how did you do that?
@coneest (168)
• Malaysia
21 May 08
My first part time job when i am still study in college is Promoter. Once i graduate, my first full time n permanent job is junior programmer :)
• Philippines
21 May 08
Hi there coneest! What does a Promoter do? Thank you very much for your response.
• Philippines
24 May 08
Oh, like a promodiser? That's cool. Isn't programming really hard?
@coneest (168)
• Malaysia
21 May 08
Juz promote the product. Or i should say is a sales girl that stand in the shopping mall promoting some products.
• Philippines
24 May 08
my first job was way back year 2000, i worked as an office personnel in Auto Cad department in Cavite Export Processing Zone. It was a tough job because you really have to be full of ideas in designing a house. but the salary is too low that i quit after 3 months and had the chance to get a job abroad. :)
• Philippines
24 May 08
Hi there blueberry! I thought those kinds of jobs are high paying. So you are from the Philippines. I remember someone who uses the same avatar. Are you, in any case, baby mex of Pinoy Tambayan forum? Thank you very much for your response.
• Philippines
25 May 08
Oh, I see. Yeah it is a really cute avatar. God bless and have a nice day!
• Philippines
24 May 08
hello!! yeah, it's a little bit disappointing to have a low paying job and considering it's my first job at all. but it's okay co'z i have been to many good paying jobs after that. besides that was just my first job and i just keep it as an experience. by the way, no, i am not baby mex in Pinoy Tambayan. i just found this cute garfield avatar when i am surfing in the web. have a happy day!! :)
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
20 May 08
My first job was in a research laboratory as a Research Assistant. That was a very interesting and challeging job, have to keep analysing and searching for new things !
• Philippines
21 May 08
Hi there greenline! I think that's really great! Your first job suits people who are always curious and are always wanting to know more and more. It is indeed, interesting and challenging as you said. I would guess that there's also an unexplainable sense of fulfillment when you found what you want to know. Thank you very much for your response.
• Philippines
20 May 08
My first ever job was (and still is..) teaching. I teach in college and in graduate school. I teach business subjects. This coming schoolyear will be my ninth schoolyear as an educator. I do other things aside from teaching though. I do have some small businesses.
• Philippines
21 May 08
Hi there Dolce Vita! Nice to see you again. I will be a teacher in the future too. I don't wonder why you don't get bored with teaching even you're doing it for a long time now. I think that there are lots of educators out there who looks at teaching as their passion. And it's nice that you have some small businesses too. Thank you very much for your response.
@ryzach (1544)
• United States
25 May 08
My very first job was working in a cafeteria. I bussed tables and served food on the line. I remember how excited I was when I got that job. I actually was alot of fun at the time. would not be that fun now.
• Philippines
27 May 08
Hi there ryzach! Yeah, some jobs are much fun when it's your first time and you're younger. Thank you very much for your response.
@GreenMoo (11834)
23 May 08
I think my first job was when I was about 14 or 15. I worked on Saturdays in a local green grocers, weighing up and taking the money for fruit and veg. You had to do all the addition in your head, so it was excellent for my mental arithmetic skills. When my boss wasn't around I used to eat huge amounts of fruit. We were allowed to, but I think I used to eat more than my wages were!
• Philippines
24 May 08
Hi there GreenMoo! Wow! You started working early. And it is a great job too! Well, maybe if I have your job, I will eat that much fruits too. Fruits are just hard to resist. Thank you very much for your response.
27 May 08
my first job was being a customer service representative for MSN. it was a tough job since i was always on graveyard shift and i lasted for only 6 months :D
• Philippines
27 May 08
Hi there Janni! That's a great company to work for. Nice first job. Thank you very much for your response.
@sissi320 (328)
• China
24 May 08
My current job as a joint quality engineer is also my first job. In this position, I need to report to our customer, and deal the customer's complains too. Somtiones, it is difficult to deal with that. I do hope I am the customer, not the supplier.
• Philippines
24 May 08
Hi there Sissi! That;s a nice job. Can be really tiring especially if you have really demanding and unreasonable and angry customers to talk to. Thank you very much for your response.
@kaezy_kulet (2465)
• Philippines
24 May 08
my first job was in our own bussiness i have helped in our canteen at the market. Eventhough it is a family bussiness i got paid for my services..hehehe i was only 11 y/o by then.
• Philippines
24 May 08
Hi there Kaezy! That's great! I assume you were not pressured to work too much then? Thank you very much for your response.
• India
20 May 08
Hi Nanayangel, First Job is great job.You have raised a good discussion. My first job is "worked as a software engineer in one of the biggest MNC in India.I dont forget my first job and first pay which is given by company. Still I have remembered those movements...! I am unable to explain my happyness in the time of first drawn salary in my life. Yours, Hazarath K.
• Philippines
21 May 08
Hi there hazarathk! Thank you very much. I'm glad that you find this discussion interesting. That's a nice job. And like you, I can not forget how I feel the time when I got my first salary. Thank you very much for your response.
@samson1967 (7414)
• India
14 May 08
My first job was the sampling work i.e. collecting the urine and dung samples of cattles. This job I took during the summer holidays when I was in 8th standard.
• Philippines
14 May 08
Hi there Samson! That's a really interesting job. I don't think I will be able to do something like that. I remember my grandfather use dto try to convince me to be a nurse but I just can't handle laboratory works like that. Thank you very much for your response.
@subha12 (18441)
• India
19 May 08
My first job was as software engineer. it was in one of the bggest It company in India. i was chosen from campus selection for that job.
• Philippines
20 May 08
Hi there subha! Wow! That's really great! You must be really good if you didn't have to apply for the job. Thank you very much for your response.
@nomoso (650)
• India
16 May 08
i am still a student..only this month i finished my exams and yet to get the results.. after that i will enter into my first job and i will let you know when i join ok??
• Philippines
16 May 08
Hi there nomoso! Good luck! I hope that you get great results. That's a deal. I'm looking forward for your next update about your first job. Thank you very much for your response.