1st Jobs - the best, the worst and the daftest

[memyselfandi]

What was it - Trainee 3rd Line Unix Support Technician
Company - A large multinational IT Services Company
Start age - 22

Didn't have time for a job before Uni due to other commitments which were taking the majority of my time out of school hours.

Job was a bit of a joke ... it was an experiment on the Company's part and they didn't really know what to do with me in the area where they originally put me. Fortunately after a few months I got transferred to another office as they were having a staffing crisis and that gave me access to do and learn a lot more.

 

[MissChief]

Texas Homecare, general dogsbody. Learned very little tbh. First monthly wage was £525 and I thought I was loaded.

 

[helpimcrap]

What was it - Sales Assistant
Company - Dixons
Start age - 17

It was s...............

 

[Spook187]

Job - Burger flipper
Company - McD's
Age - 16

Flipped burgers through the summer to help with spending money for college. Was pretty good back then '02. I was earning £6.50ph, working 40h per week. I was offered a "trainee supervisors" role fulltime, but chose college and kept working part time for another year.

Easy job was easy, so were most of the young ladies working there.

I love the burger flippers on this forum, how many stars on the badge did you get

 

[randomshenans]

Mine was probably working in restaurant kitchens at 15. I did two of those. The Carriage House Hotel and the Crown.
Then, at 16 went to work in Safeway bakery. Nothing better than fresh hot cross buns and cookies Used to be a sweet gig to be honest.
At 18 I started bar work!

 

[PhillyDee]

Job - Market Stall
Company - No idea
Age - 15

Paid for my first pc upgrades at £20 for a Saturday + hot drinks and dinner

SoundBlaster 16bit (ISA) had to buy that first to allow my quad speed CD reader to connect to the 486 I had . Soundcard had the IDE connectors on it for he CD reader!

 

[booyaka]

What was it - Kitchen/Burger making
Company -Burger King
Start age - 16

£2.02 a hour with a 32p per hour lunch allowance.

That was back in 1992.

I was there about 6 months then left to join Asda packing shelves etc in the Wines and Spirits section for £2.50 a hour!