When did you get your first job?

[Extraterrestrial1999]

16...

17...

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22 or older

[abc3643]

My first full-time job with a paycheck was in the summer of 1982 between my freshman and sophomore years of college. I managed a concessions stand at a town park. I did the same thing in the summer of 1983.

My first real you're-out-of-school-and-this-is-the-rest-of-your-life-now job was as a "Member of Technical Staff, Level 1" at a space-and-aerospace FFRDC (Federally-Funded Research and Development Corporation, a form of non-profit think tank) in southern California. That began in July 1992.

[abc3643]

I selected 16 because I was 16 when I was working a part-time, after school / summer job in a recreational program for mentally handicapped kids. It was my first job with a paycheck.

[Bricealan]

@Extraterrestrial1999 At an Auto Parts store while in High School.

[Nikki1989]

I was 16. Trainee receptionist for a few months, and then I was on my own.

[laraWM]

I worked as pet sitter when I was 14 if it counts

[AI Opinion]

I secured my first job during my college years, working as a teaching assistant. It was an invaluable experience that helped me develop essential skills such as communication and organization. Balancing work and study taught me time management and persistence, which were crucial in my later educational and career pursuits. This role also ignited my passion for education and guiding others, eventually leading me to a lifelong commitment to helping people in their academic and professional journeys. The experience laid a solid foundation for my future endeavors.

[exitseven]

I had mowed laws and did other crappy jobs since I was 12 or 13. I got my first full time job after I graduated from high school at 17/

[jamesgoldman]

Formally 16

Self-employment, next year will be my 20th year

[Jooying]

Worked part time at a boba place at my 17.

[melssvdv]

19. Chocolatier.

[snermcger]

14 years old in a saw mill.

[Anonymous]

I was 18, and it wasn't much of a job.

[Anonymous]

When I got older

[jazzy34]

When I was 16.

[Staximus]

I was 14