tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post8753150408860498951..comments2024-01-27T06:41:34.292-06:00Comments on Lord, Make Me a Saint: First JobsJamie Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-82478270425233878982014-05-10T19:48:02.021-05:002014-05-10T19:48:02.021-05:00The way you write, it creates a visual for the rea...The way you write, it creates a visual for the readers. Totally loved reading it!<br />Here, there is no norm as such for the teenagers to work. I think it's an important aspect of one's life. It helps build people skills right from a very young age.<br />I got my first job in Feb 2011, at ICICI Bank when I was 21, for which I had to move to Mumbai. It was an amazing experience! :)Manju Modiyanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806357722155104270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-63826871072616640102014-03-06T10:07:41.979-06:002014-03-06T10:07:41.979-06:00Yes, I started at the video store working around m...Yes, I started at the video store working around my school schedule, weekends and a few school nights. When I started working McDonald's, I did mostly opening on weekends so 4:30 or 5 until 1 or 2. I wasn't a church goer then, school was easy and I could finish most of my homework in school, and aside from meets, cross country and track were done by 4:30 or 5. I only juggled the two jobs for part of high school too.<br /><br />I really enjoyed the video store job too even if I had to deal with family issues.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14120865033676075065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-36798344636884511552014-03-06T08:19:18.803-06:002014-03-06T08:19:18.803-06:00Oh, smiling does pay!!! Love that story Jennie!Oh, smiling does pay!!! Love that story Jennie!Jamie Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-51370844731176618982014-03-06T08:18:45.167-06:002014-03-06T08:18:45.167-06:00I babysat a ton too...but that doesn't count, ...I babysat a ton too...but that doesn't count, does it? I did buy my own school clothes with my babysitting money though. <br /><br />You don't want to work in a food establishment!! You go home smelling like the food, greasy and stinky. <br /><br />Farm job...wow you are a hard worker!! Jamie Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-83145193375366463022014-03-06T08:16:21.253-06:002014-03-06T08:16:21.253-06:00Eeewwwwwww, on the head cheese!!! Yuck. I watch &...Eeewwwwwww, on the head cheese!!! Yuck. I watch "Chopped" on the food network at night, so I know what head cheese is. Ewwww....I don't think I could touch it!!<br /><br />That is so funny about boiled ham....so fun to see where everyone has worked and started out in life...in the real world! Jamie Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-45809231689366509532014-03-06T08:14:12.182-06:002014-03-06T08:14:12.182-06:00OK, this made me laugh. Just reading KMart made m...OK, this made me laugh. Just reading KMart made me laugh. SO sorry your managers were mean though..that stinks. <br /><br />Disc jockey sounds super fun!! (even though you were not paid)Jamie Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-81652783351569044772014-03-06T08:13:11.832-06:002014-03-06T08:13:11.832-06:00EEEEEewwwwwwwww.....glad you loved and was loved b...EEEEEewwwwwwwww.....glad you loved and was loved by the animals!! You could probably say the same thing about teaching?!!? <br /><br />(just kidding)<br />SO fun to see the wide variety of jobs people have started with!<br />Jamie Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-64321543387285276492014-03-06T08:11:45.129-06:002014-03-06T08:11:45.129-06:00It's fun to hear the wide variety of jobs peop...It's fun to hear the wide variety of jobs people had...<br /><br />Why is it so hard for kids to find jobs where you are? I'll pray he finds a job. <br /><br />You have a great day Deb too!Jamie Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-18409471404200949542014-03-06T08:10:41.225-06:002014-03-06T08:10:41.225-06:00OH, gosh...fun times!! OH, gosh...fun times!! Jamie Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-86243894112007113652014-03-06T08:10:25.839-06:002014-03-06T08:10:25.839-06:00Oh, yeah, I've seen your work!!
Well, if we ...Oh, yeah, I've seen your work!! <br /><br />Well, if we are counting those kind of jobs, I sold Christmas cards and wrapping paper door to door every year for a few years...still can't believe my parents let me go all over the place. By myself. <br /><br />I worked at a video store too!!!!! That was my 2nd job!! I worked there for 2 years. I loved giving people my honest opinion and had several people that would only go by my referrals!! I loved that job....of course that store is no longer in business! <br /><br />Wow, 2 jobs in high school? How did you do that? Jamie Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-71494644043980830812014-03-06T08:07:37.120-06:002014-03-06T08:07:37.120-06:00I loved it when someone goofed up a chocolate shak...I loved it when someone goofed up a chocolate shake, we'd get to drink the goofs!!<br /><br />Working for your dad in his store--such a great experience. I'm sure he loved having you girls there. You got to do what little girls dream of! I always dreamed (when I was really little) of being a checkout person, bagging things!! (funny now!) <br /><br />I love mom and pop stores!! Did it have an old creaky floor? <br /><br />I did not know you were a teacher!! What did you teach? <br />Fun memories, thank you for sharing them with us!Jamie Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-84426214152300071962014-03-06T08:04:18.410-06:002014-03-06T08:04:18.410-06:00Those donuts look heavenly!! We do not have Tim H...Those donuts look heavenly!! We do not have Tim Hortons here...fun to see new places. I'm sure it is popular in Canada.