Your first job

I'm curious what everyone's first job was. Also, when we get our first jobs most of us are able to finally get something you've always wanted. So, what was your first job and first major item you bought from the rewards of working?

Mine was I used to work for a guy across the street from my house. He restored cars and he also worked for Mattel and painted Hot Wheels. My first major item I bought and REALLY worked for was my American made Jackson Rhoads V with a pile of skull paint job.

My first job job was when I was 15. I was hired at a gas station as their pizza maker. The first thing I purchased was my morgan gelding.

The first job I had was as a waitress as a Ponderosa restaurant. I lasted all of about 2 weeks. I was painfully shy.

The first thing I saved up to buy with money I earned myself was a pair of leather riding boots. I was working in a riding school at the time doing barn work and helping out with lessons.

"First job" or first PAYING job????? lol


My first job was feeding calves on my grandfather's dairy, but I didn't get a paycheck.

My first PAYING job was as a dishwasher/gofer for a local restaurant during the busy season of pheasant season. I washed dishes & potatoes, wrapping the potatoes in tinfoil for baking. After a few weeks, I bussed tables, helped the waitresses w/getting the salads and free dessert (sherbet) dishes and ran the register for a few nights.

The money earned went towards gas for my truck, and to my mom for the family necessities.

I had several gardening and landscaping jobs, but the first job at an actual business was working at a lumber yard when I was 15.

I mostly saved money to buy people stuff for Christmas, I always bought a few packs of baseball cards here and there, but my first major purchase was a cd player when I was 17, and it arrived broken so I had to fix it lol.

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my 1st job was when i was 14 i got a job in a shop stacking shelves..when i got paid i got mysef a pair of trainers and some cloths i desperatly wanted :P lol

now im 16 working in a reptile shop!!!..get to handle all the differnt snakes and lizards :rockon:

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My first job was a 14 in a local family run restaurant running the dish tank. My first major purchase was a large, pinwheel crystal lidded candy dish for my grandmother. When she passed away my eldest daughter inherited it. :)

My first job was working as summer help in the office my father worked at when I was 15. I did that for 2 or 3 summers, then I worked for Toys R Us.

My first job was as a tour guide at a reptile zoo. I learned a lot and got to work with large boids and alligators.. and various other critters. My first purchase was a ball python. :)

My first job was Dairy Queen. The first thing I bought was a car.

My first job was a petshop, my pay was fish and tanks. Too young to work. I think I was eleven. First major purchase also worked off was a collie puppy.

My actuall first job, which really didnt pay much, was walking through bean fields and cutting the corn out of them. Never made enough money to do anything with.

But what I would consider my first real job was as a fry cook at the local "Tastee Freeze". Made a whopping $2.15 an hour. Was able to save up and buy my very first car....a 1967 Ford Fairlane.

My first job was working at Starbucks when I was 16-18 in highschool.

First major purchase was my car that I worked my butt off while working at Lowe's that was my second job ever.

My first job was at a pet store that sold only parrots and fish. I started that job when I was 15, I think one of the first things I bought was a cd player for my car.

First job was a bus boy at a restaurant. Since my car was a hand me down from my grandparents(beat 96 intrepid), my stereo equipment was my first purchase but my first major purchase was my Ford F150

My first job was a waitress...from which I got fired. I think the money from it only bought gas and lunches at school.

My second job was at university, but the money went to pay for school.

My third job was working for my dad for the summer, doing grunt work for his construction company.

My fourth job was working as a clerk at JCPenneys - still really didn't buy anything big.

My fifth job was working at another university (transferred after my 1st year); while I don't remember buying anything big, it "gave" me my love for computers and mapping, which is what I do for a living now.

My sixth and still current after 12 years job is working for a software company; the day I got the phone call I was hired, I bought myself a *real* bed; no more sleeping on what I had been sleeping for 22 years!

I got my first job when I was twelve, answering phones on the weekend where my dad worked (kinda under the counter sorta thing... only paid $25 a week, but that was great money for a twelve year old).


Second was as a receptionist at a hair salon in high school. Used the money to purchase my fave vehicle: my blue Jeep Wrangler. Still miss that thing.

Great post and answers all :gj:



My first job was at a reptile store at age 10. I could not have been happier and my first purchase was an adult ball python. Those where good times, back in the late 80s and early 90s I got to see some really neat imports. I worked there for 6 years until girls and cars came around :rolleyes:

My first job is cleaning apartments. I'm currently looking for another job. Maybe the local herp. shop has an availability :)

My first job was when I just turned 14 working at Aristo drycleaners pin tagging folks clothes to be cleaned and working the counter. I made a whopping 1.60 hr and the first thing I bought was a stereo. That job lasted about 3 mos.

My next job was when I was 15 I worked at the local animal hosp. cleaning the kennels and hosp and walking the dogs, helping the vet hold down the unruly. I use to get to watch him do surgery and he taught me to do X-rays and such. With that I bought my first car a 67 Ford Fairlane GT

Ironhead, we where just to cool for school weren't we ?

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Originally Posted by Amy05

Maybe the local herp. shop has an availability :)

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Go for it. Seems to be your passion :) I had some of the best times of my life being around reptiles ALL day long. You meet some really neat people that migrate there ;)

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Originally Posted by Amy05

My first job is cleaning apartments. I'm currently looking for another job. Maybe the local herp. shop has an availability :)

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Make sure you wear something sexy when youre cleaning out dried snake crap :D

I babysat as a preteen; then worked for Tops Markets as a cashier and later deli and cheese shop worker from 1999 to '05.. I bought myself a leather jacket that I still wear! (this was around 2000.) I also bought my friend a car, since I had no license at the time and we could not hang out if she had no wheels!

