Workplace How old were you when you got your first ever paying job?
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I was 16 and my first job was for the Department of Navy, then I went to retail when I turned 18
13 - our middle school recruited students to work during lunch at the "snack bar" (basically selling cookies, pizza, drinks and chips), we were paid for 20-25 minutes a day at minimum wage. I think the program ran into a bit of trouble though, and they stopped getting students to work the snack bar shortly after I left middle school.
My first "real" job was at Target when I was 18. I worked summers during college.
My first "real" job was at Target when I was 18. I worked summers during college.
I think I was about 13 when I had a paper round..although most of the time my mum did it for me and kept the money because I couldnt be bothered to get up.
My first proper job was at 15 working in a swimming pool cafe and I worked part time in various jobs from then up until getting an official full time job after uni 2 years ago.
My first proper job was at 15 working in a swimming pool cafe and I worked part time in various jobs from then up until getting an official full time job after uni 2 years ago.
16...I worked at the Department of Unemployment. They had a summer program to hire high school students.
My real first job was selling ice cream at the Sydney Olympics in 2000!
It seemed just like yesterday when I applied with my friends. I made a lot of new friends and got paid pretty well too! ~$11p/h, ~$16 for overtime and I pretty much worked overtime until 1am every night.
It seemed just like yesterday when I applied with my friends. I made a lot of new friends and got paid pretty well too! ~$11p/h, ~$16 for overtime and I pretty much worked overtime until 1am every night.
I was 16 and my first job was at Express, making $8 an hour. I applied 2 weeks after I turned 16. It was terrible because I had to stay until 12 midnight-1AM on weekdays/weeknights when I had school the next morning... 
I was 15 and babysitting. I thought the kids were okay, particularly the boy, but I quickly found out that I hated babysitting, lol.
Babysitting at 10, worked at a 7-11 types store at 12 (under the table).
First actual paycheck, reporting wages to government: pizza parlor at 14.
First actual paycheck, reporting wages to government: pizza parlor at 14.