First Jobs?

[79CamaroDiva]

I know some of us have had some ****** jobs in the past. How old were you and where was your first job? and if thats not your worst, what was?

my "first" job was always working at Island, but I wasn't on the books til I was 16 or so, and was 'helping' or getting in the way there since I was a lot younger.

my first real job according to the govt was K-Mart at 15 or 16. Retail sucks ass.

[qwikz28]

CVS pharmacy when i was 14yo... counting pills and everything. i had to lie on my application cause you have to be 16 to work in the pharmacy

[V]

a bicycle shop when i was 15-16

[enRo]

My first job was with the Roxbury TWP DPW when I was 16... I was an assistant supervisor / laborer at our township recycling center ... we would have people coming in to do community service to help the residents empty their cars out of recycling for hour-write-offs . It was big money to me at that age, i was making $7.50/hr. I worked every weekend there since March 2001 (I was 16) until I was hired as a full-time temporary in June 2003 to replace someone that was out on injury for our sanitation department. Ive been there ever since... but Im full time now which means I get my $10,000+ in health/dental/ins benefits and make $19.00/hr :-D Within the next two years I should be a Driver which makes about $23.00/hr . BTW, Im 21. And since I bought all that part-time/full-time-temp time back into my pension, I can retire at 41 :-D

Other than that, I worked at a garden shop down the road for me which sucked cuz i worked alot of hours for only $7.00/hr. That only lasted for about 2 months. Ive really only held 2 jobs, and basically still with my first.

[V]

hmm i need a dpw job.. im actually gonna apply in a few towns this summer or so

[bad64chevelle]

I worked at the local parts store. Turned 17 started delivering parts and running the counter. At the time i stopped working there I was pretty much running the show and got to order people around tell them where to know and what not. It probably helped that I was the only one working at the place that knew anything about cars. And yeah we had ricers in all the time and they always paid full price and sometimes the "delivery charge" when they were ******** or when their car looked too hideous...

[misterjuice]

my first job, i pumped gas at Godwin Mobil in Wyckoff. it was like $5.25 an hour or something like that.

[enRo]

hmm i need a dpw job.. im actually gonna apply in a few towns this summer or so

If u didnt live so far away, they are gonna be hiring 2 positions in my town.

[Ian]

I worked at Cost Cutters when I turned 16 and quit when I was 20 because I had to go to school. I started out just working the register and stocking the shelves, but my last year and a half I was the "front end supervisor". that meant I never worked the registers, barely had to stock shelves anymore and got to sit in the office and count money. I also got to tell everyone except the managers what to do. fun job but it paid crap.

[ar0ck]

My first job was working for A&P a month after I turned 16. Got the job with the help of Sals mom!

[Gray20]

Seasonal worker at Commerce Bank, think I was 17.

[maroman88]

4 years ago i got a job at new milford shoprite as a cashier, i was 15 and the day i turned 16 i was promoted to the dairy dept and hvae been there ever since, cant beat the 2 weeks paid vacation plus 2 sick days and 3 personal days plus benefits, even being only part time:)

[MilehighBird]

My first job was as a paperboy when I was 12. My worst job was working as a dishwasher part time in college(one of my 3 part time jobs at the time). ****** hours, pay wasn't great and it was hot as balls.

[PBodyGT87]

"Sandwich Artist" and later, Supervisor at Subway when I was 17. Yeah, it sucked. No, I did NOT meet Jared. And please, do not sing the subway slogan jingle.

[WayFast84]

I think this thread was created to give me an idea on where to look for jobs...

[11 Bravo]

I was a paperboy when I was 13 y/o. Delivered them on my RM80. Then I worked on a ranch owned by Walt Garrison of the Dallas Cowboys. In highschool (class of '86) I worked at the now defunct SuperShops. Then I got a job working at the shop of Connie Kalitta just doing menial stuff. The big drag racer for those who don't know. Shortly before I graduated I found out the he was, yes, a closeted homosexual. Who liked younger boys lol. One of my buddies was hit on and he told me about it so I got the hell out of there. He never hit on me, but he sure was friendly sometimes. You never know :-x

[79CamaroDiva]

Connie Kalitta was gay???!

