At what age did you have your first job?

@ukchriss (2097)
January 12, 2007 10:11am CST
My first job was when I was 14, I had a weekend saturday job working in a shop (International stores) on the tills. At what age did you have your first job and what was it?
17 responses
• United States
14 Jan 07
At 13, I started to babysit and clean. At 16, I was working in a shoe store part time after school. After college, I started full time in fashion designing. I am now self employed. I am an unusal artist. Look at my site: www.mgcreativearts.com Look at this: http://mgcreativearts.com/Finall.wmv
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@ukchriss (2097)
15 Jan 07
wow you really are clever, I have just started to paint watercolours its quite hard to remember all the different techniques which different people tell you to try.
@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
14 Jan 07
I had my First Job at the age of 16 when I started Nursing Back then People where not allowed to employ youngsters for Holiday or after School Jobs not like today
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@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
12 Jan 07
I couldn't wait to leave school, I hated it so as soon as I turned 16 I left and joined the YTS (Youth Training Scheme) where I was taught how to touch type through college and it set me up with office skills which enabled me to go on to be a secretary, that was my first real job. However I did do paper rounds with my dad and I did gardening jobs for neighbours and friends and earnt myself some pocket money that way. I did think about turning it into a business, but no one wants their gardens done in the winter. I stuck to office work.
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@janet069 (663)
• United States
14 Jan 07
I was 13 and I had job in a dairy bar slinging hamburgers. I worked for .60 an hour and I saved up $100 to buy a poodle. Mom and Dad wouldn't buy me one but allowed me to have one if I paid for it. .60 and hour is a lot of hamburgers!!!
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@patootie (3592)
12 Jan 07
I was 15 years old and just like you worked on Saturday, my shop was Liptons .. and I was mainly stocking the shelves to start with, but also on the till (the till we had to use was manually operated with a handle at the side .. ) .. and after 10 minutes training was let loose on the bacon slicer and the cooked meats slicer ... that wouldn't be allowed now would it .. and most of the machinery had no guards or safety cut outs ..
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• India
13 Jan 07
I had my first job at 21 immediately after completing my studies.
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@seenoreen (559)
• Philippines
12 Jan 07
I had my first job when I was 22 years old, right after graduating from college. In our country most people starts working after graduating from college unless you worked during summer vacation
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
12 Jan 07
I couldn't wait to leave school, I hated it so as soon as I turned 16 I left and joined the YTS (Youth Training Scheme) where I was taught how to touch type through college and it set me up with office skills which enabled me to go on to be a secretary, that was my first real job. However I did do paper rounds with my dad and I did gardening jobs for neighbours and friends and earnt myself some pocket money that way. I did think about turning it into a business, but no one wants their gardens done in the winter. I stuck to office work.
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@unknownname (1081)
• Malaysia
12 Jan 07
my first job at my age 18 as account clerk at the bank... after a few month i have offer from other bank ...so i join at the new bank ...:)
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• Ireland
12 Jan 07
I managed to get a summer job during school holidays when I was fouteen. It was in a bakery and I got to eat loads of cream cakes. The money was good, and the cakes were nice, so I wanted my parents to let me stay there. However, they insisted that I go back to college to finish my education and I eventually got a full time job when I was 19 years old.
@sunshinecup (7871)
12 Jan 07
At 12 I started babysitting for neighbors and family freinds and making my own money.
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@egisugiri (842)
• Indonesia
12 Jan 07
when i was 20 until now. I work in Trading Company as an account executive.
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@sungat (1015)
• Pakistan
12 Jan 07
ooh that is realy amazing to hear that you have start your first job at age of 14 thats realy good
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12 Jan 07
My first job was at 14/15, not quite sure, cleaning caravans, not an experience I'd like to repeat in a hurry! Have done a few dodgy jobs that I'd rather not think about too much!!!
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@shuz697 (1043)
• United States
12 Jan 07
I also had my first job when I was 14.. it was working down at the race course cleaning stables and just helping out with the horses Id love it ... :-) ... have a great day
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@kunalvijan (3411)
• India
12 Jan 07
17.. :P
@sunnypub (2128)
• United States
12 Jan 07
My first paying job was when I was 16. I had done some volunterring and babysitting before that, but it wasn't until I was 16 that I got my first real job. It was at Dunkin Donuts. I actually loved the job, once I got used to my clothes alwasy smelling like donuts. I started out as a cashier and worked my way up to donut maker. I love the regualrs that always came in. I was only there for a year because I went off to college and now the store no longer exists. I have good memories of it.
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