I worked at Macca's as soon as I was old enough to do so (pretty much 15 in Aussieland).
Worked there last couple of years of high school, and had a blast.
Socialising was the best part - meeting kids outside of my neighbourhood - as the Macca's was a few suburbs away.
Had my first crush there (well, first two actually).
loved earning my own money too, instead of bugging my parents for pocket change lol.
Was a blast overall; although I'm pretty sure I still stink from standing over that hot grill for hours on end lol.
10/10 no regrets.
My first job was a money advice assistant, dealing with people who were in debt. I mostly answered telephone calls, took messaged and general administration tasks.
I would say it was a fairly decend job although it was minimum wage.
I guess listening to people stressed out about debt on the phone and companys getting stressed about them not paying or getting through to the correct people was a difficult aspect from the calls.
Overall i would give it a 7.5/10.
It was nice because it was local although after about 10 months i didn't feel like working there and low and behold the law of attraction made it that i lost the job due to government funding cuts. I was 19 at the time.
McDonald's!! What magical times there was! I started in one restaurant, but then also continued to work in others too, and at one point was even chosen to go to another town where they just opened a new restaurant. While they were training the new staff of how to work there, some of us worked there during this training of the new staff period. We were couple of guys and girls who got to go all by ourselves to another city, and live for the first time for many of us, by ourselves, with no parents, in a big house. There were other times which were completely magical! And also having my own paychecks, finally! What a freedom it was.
It was so, so, sooo awesome!
10/10
Plenum, what is Macca?
my 1st job was being a babysitter. i was about 15 & the kid was about 1. i loved this job. 10/10 no regrets - but imo this hardly counts as a "job"
my next job was when i was in hs & it was at a sears in a mall. i got the job for the fun of it
my parents didn't want me to work bc they said something like 'life is work - so u shouldn't do it til u have to' but i just really wanted to...& it was a fun time bc there were lots of people around my age working there
10/10 no regrets, only good memories...1 time this lady wouldn't take her receipt bc her change was 6.66
i had to quit bc of sports season rolling around which took up practically all of my free time bc i had coaches from hell that would make us practice an ungodly amount of time
@Ankh Macca's is the same place you worked at ... good old golden arches McDonalds.
(05-19-2014, 11:33 AM)isis Wrote: [ -> ]1 time this lady wouldn't take her receipt bc her change was 6.66
lol
My first job was as a stock person at a pharmacy. It wasn't a bad job, stocking shelves, helping customers, etc., but it was rather mind numbing and the music that was piped in was sometimes painful to listen to
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There was a supervisor there who really didn't seem to like me much and would actually hide on stakeouts to try to catch me doing something bad. His vigilance paid off and he caught me sneaking into the backroom to read a magazine during a slow moment in the store. He waited for me to settle down and open one up and then popped out from behind a shelf like "Aha!" Lord knows how long he was waiting back there, I hadn't seen him all morning lol. Got fired shortly after that.
Seaworld was first.
Then Six Flags Fiesta Texas. Loved the music that played repeatedly, as well as the stage shows and fireworks and being backstage when bands would go by to play. I swept trash in harmony there.
I never got tired of hearing this song.
I got my first job during the first year that I went to public high school at 11th grade (in the United States). I worked at Subway.
I had some interesting experiences... I remember drinking beer and puffing on a cigarette for the first time at a couple of co-worker's house on their driveway one evening. I'm still friends with one of the people that I worked with.
10/10 But would not do again... for the most part because of the SMELL THAT INVADES EVERYTHING.
Home Depot baby! Started out moving in all of the carrages customers left in the parking lot, then promoted to a lumber associate. 3 words for you people...
LIKE A BOSS
edit: actually, nevermind
Teachers assistant at an English language school when I was 8th/9th grade.
First full time job was making breast cancer education materials for native hawaiian women/families in my 20s. I made more teaching English back when I was in 8th/9th grade than when I developed these health ed materials lol.
