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Who had the best first Job?

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gbpack85br
Posts: 882 - Karma: 45

right now i am looking for my first job because i turned 16 in september but who has had a sick first job??

Dec 1 2009 4:41PM
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ksnow
Posts: 313 - Karma: 125
Starbucks. Although sometimes stressful it paid extremely well, great benefits, and unlimited free coffee.
Dec 1 2009 7:34PM
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Ian.Ham
Posts: 1688 - Karma: 1,154
i am a coach for my local freestyle team teaching kids how to be steezy and just skiing the park and mountain with them. only saturdays, 50 bucks a day
Dec 1 2009 7:36PM
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Franny
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Dec 1 2009 7:39PM
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samwise
Posts: 2592 - Karma: 36
I worked on the beach, I got to drive a truck around and clean up. Pretty much made my own hours, made bank, and got to honk at bitches in bikinis.
Dec 1 2009 8:05PM
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sip166
Posts: 275 - Karma: 16
ski instructor. its tough cuz u realize how retarded ppl really are lol they come from the city
Dec 1 2009 8:07PM
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pomme-de-terre
Posts: 3915 - Karma: 703
i worked in a hobby shop, i used to be huge into racing r/c cars,i would go whole race seasons with all first place finishes when i was like 13 and would come into the shop two or three times a week to buy parts and new kits. while i was there i used to talk to the owner about racing and shit,  and would sometimes help out customers and shit if the shop was too busy. eventually he  just gave me a job and basically paid me to work the register, hang out at the hobby shop all day and play with r/c cars, and fix them for other people. on top of that, he gave me the password to his dealer site and just let me order anything i wanted for myself, all i had to pay was the manufacturer price, i could buy $700 cars for like $300. i woulda done the job for free if he wanted. all i did was play with toys, use my bosses really nice tools all day, and talk to other people about r/c. i dont work there anymore, but to this day i still go once in awhile to hang out, and he still gives me a discount on anything i buy.

i worked at a water park all summer last summer. sometimes we would go in the park when it was closed and turn rides on and just party, that was fun.

Dec 1 2009 9:19PM
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infedel_one
Posts: 5140 - Karma: 444
ben and jerrys tour guide...3 pints a day baby
Dec 1 2009 9:21PM
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Clebo1
Posts: 674 - Karma: 3
when I was like twelve a started a paper route at my cottage lol,

buy the papers from a marina then boat them around to some people it sounds stupid but i was making like 180 a week for 7 hours work
Dec 1 2009 9:23PM
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steezemeister
Posts: 1186 - Karma: 37
that's what i did this last year, but then i realized that all my skiing time was devoted to small children, it can be kind of fun, but it's my senior year and i'm really trying to ski as much as possible with my friends before college

i was a soccer ref, 20 bucks an hour, but really boring. i kind of hated it, so i quit. now i just kick it and work on commercial fishing boats in the summer
Dec 1 2009 9:23PM
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bkimsta
Posts: 53 - Karma: 10
w0w wegmans?? how many are there in the us? i live in nj and its the best market everrr
Dec 1 2009 9:25PM
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selkirks
Posts: 1978 - Karma: 59
Who says that just because you have money means that you shouldn't work? That mentality is down-right stupid. What are you going to put on your college apps? Colleges and universities want to know what you're doing during the summers, and if you've been sitting on your ass your entire life, chances are you're not going to get into the college that you want. What are you going to put on your resume when you apply for your first job at 21?

OP: Lifeguard. Great job, es muy divertido, hoping to get my WSI certification in time for next summer.
Dec 1 2009 9:26PM
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pomme-de-terre
Posts: 3915 - Karma: 703
theres a TON dude. and they do rock.
in upstate NY theres like one every 15 miles.

