[–] CANCEL-CAT-FACTS 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I was 14 and worked at a freshly-squeezed orange juice stand in the NYC Port Authority bus terminal on W. 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue. I was so proud to have a job and never forgot how it made me feel.
[–] oedipusaurus_rex 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I started mowing yards when I was 10 or 11. My first 'real' job was at a pizza place, working the flat grill and doing the dishes.
[–] ninjajunkie 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
First paid work was paperboy. First real job was cleaning and refilling the different machines in a dry cleaners. I was 16 and the solvent I was pouring into the machines is now a banned carcinogen.
[–] Gigglestick ago
A greenhouse/nursery. I would take very small plants/roots and put them in pots fill them with dirt and put them in rows of three so we could fertilize them. I would also do small trees (apples, pears, cherries) and remove evergreens from gigantic fields behind their house. I would also work in sales and the like. Perennials, annuals. It was a blast.
[–] Ivegotredditcancer 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
First job or thing I did to earn money was shoving snow in the winter and mowing lawns in the summer. I was all of 11 yo and I'd knock on any door that had snow in the drive and sidewalk. Normally it was older folks who were more than happy to throw a 5er at me to get the job done without getting cold. Did the same in the summer with laws and after a few years I ended up with a route in my neighborhood. I had more money than other kids and never had to steal. Hell I had enough to supplement my mothers drug habit, as if a kid didn't keep track of the money he busted his ass earning.
First official job was at a body shop cleaning cars before people picked them up. I made more on the side with the lawns but I didn't have to bust my ass and was fed lunch everyday.