Comments on: What was your first job?

By: frank

frank — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 07:58:52 +0000

haha cool i remember vallco! that place has changed some. my first job was at the target on stevens creek

By: curious

curious — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 06:40:56 +0000

When I was twelve, I had my first paper route on Long Island.

Two years before that, I was self-employed shoveling snow (home driveways and sidewalks) around town.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:39:07 +0000

Fixing arcade machines at Tee Off mini golf in Denton, TX. I was paid in cash because I was only 15 and couldn’t legally work. It was awesome for taxes. =)

By: Natalie Cole

Natalie Cole — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:27:04 +0000

Since 11 I helped my dad in his office. He used to pay me some money I used to love my first job!

By: Fahad

Fahad — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:38:44 +0000

Mine was distributing flyers etc. I was 12 at that time…..

By: Shreekar

Shreekar — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:56:25 +0000

Pimping out Lawns in the 503.

By: Erik Peterson

Erik Peterson — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:53:54 +0000

Mowing lawns as a kid.

After that I worked for the school district doing computer setup, network administration, and hardware repair.

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:48:33 +0000

worked as a baby sitter when I was 13. Since that time I like children

By: jacob morgan

jacob morgan — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:42:45 +0000

volunteered at the jewish community center in granada hills, ca when I was 15, then worked at a movie theater, ah yes the glory days.

By: Steven Kovar

Steven Kovar — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:36:21 +0000

In the 5th grade I’d sit in the back of my school bus and sell basketball cards to kids. I could average between $20-30 a day after I had resupplied. This was when Michael Jordan was at his peek and about to retire. Some weeks I’d make $300 if I got a good MJ card and my Beckett price guide could convince people to pay a 15% premium on the prices listed for my immediate supply.

I learned a hard lesson though after trying to buy an entire case of the most expensive type of cards. A) Kids can’t afford them and B) If you don’t get lucky, that $300 investment is makes for some really fancy coasters.