<br /><br />Fun memories!Jamie Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-63640165298926961892014-03-06T08:03:03.266-06:002014-03-06T08:03:03.266-06:00I worked at Subway!! I was working full time some...I worked at Subway!! I was working full time somewhere and this was my evening job, so I could get that free 6 inch for supper! I never had to close though....I only worked for a few months there. <br /><br />I think that filing job sounds a little, less stinky...right? That is what I hate about fast food, even Subway, how we smell going home. (like the food and condiments)Jamie Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-76507436062445569202014-03-06T08:01:13.461-06:002014-03-06T08:01:13.461-06:00I bet making those sundaes at Old Country Buffet h...I bet making those sundaes at Old Country Buffet helps make the food taste better. (OK, maybe not) We havent' gone in a long time, but the kids love it. <br /><br />What a fun first job! Jamie Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-89219662744427309192014-03-06T07:59:43.814-06:002014-03-06T07:59:43.814-06:00Wow, I love the wide variety of first jobs I'm...Wow, I love the wide variety of first jobs I'm reading here today! How unique! Oh, to be back in the day,huh? <br /><br />I babysat a ton too! <br />Oh, you have quite a story and look where you are today...God is good.Jamie Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-91487476322259048632014-03-06T07:57:37.517-06:002014-03-06T07:57:37.517-06:00Fun story! I like that you look back and even tho...Fun story! I like that you look back and even though you didn't really want the job, learned from it!! Yes, working with the public, teaches us a lot...mostly to be patient with others (crabby customers)Jamie Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-25412892951572183532014-03-06T07:56:19.084-06:002014-03-06T07:56:19.084-06:00Yay Val!!! Must have been, I remember asking the ...Yay Val!!! Must have been, I remember asking the manager if it was OK that I was only 15 and he was like, "it will be fine"....I never had to close, they did have rules like that where I was, I was too young to close, I think the age was 18 to do that. I only worked breakfast like a couple times...You are right, lots of food thrown away. Pretty sad. <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!Jamie Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-22701784281423560122014-03-04T15:09:08.126-06:002014-03-04T15:09:08.126-06:00My first job was at a craft store called The Rag S...My first job was at a craft store called The Rag Shop in NJ. I was shopping there with there with my mom and the manager offered me a job because she liked my smile! Smiling pays. :-)Jennie C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14027736832723636538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-24038134994986098792014-03-04T14:34:11.846-06:002014-03-04T14:34:11.846-06:00I always had "jobs"...I was a farm kid! ...I always had "jobs"...I was a farm kid! My first paying job was on a farm. HA. Milked cows twice a day. Hardest job I have ever had. I babysat a lot in high school also! I have never ever worked in a food establishment. fun post!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03030030108671604522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-17686120481904863742014-03-04T14:33:34.946-06:002014-03-04T14:33:34.946-06:00Don't you love to take trips down memory lane?...Don't you love to take trips down memory lane? My first job was at a produce mart run by Iranians and they were fighters (with each other). Bad tempers. I liked the people I worked with. I could NOT stand Saturday mornings because that is when the boiled ham went on sale and all the women came in from town to get their sliced boiled ham. Since I worked behind the deli counter, the thing that grossed me out the most was the "head cheese". Yuck. (the brain of a cow or pig.) Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01651016998027244516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-53080473654208138132014-03-04T08:41:02.716-06:002014-03-04T08:41:02.716-06:00Oh boy. I worked at KMart and it was not pretty. ...Oh boy. I worked at KMart and it was not pretty. It was TERRIBLE! My managers were mean, people used the fitting rooms for a toilet. It was not good. The only thing I like about that job was doing the Blue Light specials over the intercom. They always had me do it because I had the best voice for it, lol. Oh I guess I had another job before that, but I wasn't paid, does that count? I was a disc jockey for my high school radio station during lunch break my freshman year of high school. That job I LOVED. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-25847169585953085722014-03-04T08:00:37.052-06:002014-03-04T08:00:37.052-06:00Now that sounds like a great job. My first one was...Now that sounds like a great job. My first one was the most unglamorous one ever, and one I did for three years in school. I was a vet technician, and I not only helped the vet, I cleaned poop and vomit, was bitten, scratched, chased, hooked with a horn, clawed...but most of all, I was loved by the animals, and I loved them.Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-27763710683451788682014-03-04T05:40:40.301-06:002014-03-04T05:40:40.301-06:00Great post. Fun memories. My first job was at a l...Great post. Fun memories. My first job was at a little advertising newspaper called Magic Ads. My son has been looking for a first job with no luck yet. Our here it is still a bit tough for kids to find jobs. I always enjoy your posts. Have a good day.Deb J. in Utahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14424364735834182330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-46783207024141988952014-03-03T23:42:18.376-06:002014-03-03T23:42:18.376-06:00Operating the Log Ride at an amusement park. I dre...Operating the Log Ride at an amusement park. I dreamed of floating logs for weeks. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-20214564699610739432014-03-03T19:02:28.122-06:002014-03-03T19:02:28.122-06:00Hmm... my grandparents' own a woodcarving shop...Hmm... my grandparents' own a woodcarving shop and they sold stuff, held/taught classes, and brought in instructors. My first jobs were definitely through them. I was the kid who washed everyone's car for $5, picked up nuts out of the yard at a penny a piece, mowed grass, planted flowers, and whatever other odd job there was. <br /><br />Aside from that, my first real job, as when the government took money out of my paycheck was a video store. Remember them? My uncle actually owned one at the time so I got break with that but hey, I was a responsible kid. I ended up also working at McDonald's at the time too so holding two jobs in high school. There weren't many options in our small town.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14120865033676075065noreply@blogger.com