danny wegmans summer home is near my house on canadaigua lake and its fucking enormous. beyond what is even believable for a house.
Dec 1 2009 9:28PM
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fosnow333
Posts: 120 - Karma: 13
i worked at my temple....lol yeah. so basically i got paid by my rabbi to sit in a room with like four big screen tvs, two xboxes, and a wii, plus all the games i could ever want. i went for like three hrs and got paid 12 an hour to play xbox with kids. BEST FLIPPIN JOB EVER!
Dec 1 2009 9:28PM
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Bethune
Posts: 435 - Karma: 26
I'm 18 and I work outside service at a golf course. Its a private course so I know most of the people that golf there. I wash golf carts, clubs, stock the range, fold towels, organize members bags in a garage, etc.. I get hella tips and its a fun summer job. In the winter I only work one day a week so I have the weekends to ski!
Dec 1 2009 9:52PM
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Big_Spence
Posts: 16177 - Karma: 4,352
Started working at a bakery by 15, still there now.
I love everything about it.
Dec 1 2009 9:54PM
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NotoriousT.S.E
Posts: 1014 - Karma: 439
Im a waiter type person at a dining room in a nursery/assisted living home. Its pretty cool i guess everyone is pretty chill and around my age (17). The most tables you can get is 2 tables of 4 people or a table of 6 and a table of 2 so its not to bad.
Dec 1 2009 10:02PM
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*Johnny
Posts: 403 - Karma: 19
In a grocery store.. boring sometimes but funny as hell when an co-worker come drunk to work lol
Dec 1 2009 10:06PM
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OMGWTFBBQ
Posts: 954 - Karma: 208
i worked in a liquore store... lol. when i was 14 lol
Dec 2 2009 9:17AM
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flip29
Posts: 70 - Karma: 10
trampoline coach.. its the tits i get to sesh whenever i want the the people that work their are awesome.. annd the pay is sick for someone whos in high school
Dec 2 2009 9:25AM
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@skiinmitch
Posts: 2781 - Karma: 78
tech at sportchek super slack  i win
Dec 2 2009 9:30AM
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mozzy
Posts: 1034 - Karma: 60
biochemistry lab- purified hemoglobin from red blood cells.

made runs to the local fishery to collect fish for extracting their blood, took them back, extracted the blood, then ate the fish for dinner.


Dec 2 2009 9:41AM
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Lil_Flip
Posts: 83 - Karma: -14
my first job was working the fries at mcdonalds and cleaning the cook ware
Dec 2 2009 9:50AM
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grams.
Posts: 7406 - Karma: 186
Started working at a ski shop when I was fifteen. Still work there...sixteen now. Talk about skiing all day, have chill managers and employees, hot rich pittsford girls come in regularly, cheap equipment on pro form, talk to reps about skis and next years stuff. Number two in sales and I'm only behind someone who works nearly full time at the store while I'm a student. I like my job.
Dec 2 2009 9:58AM
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cab509
Posts: 806 - Karma: 34
First job was lining soccer fields, when I did the math I got payed $22 an hour under the table, would make 4-500 dollars easy a season and when your 14, you don't need much money to be happy.


now I work for a very fun company but only get payed roughly $10 an hour on the books.


TAXES SUUUCCCCKKKKKKK
Dec 2 2009 10:19AM
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Malcolm
Posts: 15951 - Karma: 9,451
my first job was picking strawberries in some feild to pay for my skis when i was 15. it sucked
Dec 2 2009 10:26AM
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ChronicLove
Posts: 84 - Karma: 31
swim teacher. $10 an hour to sit around in a pool and tell kids what to do. flexible hours, we can just choose not to work for whatever sessions we want. pretty sick
Dec 2 2009 12:45PM
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lahnabonny
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Not sure how many there are, but they are only on the east coast. Most are in NY and PA, the farthest north is Mass. I believe and farthest south is Virginia. The new one in Collegeville, pa is the shit haha
Dec 2 2009 1:25PM
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DutchhGutss
Posts: 896 - Karma: 124
worked at a real nice golf club for a couple years they payed me well and golfing for free at one of the higher end golf courses in the county wasnt bad either!  plus discounts on golf clubs and appearel and free food!
Dec 2 2009 1:27PM
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theabortionator
Posts: 51745 - Karma: 163,550
Washing golf carts in the summer. Mad fun. Hot out, spraying water around, got to gold for free. Find random stuff in the carts sometimes money. We used to drive them around the corner on gravel to park them and go for the biggest drift. Jump some of the sandtraps and tee boxes sometimes. My friend destroyed one pretty well once, he got the boot

We weren't old enough to drive yet. Gettin payed cash too.

My first job on the books was snowboard instructing.

That was pretty epic too.

They made this new rule at the mountain that year, that you worked in shitfs, and you weren't allowed to free ride on your shifts. so we took over this dungeon room downstairs in the lodge and pimped it out.

We brought in lockers from an old school, couches, tables, a giant old tv on milk crates. Ran an extension cord down and hooked up all the video games.

Got payed minimum wage to play 4 player, bond, cards and whatever else. Our buddy would stop by while delivering pizzas to hang out, and usually brought us some food.


Once in a while you had to work, but we were literally getting payed to do nothing.

Such a sick job, and we were all on the same page. We didn't have any of those serious people in the group that hate fun.