[bad64chevelle]

wow never saw that coming.

[11 Bravo]

Connie Kalitta was gay???!

Yep. He was married, had a son about my age (who went on to be a pro racer) and looked to be a normal guy. Looking back, I should have found it odd that wherever he was, home, shop or the track, he was always surrounded by teenage boys and hanging out with no one but them.

[79CamaroDiva]

i think my grandpa toured with him one year. huh, i wonder if he knew.

i'm baffled.

[heavy_chevy29]

i started off working at a place that restored(only the mechanical end of it) old jags. i was 14 and i worked there for 2or3 summers. they never let me do anything other that sweep the floors. i think i was getting like $5 an hour cash. then i went to some bodyshops and did that scene for about 5 years. now i work for a company that builds street rods as a bodyman and mechanic.

[slasherbarb]

first job was a server at Gelotti Ice Cream in Paterson when I was 14...my dad knows the owner so i got the job easily...

[35thls1ss19]

I know some of us have had some ****** jobs in the past. How old were you and where was your first job? and if thats not your worst, what was?

my "first" job was always working at Island, but I wasn't on the books til I was 16 or so, and was 'helping' or getting in the way there since I was a lot younger.

my first real job according to the govt was K-Mart at 15 or 16. Retail sucks ass.
good old k-mart i worked there too when i was 16... that place sucked!

[BonzoHansen]

16 - McDonalds in Belmar. Needed Ranger season tix $$. Free french fries and chick in bikinis.

[ShitOnWheels]

On the books, I was 16 when I worked at Target for 6 months. $7.00/hr, but it wasn't too bad.

Off the books, I was babysitting early, and I worked consession stands for the Ewing Girls Soccer and Softball associations. Made $6 or $7 under the table per hour. Was nice cash at like 12 yrs old.

[ChickenLittle]

My first official job was at Rainbow Car Wash in EO...I was 16 and made 2.75 an hour or something like that. All I know is I joined the Navy a year later and never saw so much money at once =)

[Brando56894]

my first real job was prolly workin at shoprite when i was 16, that job sucked ass and is by far the worst job ive had yet

[BonzoHansen]

Oh, off the books, I mowed lawns from 11-15.

[jin1481]

16 at the burger king in glassboro, worked there till it was shut down the first time. interesting enough job, worked the drive thru window register, its always fun pissing people off and being amazed by idiots. me and one of my fellow workers just some punk kid in my 93 cavalier one time while we were on shift...good times.

[BigAls87Z28]

First job was working as an Asst teacher for a preschool/day care center. Did that for 4 years. Good job, good pay for the time.
Then Strauss when I turned 18
Then for CACI Inc, a military contractor for internship for a year and change
And now SEARS!!! BTW, Today (Sunday), starts my new job as asst manager. Im hyped...now I just need sleep.

[IROCZBeast]

My first real job was when I was 15 at Princeton Ski Shop. Then after that I began working for a company called EK Success its a dress shirt type of job but I don't mind cause the pay is good and I get weekends, nights and holidays off.

Although I have been cutting some lawns and shoveling snow since I was about 12 or 13 and till this day thats probably where I make the best money lol.

[WayFast84]

Although I have been cutting some lawns and shoveling snow since I was about 12 or 13 and till this day thats probably where I make the best money lol.
WORD! I made 90 bucks In 3 hours the last time it snowed 8)

[Rich189]

some of my friends are older then me so my first job was when i was 13 cutting lawns for my 20 year old friends company under the table.... (15 bucks an hour for a 13 yr old was sweet) then when he sold the company i went and worked at shoprite and became a front end manager which was the ****tiest job ever..... now im a tech at sunny delight making near 50k a year with overtime and they pay for my college so im pretty happy there

[WayFast84]

can you hook me up with sunny d?

[camarokev]

my first job ever was working at a place called bison business supplies as a web-designer in great meadows... they've gone out of business since... pay was 9.50/hr at 16... not bad...

