What was the first job you ever had?

my first real paid job was working on a fishing boat spending 2 or 3 weeks a month at sea got to see alot of the world and get good money for it i worked my family farm before that but that was more daily life than a job

Right after high school I was a busboy at a local restaurant. I got fired after two weeks for being too slow. But they had an opening as dishwasher/food prep guy, so I ended up doing that the week after being fired. Later I got promoted to cook.

i was a waitress at a buffet. i only worked there for 6 months because i couldn't handle the school work and a job. i liked it for a while but i dont think i would do it again. i was 16 when i started there.

my first job was an office assistant. my job was to photocopy paperworks and send in memo to different departments from HR. ^_^

The first job I ever had: I believe it was one of the last "Full-service" gas stations in America, where I had to actually pump other people's gas. I didn't make any tips either, the owner just charged more per gallon! And I'm only 25 now, 16 at the time, so we're talking just 9 years ago. I also worked the cash register and cleaned the place. Not to bad for $6.50/hour. I believe minimum wage was about 5 dollars. I worked about every other day after school, 3-9pm. It paid for a lot of stuff I got in highschool. Fun times...

My first job was at Pizza Hut! I was the 'phone girl' for a while, then started as a waitress. I actually got the job through a friend who worked there. Her mom was the general manager so I didn't really even have to interview for it. But with the perks, came the downfalls. Since I was a friend of the manager's daughter, I was pretty much the first one they called when someone called out or when there was a snowstorm and they needed someone to open. But hey, I've got great memories and made alot of great friends! Wouldn't change it for the world!

well i guess you could say babysitting but my first job where i got a paycheck and had to pay taxes was Mary Sirota Market Research. Man i hated that job lol i was one of those annoying ppl that call you on the phone and ask you to do a survey or corner you at the mall. I would never ever ever do this job again. I am a more tolerant for the ones who still do this job but i hated it. I only worked there 6 months and could not take it anymore.

my first job was to process ink cartridge, it's quite easy and somple but it's a part time job and i just worked one day.

My first Job is : i have joined as a SE in Infosys :)

my first job was a kitchen helpper in 1 of the Five star hotels here in the Philippies. I was a graduate of HRM and after 6 months of rest after graduation, I got a job as one of the kitchen staffs there!!!

My first job in food & beverage industry or food catering. I did my IT job, wedding decorator, doing all sorts of wedding decorations and others I need to do. Its fun! I really like doing creative jobs. I work for 3 month then I got IT firm job. Its about 3 yrs I've been here. I quit this job now. I'm back to my first job. I really can't wait to be back to my old job and old place.

I worked for the 1st time wid Placement Consultancy and now on the verge of completion of my MBA (Aviation Management) i am looking for some airport or airlines job as a management trainee

i was a janitor in a growing public utility office, my first honest job. im still with the office where i first work, i practically rose from rank and the company awarded me a plaque of loyalty (and a 20,000 incentive bonus- in pesos). after 31 long years in that office, i still acted like a janitor in our home because i personally do the cleaning in our front and backyard as well as the comfort rooms, my field of expertise as a janitor.

My first job occured when i was 14. The very day a grocery store opened one mile from our house, my father stated "son, its time for you to work." I heartily agreed, being young and foolish. The store only allowed me to work weekends, but when i turned 16 i was given a lot of hours. I am still 16, and only 2 weeks ago left the store to be a waiter. I am now fully trained and enjoying my job, althought its both mentally and physically fatiguing. =) I make much more money at mu current job.

My first job was a babysitting job too. I began that when I was 12. But my first job away from anyone's home was a dishwasher at a summer camp. The pay was terrible, but it was so much fun! We only had to actually work for about 4 hours a day, but we had all our meals included, free overnight stays for the whole week in the bunk house, and all the activities the campers did! (The pool was the best) It was a great job. I did that for just a couple weeks one summer, because that is all we were allowed to give most of the teens a chance to work who applied. I loved it.

My first job was a Food/Service on our local food cahin here and the philippines. I also work at McDonald's as maintenance/service crew. I had fun working on fastfood chains but find it hard to earn for a living at the same time. But most of the time I get to know people from different walks of life, it made me more aware on interacting to customers.

I sold different kinds of consumer products example shampoos and also i sold pants and t-shirt, well i enjoy it since beside meeting new friends i earned also.Just for experienced and i learned a lot from that.I learned how to talk to different kinds of people and learn also from them. Learn how to sell your products and convinced them to buy it.

My first work is as a QC Inspector in a plastic injection molding company. This is just right after I graduated from college. Everything was doing fine then, I was getting along with my co-workers and it seems my immediate superiors have impressive reaction to my work. But I only stayed for a few months because I was accused for something that I did not do. Anyway I had fun and enjoy my first work experienced (though I really felt bad about it).

my first job was as a secretary of a small law and accounting firm. Glad that I got my experience there though paid below the minimum...the knowledge that i gained from there is my edge over employees at my level now...

great discussion :) The first job I had was cleaning holiday chalets and caravans, did that for a few months then went on to be a waitress, then grew up and had to get a full time job :(