PIP your first job

mamie329

I saw this on MM and thought it was cute. 

mamie329

just dandy.

haha thanks Google image search, this represents my first job PERFECTLY.

PS... probably NSFW.

 

 

 

 

 

 

mamie329

I wonder how they got that picture of you. 

Leigha12

Sigh.

 

hawkilady

Except it was at a no-name ice cream / sandwich shop and I did everything from scoop ice cream to flip burgers and bake bread to wait tables.  And it was soft-serve.  But it was actually fun.  I started when I was 14 and worked there until I was 16 and old enough to work at the pool as a lifeguard.

mamie329

leigha - was it as awful place to work as I've read? 

hawki - ooh ice cream. I also used to fall bad for the girls at the local ice cream parlor b/c their arms were all bruised and banged up from the freezers.  

Leigha12

Mames, yes, it was.  They had no regard for the law when it came to the hours minors could work. They wouldn't let me off to take the ACT test.  My supervisors were awful, vindictive b!tches who tried to punish me because of who my family was (but that's more of a small town problem than a wal-mart problem). They wanted me to work when I was sick even though I was contagious and handling people's merchandise. It was just an unhappy, nasty environment. I quit mid-school year even thought I was in the work study program and needed a job. I couldn't handle it any more.

kaleyandjason

This image came up when I googled waitress. I can't believe they knew what I was thinking.

Kellybeth124

 Worked in the clothing dept. here selling t-shirts, leather jackets, boots and helmets. 

LarkNow

That's right, ladies.  I sold boat supplies! 

They advertised in my high school's career counseling office so I called.  They hired me right away.  Besides, the town book store had hired some kid who was my age as their designated kid and I knew he's never leave it so I didn't have a chance.

S2BMrsO

Sales Associate at Macy*s. Not a great company to work for IMO. I hated it. My bosses were prick$.

gmk1784

Kmart - I worked there for 5 years during high school and then on my college breaks. They were actually a pretty good place to work for most of the time

Leigha12

I think the most surprising one has to be KB at Harley Davidson!

Philly6*6*09

Lol, Burlington Coat Factory.

megs1383

I filed and did misc office work at a Science Materials Warehouse, where I often got hit on by creepy 30-40 yr olds in the office & warehouse. Eww! But it paid great, so I worked there part time for 5 years.

MrsE20

Local pizza shop with a video rental attached.

hopscotch.

Hahaha...ok, ok...maybe I was just a lifeguard.

 

mofe

Not counting babysitting and mowing lawns.  I worked at a grocery store for 5 years.

stephriz

I worked at a grocery store too, but only for one summer.

hawkilady

This is reminding me of all the awful jobs I had in HS/first couple years of college.  Between the ages of 14 and 20 I was...

• a waitress/ice cream server/cook
• a grocery store cashier
• a gas station attendant and fried chicken cook
• a breakfast cook at McDonalds
• a lifeguard/swim lessons instructor
• a nanny
• an accounting clerk/inventory clerk at a local factory
• a tour guide for my college

and I was never fired from any of those jobs, I just hated most of them so much I could only do it so long.  I think the shortest was McD's at 6 weeks, the longest was a lifeguard for 3 years but it was only summers.

 

keb270

I was a games girl at Knoebels (Mamie, you may be the only one who knows where that is!)

chrissyvcm

keb270:

I was a games girl at Knoebels (Mamie, you may be the only one who knows where that is!)

I know of Knoebels too! But only because of that one weird lady who plans to marry the amusement park ride there.

chrissyvcm

I had a few jobs that didn't last long enough to warrant a Google Image, but included working at a car wash at 14, a children's librarian gig at 15, a summer of construction at 18, and a variety of gigs at fundraisers and parties hosting carnival-type games. The two that I held longest in high school were:

 

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My first adult job was:

 

mamie329

keb270:

I was a games girl at Knoebels (Mamie, you may be the only one who knows where that is!)

Ha, I sure do! Knoebels! 

gmk1784

mamie329:

keb270:

I was a games girl at Knoebels (Mamie, you may be the only one who knows where that is!)

Ha, I sure do! Knoebels! 

I know it too! But I didn't know a lady wanted to marry a ride. crazy 

keb270

gmk1784:

mamie329:

keb270:

I was a games girl at Knoebels (Mamie, you may be the only one who knows where that is!)

Ha, I sure do! Knoebels! 

I know it too! But I didn't know a lady wanted to marry a ride. crazy 

Yeah, I didn't know about that either. I saw a few people get married there, but not to a ride. Then again, I spent 6 years there so I did see some strange stuff!

SBS0628

I quit after they made me work returns the day after Christmas. I cried, like, four times that day because of people (with no receipts) yelling at me.

angelfire0412

These were hilarious! Great idea!

My first job = I was 15, a receptionist at a hair salon. My first 'real' job was a waitress at Carrabba's when I was 18.  

Leigha12

Well, SBS, their return policy is horrid! They wanted my first born child for an even exchange!

luckycooky

 

Yup, I started when I was 16 and worked in the stores for just under 5 years.  I was told in the first month I was a lifer and I laughed. After being gone for 3 years I came back and have been there ever since. 

 

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