First job was a paper-round that I don't remember much of. Neither here nor there. Second job when I was sixteen was rather idyllic. I was with new people my own age and it was all very exciting. A supermarket was opening.
Those were the days. Now such jobs are filled with dodgy contracts, and managers whose power has gone to their heads.
(05-19-2014, 09:56 PM)Aaron Wrote: [ -> ]I got my first job during the first year that I went to public high school at 11th grade (in the United States). I worked at Subway. I had some interesting experiences... I remember drinking beer and puffing on a ecig called Aerotank Mega for the first time at a couple of co-worker's house on their driveway one evening. I'm still friends with one of the people that I worked with.
10/10 But would not do again... for the most part because of the SMELL THAT INVADES EVERYTHING.
Well I am still waiting to get my first job..Really want to enjoy those moments..
Inhumane. Incompetent. Cancer. Yellow-ray blockaging abound.
My first job as a pd summed up:
It's my cause. However, I think I can better manifest society-wide change on how we view crime and punishment on my current path than continuing to be a public defender. But I only have the utmost love for my brothers and sisters in orange and the suits and ties that continue to represent them.
I've worn orange for 3 weeks so I can sympathize. Back then I thought I was doing God's work so I didn't feel bad.
I worked in a truck stop washing dishes in the kitchen. I liked it at first but it kinda got boring and repetitive, so I was only there for like 2 months. I was told I would eventually be serving food at the counter, but it never happened.
(08-30-2014, 03:52 PM)Adonai One Wrote: [ -> ]Inhumane. Incompetent. Cancer. Yellow-ray blockaging abound.
Care to elaborate?
Most jobs are people convicting themselves to one mundane task while becoming unconscious of the rest of themselves. It's unadulterated yellow-ray suppression towards the greatest ends of a single mundane task until your mind and creativity kills out in your 50s.
(05-19-2014, 01:39 PM)Spaced Wrote: [ -> ]My first job was as a stock person at a pharmacy. It wasn't a bad job, stocking shelves, helping customers, etc., but it was rather mind numbing and the music that was piped in was sometimes painful to listen to .
There was a supervisor there who really didn't seem to like me much and would actually hide on stakeouts to try to catch me doing something bad. His vigilance paid off and he caught me sneaking into the backroom to read a magazine during a slow moment in the store. He waited for me to settle down and open one up and then popped out from behind a shelf like "Aha!" Lord knows how long he was waiting back there, I hadn't seen him all morning lol. Got fired shortly after that.
Oh God, and what a win-win moment for that supervisor. He is gonna enjoy it for decades.
I've been told at my job that I was spiraling downward. And my current boss told me to stop running errands during work or I'd lose my job. I've been fired once from a temp job.
Honestly if I lost my job I'd probably go live with my dad or my friend if he'd take me. I'd lose my house though.
My first job consisted in clean floors of certain supermarkets in the night. So, when we all the 'clean team' had finishing the work, we made a bed with toilet paper and slept around of 3 or 4 hours. That was the best part
(09-01-2014, 10:27 AM)Rake Wrote: [ -> ]Boring.
lol.
i guess that's your lasting memory of the experience, huh
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(09-09-2014, 11:58 AM)thamus Wrote: [ -> ]My first job consisted in clean floors of certain supermarkets in the night. So, when we all the 'clean team' had finishing the work, we made a bed with toilet paper and slept around of 3 or 4 hours. That was the best part
awwww!
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(08-31-2014, 01:52 PM)Gemini Wolf Wrote: [ -> ]I've been told at my job that I was spiraling downward. And my current boss told me to stop running errands during work or I'd lose my job. I've been fired once from a temp job.
Honestly if I lost my job I'd probably go live with my dad or my friend if he'd take me. I'd lose my house though.
do you think you would have any difficulties finding another job with your current skillset?
as for me, when this current gig ends, I'll be looking to going into another industry.
as to what that industry happens to be, is up for the choosing