Park crew is sick though. You actually have to work a lot but building jumps and setting rails is fun.
Dec 2 2009 1:40PM
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Shaky_Jake
Posts: 252 - Karma: 14
working harvest during my summer vacations. It was hot but well worth the money
Dec 2 2009 1:46PM
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Gnarshred
Posts: 5670 - Karma: 18
Started working in a ski shop when I was 14... No big deal...
Dec 2 2009 3:14PM
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dirtylion27
Posts: 403 - Karma: 21
I work as a mate for a sport fishing charter in the summer. Such a sick job. I get paid $100 for ever trip... they can last between 4 and 24 hours. most of the time we do 4 hour trips. Get a shit load of tips. Fish big tournaments, make even more money. and just have a great time with alot of super cool customers. I love it and its not alot of work
Dec 2 2009 3:29PM
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Slinger1x1
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yeah man, i love working in my shop and im 16
the pay is pretty shitty, but the deals i get are so baller

i sell sooo much, but i mean most people in the shop (especially the higher ups) sell a shit load too.
i've sold 8 smith helmets so far. smith is running a thing where you sell 7 helmets and get one free. so im getting a free helmet!!
Dec 2 2009 3:52PM
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Slinger1x1
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the guide on my tour was fat as shit... he definitely didnt need the 3 pints a day
Dec 2 2009 3:52PM
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Merrrick
Posts: 529 - Karma: 717
i worked as a ski instructor when i was 14 and now i work at a bike shop, both jobs have been so sick, i look forward to going to work cause it's so chill
Dec 2 2009 3:54PM
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*TURBONERD*
Posts: 15082 - Karma: 9,170
all day
Dec 2 2009 6:01PM
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cjdubya17
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this. i was a lifeguard last summer. best gig ever cause we had a small beach (it was more of a pond). but everyone working there was super cool and we just sat around and yelled at little kids all day.

oh and rainy days were the best. we just sat in the beach house and got paid for playing cards
Dec 2 2009 6:14PM
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Totes_Magotes
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isn't the greatest 'job'... but i got more money than i ever could have imagined for 15 years old.

Cleaning workout machines at highschool and local gym.

hours:

once a month at highschool for 2 hours : $175 a time. got a pre-paid check in mail for a 10 month contract... $1750 before i even started working..

along with twice a month at gym - same amount of time : $150 a time.

so pretty much... i have a lot of $$$$$$$$$$$

Dec 2 2009 6:17PM
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Balto
Posts: 25985 - Karma: 4,404
assistant field manager of a cherry orchard. all i did was drive around on an atv and yell at mexicans to works faster. 20 and hour for 3 weeks, 7 hours a day
Dec 2 2009 6:17PM
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C.Wood
Posts: 2524 - Karma: 180
mine was at the marina at my cottage
real chill work atmosphere 9-5 in the summer did jobs for everything drove a huge tractor around worked on a sawmill. lots of fun stuff
probably best  part time job ill have
Dec 2 2009 6:19PM
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steezebomb
Posts: 169 - Karma: 9
I had my first job when I was 13, I was a lifty at a lift accessed mountain bike park (snowpark nz in the summer)
Dec 2 2009 6:19PM
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SpaceTiger
Posts: 377 - Karma: 62
Worked as a skateboard counselor at a daycamp and now I work at a skateshop. Get paid to grip boards, watch videos , shoot the shit with kids. Working at this camp was amazing too, skating all day errday. Living the life.
Dec 2 2009 7:15PM
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Peter.
Posts: 23796 - Karma: 13,014
i work at wegmans, have been since i was 15. it pays decent, you can pretty much set your own hours, and the managers are really chill. it's boring, but it's a job
Dec 2 2009 7:21PM
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Rafe
Posts: 254 - Karma: 13
I have worked at a bike shop since I was 14. It's a pretty dope job. I've now been there the longest except for one other guy, and i'm the youngest.
Dec 2 2009 7:29PM
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Ducky.
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I worked in a ski shop, and got free boots :)
Dec 2 2009 8:24PM
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Ducky.
Posts: 5811 - Karma: 1,420
I worked in a ski shop, and got free boots :)
Dec 2 2009 8:25PM
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gakc
Posts: 244 - Karma: 40
mcdonalds... yay
Dec 2 2009 8:26PM
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ORski21
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im a bus boy at a restaurant 3 blocks from my house. When I asked how to apply they told me to come in at a certain time for an interview. When I went in they had me fill out a tax form and told me to come in for training that friday. Been working there for over a year now, I get minimum wage plus a little tips. got 30 something bucks for one 5 hour shift once. The people i work with are really tight and i get really good free food sometimes
Dec 2 2009 8:29PM
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LO_GO
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About that......
Dec 2 2009 8:34PM
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