I worked on a chicken farm. Saved enough to get a '65 Mustang Coupe. My dad helped me restore it. I left for the Army and my Mom totaled it while I was gone. I've been trying for the past 15 years trying to get another one. Thanks Mom!

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Originally Posted by Ginevive

I babysat as a preteen; then worked for Tops Markets as a cashier and later deli and cheese shop worker from 1999 to '05.. I bought myself a leather jacket that I still wear! (this was around 2000.) I also bought my friend a car, since I had no license at the time and we could not hang out if she had no wheels!

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I'm glad someone else finally said babysitting. I did this a lot, but only ever managed to spend my money on my little sisters. :rolleyes:

My first real job was as a temp. I was basically a secretary, but I must have looked helpless since the male poplulation helped me out quite a bit. :wuv:

My first job was when I was 16 at Burger king home of the whopper , I use to make myself some good stacked burger's.

Well if we include non paying jobs then my first job ever was helping my farmer neighbor load his sale pigs and calves and helping my other neighbor muck out the stalls in their standardbred barn.

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Who on earth would have to pay me to be around horses? :p

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Originally Posted by tigerlily

but I must have looked helpless since the male poplulation helped me out quite a bit. :wuv:

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Shocking :rolleyes:

I forgot; i also used to help out at a family friends' horse stable; learned to ride there, as well as did general chores such as mucking, grooming, tack cleaning. Wasn't paid in dollars, but being around horses at that time, was worth much more than any money would have been.

My first real job, I was a combat engineer in the U. S. Army.

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Originally Posted by cueball

Shocking :rolleyes:

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Isn't it? :D

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Originally Posted by jotay

With that I bought my first car a 67 Ford Fairlane GT

Ironhead, we where just to cool for school weren't we ?

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Definetly!!! :-}

I was 5 and I drove the pick up while my dad stood in tha back and through hay bails out to the cows.:D

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Originally Posted by Entropy

My first job job was when I was 15. I was hired at a gas station as their pizza maker. The first thing I purchased was my morgan
gelding.

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And of course, the best pizza always comes from the gas station! :D

My first job was as a bag boy at the local supermarket. I was terrible (on purpose) and always put the cans on top of the bread so I was soon moved to cashier. Of course it was less work and easier so I excelled!

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Originally Posted by Rapture

My first job was at a pet store that sold only parrots and fish. I started that job when I was 15, I think one of the first things I bought was a cd player for my car.

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Sniff.....:tears: Ouch, has it been that long!?!?!?


Me, 13 yrs old.... Baby sitter! I think I blew it all at the movies and going to the mall etc.... Funny, I won't get near a mall now! lol! :oops:

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Originally Posted by jglass38

My first job was as a bag boy at the local supermarket. I was terrible (on purpose) and always put the cans on top of the bread so I was soon moved to cashier. Of course it was less work and easier so I excelled!

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Now I know how my 16yo son moved up to cashier so soon. :omg:

1st Job: 12 years old. Weekly paper delivery

2nd Job: 16 years old. Local athletic club youth activities associate.

3rd Job: 18 years old. Data Entry for Sales Support company. We were contracted for car dealerships, one being a BMW and Audi dealership which they gave me the password for the security system, and keys.... I was tempted to test drive BMW Z3 after hours.:P

4th Job: 19 years old. Local Pet Shop. Evening shift manager.

5th Job: 19-Now. New local aquatics store as livestock care manager/saltwater specialist.

My first real job was working as a shampoo girl at a hair salon. Not too sure I can remember what I bought with my hard earned money though..lol

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I've been trying for the past 15 years trying to get another one. Thanks Mom!

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Just bought a 65 Coupe a while back that I'm restoring. Had a 64 1/2 that my sister totaled, and I knew I'd never get that baby back.

First job was at Dairy Queen, first big purchase was a 1967 VW Bug.

My first job was working in a large supermarket depot - in the cold store. One of my least favourite part sof this job was having to empty bags of rotten fruit into a dumpster, had to climb right in there and stank of rotting melon for hours.
I think I probably spent my hard earned cash mostly on booze :)

Domino's Pizza baby - I saved every freakin penny until i had enough for my first car - my beloved 77' Datsun 280z.

My first real job. Working at the snack bar of a bowling alley. As for buying stuff, I used the money to buy food and help my parents pay the bills while I was taking college classes.

Before that I spent a summer stacking hay bales, didn't get paid very much for that though.

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Originally Posted by adizziedoll

Domino's Pizza baby - I saved every freakin penny until i had enough for my first car - my beloved 77' Datsun 280z.

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Datsun... sweeeeeet!

Well if it was the first paycheck kind of job (not shoveling snow or raking leaves or mowing grass or that other youthful industrious stuff that is gone and lost forever) then I guess it was probably the sweetest job I ever held - lifeguard.

I worked in the back kitchen of a seafood restaurant when I was 14...dishes, prepping seafood, and other completely disgusting work- all for a whooping $5.15! Its been a step up ever since I left that horrible place.

My first job was at a Thorughbred breeding farm shoveling doo. No real glorious but I learned alot.

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it was probably the sweetest job I ever held - lifeguard.

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WHOA :bow:

double whoa!!!! cooooooooool job matt!

i was a babysitter of course... and then i got a job at 15 at wilson office specialty. worked there till i was 17 and then i worked at a bank as a teller.

i have no idea what i bought with any of the money... it was waaaaaaaaaaay too many years ago...