💼 What Was Your 1st Job?

[SpringIsHereVA]

Lol, let us have some FUN with this!!!  🤣😂

Of course some folks like myself maybe too OLD to remember. Do you?  🤔

Babysitting seems to be a "popular" 1st job for the ladies.

And maybe cutting the lawn for the guys.

Take care,

Nicole  💼  (Jobs Forum)

[SpringIsHereVA]

[Sunday 5/18/25]

Stop by when you can to tell us about YOUR 1st job!!!

And READ what others have shared.  ‌🙃‌

Take care,

Nicole  💼  (Job Forum)

[SpringIsHereVA]

Thanks for stopping by @GAKKIEZ !!!

[GAKKIEZ]

  @SpringIsHereVA  Oh No!  I'm not a veteran, strictly civilian service.  Lots of us civilians, even overseas!

[SpringIsHereVA]

Thanks for stopping by @wilful !!!

[GAKKIEZ]

  Last job was working for the Army, retired 2013, 30 years DA civilian overseas and stateside, Personnel Management Specialist - Military.  During my employment I also worked many 2nd jobs because I was a single parent of 2 with minimal ($10/week) child support (the courts told me child support was not meant to be punitive and I had a promotion at work since my last court date - my ex decided to quit working and become a full-time student).

First real job - Working as a Library Page $1.05/hour at age 15 while attending high school in 1970. (my father had passed away unexpectedly, mom already working and 3 other siblings).

  It's been interesting!  I have been able over the years to see many changes in automation and the introduction of computers into the workplace.  1972 - I was hired as a out-patient clerk at Hospital Emergency Room (and to assist in updating records for the introduction of computer record keeping).  1981 - Germany, I was a clerk typist (still just a typewriter) since we were still not allowed to have computers overseas.   1985 - Washington, DC, I was hired as still a clerk typist to transfer all records of the Army Terminology Coordinator to computers (The Army Definitions Regulation).  1986 - still in Washington, DC and a clerk typist finally upgraded to a word processor!  Such a help and so much more efficient working for the Compassionate Review Board.   1987 - still in DC, my first official computer!  Personnel Manager - Enlisted. Working soldier assignments after their initial training.  1988 - DC, working Army Accessions - Enlisted, multiple computer systems (not directly connected) for recruiting, Basic Training, Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) Training. Managing training seats and scheduling while coordination of DA training seat budget.  2009 - Army Human Resource Command relocation to Fort Knox, KY (Personnel Specialist - Enlisted) working Enlisted personnel policy and procedures and working on the new design of the Army Personnel system.  I also had responsibility for a couple of Army Enlisted Personnel Regulations.   

Learned so much from Clerk typist (GS3) to finally Military Personnel Specialist (GS12) over my career.  During all this time - I worked as a waitress, retail sales clerk, retail credit application approval, inventory clerk.  Volunteered - Red Cross (Graffenwoehr, Germany), elected - Secretary, PTA (Germany), Area Director - Girl Scouts (Germany,  docent Air and Space Museum, Women's Memorial (WIMSA) dedication committee, Womens' Overseas Service League governing documents revision, Womens' Overseas Service League, Chairman - Member Assistance Committee, currently elected Area Director - Womens' Overseas Service League.

[SpringIsHereVA]

My 1st "unofficial" job was at age 12. Friends of the family let me "work"  🙄  in their department store on Saturdays for a few hours.

My last "official" job before retiring in 2020 was working for a hospital.

*** I will NEVER stop working - but NOW "choose" when and what I will do = FUN gigs  💃💃💃

Nicole  👵

[wilful]

  My siblings and I worked at the family business (a nursery - plants, not kids) starting at about age 8 or 9.

My last occupation was real estate broker/owner.   In between those :  hod carrier, Marine, ice cream maker, student, hard rock miner, roughneck, jungle explorer, loading dock worker, truck driver, finance manager, gym manager, jewelry salesman.