Hey Pandas, What Was The First Job You Ever Had?

Whether it was babysitting for a friend or walking a dog, we all had one of those first-time jobs that earned us a little money in our early years.

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A part-time job from a mayor-sponsored summer program where students were sent to participating companies/agencies/etc. to provide the kids a real-job experience. I was part of a group that worked for the philanthropic foundation of a popular company that made foot pads. Our job was to stuff appeal envelopes and we took turns taking the finished envelopes to the basement of the high-rise building where the mailroom was. When it was my turn, some of the other kids whose turn had already happened were giggling as I took the box of sealed envelopes into the service elevator, and I had no idea what was happening. Also, nobody really said exactly where in the basement the mailroom was - they said "it's not hard to find, there's a sign on the door". Well, off I go and first of all, it was sort of dark and dreary down there and nothing was clearly marked. I went and opened a couple of those swinging doors thinking it must be a big room and therefore probably the mailroom. Boy was I wrong! It was a MORGUE where legally donated human LEGS and FEET were kept for the company's research purposes!! Needless to say I ran back out of the room as fast as I could, and I don't remember what I did with the box of envelopes but I never, ever volunteered to do that task again! The other kids who already knew what was down there somehow seemed to think this would be a "cool" ritual to put the other kids through!

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Mina

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Live in babysitter for 5 kids aged 6 months to 12 years for almost a year when I was 13 years old. My first “real” job was as a waitress in a sleazy cafe when I was 14 years old and I lasted until just after my 15th birthday. My mom worked there and got me the job. Had to ride my bike 7 miles one way to get there only for old men to harass me for 4-9 hours and then ride my bike the 7 miles home in the dark in the country. Fun times. That’s why I’ll never wear my hair in 2 braids ever again and I never waited tables after that.

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Kyndal T

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Channon Doughty 2 years ago

That is awful. I'm so sorry that happened to you!

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Ugh, it was working at a family owned yogurt shop at our local mall. They had all the toppings in a case that customers could view. They had toddlers too. At the job. And they let them grab fistfuls of these toppings with their dirty toddler hands. That is why I quit, too.

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Ladyboneyard

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Very first official was the summer vacation between high school and uni. Worked at a safety supplies store as an assistant. My dad knew the people so they agreed to let me work for the break. It was kinda fun.

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DennyS (denzoren)

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Painting fences for my uncle

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Titas Burinskas

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I was doing yard work. I was to young for a "real" job so I took up mowing lawns and pulling weeds. I made good money and was complemented by these two little girls who said they had never seen a girl mow a lawn before. (There dad had always mowed i guess)

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Yeet_girl360

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Office Depot 2007....back to school in August was fun times haha not that's why I quit.

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WhAt??

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Currently on my first “shift”- I’m spending this summer babysitting for my sister.
7 am to 3 pm Tuesday and Wednesday, $100 a week. Not bad for a first job.

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Nagito Komaeda

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My first job at the end of the 1980s was membership administration for a gym and a karate dojo on an even-then-ancient Commodore 8032 computer. This was done with some obscure handwritten software which I had to maintain, too. Of course that software came with zero documentation so I had to become acquainted with it by myself.

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Torsten

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A paper route. My sister and I shared this huge local paper route and absolutely hated it! Our dad made us keep it for a year to teach us about commitment. Thanks, dad❤️

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D20 Games 2 years ago

Did that too. I was 12.

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I was a farm hand for the summer at 10yrs old. This was 1987. It was hard work, grueling, at times, very rewarding though.

My aunt had a small farm, sold goods to local businesses, back when you had a local butcher shop and farmers market.

I was not "paid", in the traditional sense. I was given room and board, at the end of the summer, the day I went back home to the folks, my aunt gave me $100 dollars. Again 1987, that was a lot for a 10yr old, and for that time.

I had a great time, I helped build my first barn, learned a bunch of useful skills, and felt really needed. My aunt asked my dad, her brother, if it was cool I come back next year. I didn't let him say yes or no, I told her I would.

Had to skip it the year I did my paper route, that sucked. Went back the next year at 13. They sold the farm when I was 15. Local businesses were closing down, no more farmers markets. I miss that farm. Best job I ever had.

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D20 Games

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