****tiest job I ever worked though was american eagle when I was 17.. hah.. i took it for extra money from the other stuff I was doing at the time, but ****** job. Only bonus was you could "accidentally" walk in on chicks in the dressing room every now and then :-D

[84HOtransam]

bicycle shop as a tech when i turned 14 for 6.50 an hour..

[calhoon]

I drove the ball collector at a driving range. That was fun, I would basically shut my mind off and drive around the field for an hour or so.

[trashman01]

Big Als Toybox(www.bigalstoybox.com (http://www.bigalstoybox.com)) i was 15 when i started there, $8 an hour, i got to strip down and clean all the motors that were to become the supercharged motors, pretty cool learned alot.
CARS - Connecticut Auto Repair Service - part time mechanic, $10 an hour, started back in 03 cuz i needed more dough, pretty cool, get to drive all the old cars and everything else. waiting to get my CDL so i can do tow runs

[NP_00'T/A]

I worked at a diner as a busboy for like $6 an hour and it sucked....

[Tsar]

first job - construction, it was pretty ****** to work outside in 90+ degree heat for a first job lol

[Ian]

first job - construction, it was pretty ****** to work outside in 90+ degree heat for a first job lol

:bs:

you're first and only job is on RUSSIAN SPACE STATION!!!!

:lol: :j/k:

[Tsar]

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you're first and only job is on RUSSIAN SPACE STATION!!!!

:lol: :j/k:
haha good one :laugh:

[that95camaro]

I worked at a diner as a busboy for like $6 an hour and it sucked....


same here when i was 15. . . I made a crap load of tips though. And for 15 years old bringing between 10-40 bucks a day in tips for working 3 hours a day, I loved it.

[12secondv6]

Kings super market, cashier

[WildBillyT]

16-18 at an apple orchard, Picking, selling, and making cider.

[Ian]

I love apple cider. that must have been a fun job!

[WildBillyT]

I love apple cider. that must have been a fun job!

It was pretty cool. I learned a lot about apples and the types of stuff you have to do to grow decent ones. The cider was truly awesome at the orchard since we used good quality apples and it was unpasteurized. Just pressed fruit. Sure, there was a bit of risk about e-coli but the flavor was amazing. The orchard has since gone to UV treatment of the cider and it's still good, but not the same.

[Ian]

there was a local orchard near me that has since shut down that made unpasteurized cider. they also made apple cider donuts :drool: .I'd kill to have them re-open :lol:

[Teds89IROC]

When I was 15-16 I made chump change doing all kinds of work for my uncle. Then at 17 I got a job at "The Body Works" (auto body) in Paterson, my dad is friends with the owner. He ended up selling it last February and this June will be one year that I've been working at FedEx part time.

~Ted

[Tru2Chevy]

I started delivering newspapers when I was 11, kept that up until I was 18. I made good money (was pulling in about $250/week for 10-12 hours of work during my last year), but that was way to early in the morning for me to keep up with.

- Justin

[Savage_Messiah]

First was landscaping, starting my sophomore year I don't remember, then was ice cream store (TCBY) from october of my junior year till the end of my senior year pretty much, worked a LITTLE that summer, then last... november began valet parking which Im still doing now.
The ice cream store was by far the worst.

[Scorched SS]

My first job was at High Mountain golf course in Franklin Lakes... I was the dude who drove the little cart aroung to pick up the golf balls from the driving range.... and yeah - I did get hit ONCE and yeah - it f'n hurt!

It wasnt so bad tho overall - good tips!

[turbo96z28]

Wendys when i turned 16.....Toys R Us after that (best job ever!!!)....then Vespias Goodyear on Rt.18....then Atlantic Tire in Avenel......and now wonderful King High Garage!!!!!!!

[Mike]

hmm....
1st. hamilton bike and fitness..... 6 somthin an hour at 15
2nd. the sports authority........... 8 somthin an hour at 16-17
3rd. knapps cyclery................... 7 somthin an hour at 18-19
4th. dicks sporting goods............ 11 bucks an hour from 19-21

all the bike shop and sporting goods jobs were to support my bmx/mountain bike racing it sure was fun having a bike worth more than many peoples cars...

now its all over ill be at my job untill i retire at the ripe old age of 41