I worked at my dad’s pharmacy.

Such a good idea with the travelers insurance! My fist job was at Starbucks! I got all the free coffee I wanted…this meant a weight gain of about 10 pounds, but it was worth it!

My first job was a secretary at an insurance company when I was 16 🙂

My first PAID job was as an intern for a defense contractor. Before that was random babysitting jobs and dance camps!

My first job was waitressing at a retirement home. Yeah, you can imagine what that was like. And the pay stunk, too 🙂

I heart Chobani!!!

My first job was babysitting!

Makeup artist! I was out with my friend and showing her some of my favorite products and someone behind the counter was like ‘WORK FOR US’..it was awesome 🙂

My first “real” job, with a paycheck, was as a Medical Records Clerk at a doctor’s office when I was 16. I actually kept it until this year, when all med records had to go electronic by law. Boooo. Haha. Otherwise, I’ve been babysitting since I was 10!

My first job was being in charge of all the keys to empty on-base housing at an Air Force base. I was paid $1 an hour and sat and read books all day. I was in high school at the time and it was a summer job. BORING.

I worked as a cachier at a gas station- I started when I was in 10th grade- not fun but it paid my bills pretty much all through college too!

My first job was as a lifeguard when I was 16. It was a really great job to have, and it came with a tan.

OK, I have an idea for your next career endeavor: professional dog photographer. You take the VERY BEST photos of your dogs, or are they simply irresistibly cute?

My first job? At the age of 12, I got a summer job picking up garbage (even cigarette buds! Ewww!) around the city. I was really cheap labor for a a really stinky job.

I was a waitress at a horrible, smelly seafood restaurant. No wonder I refused to touch the stuff until a couple of years ago!

NEW FLAVORS!!! Can’t wait to try the raspberry!

I did a lot of babysitting, but my first official job was at (blushing) Hardee’s, it’s a fast food restaurant. Friend of the family owned it, and my parents were teaching me the value of the dollar$. Eating fast food as a girl in high school = not a good idea. HA!

Cable and cell phone companies are NOTORIOUS for putting sneaky extra charges on their bills. I swear I have saved at least $80 by reading my cable bill carefully. There is often something in there that we didn’t order or pay for! So keep reading those!

My first job was as a waitress- I was a disaster! I looooove Chobani!

For my first job, I was a tour guide at an antebellum home in Mississippi!

My first job was at an arcade….at the jersey shore when I was just 14!

my first job was at a Christian bookstore. Best job ever – I got to read all the books for free! 🙂

My first job was babysitting. But after that came Toppers Pizza. I was 15 at the time and I started as a phone receptionist, taking orders! My shirts always smelt like pizza. Yuk!

My first job was at a little diner working in the ice cream shop.

I worked at a coffee shop for my first job. It was so much fun!

My first job was lifeguarding when I was 15! I was a lifeguard for 6 years after that too.

Camp counselor!

My first “I got a real paycheck” job (so not babysitting/misc. odd jobs) was when I was 14. I worked the desk at my churches Saturday Catechism classes.

For my first job, I was an “office assistant” at my father’s office. I wonder how I got that job? 🙂

My first job started when I was 14, I ran a babysitting and tutoring service at a fitness center in town.

My first job was working at Hollister when I was 16.

🙂 those are really good tips. I can’t believe they were charging you for HBO!

I’m sorry about your grandpa. I know words don’t make it any easier but I am. I’m here if you need anything!

Other than babysitting, my first job was working retail at Marshall’s. Organizing shirt racks for 8 hours at a time. As fun as it sounds 🙂

I totally worked at McDonalds – and I actually liked it at the time, I was 15 and my best friend and I both got jobs there. My regular meal was a McChicken and an ice cream cone. ha

My first two “jobs” were babysitting and helping with little kid ballet classes/cleaning the dance studio in exchange for my ballet tution in high school.

I was a hostess at Chili’s when I was 16. Not long after that, I decided I NEVER wanted to work in the FOH (front of house) again.

My first job was at a bagel shop in NY – I was the counter girl, I buttered peoples’ bagels and poured their coffee!

What a great giveaway! I’ve been dying to try Chobani but just can’t afford it (talk about responsible spending!).

My first job was babysitting. I was 13 and have no idea how any parents trusted me with their children. Ah!

uhh when I first came to us as an international student, on summer time i worked for 10 days as a housekeeper in Sheraton hotel!! OMG! Guys wash your bath before taking a shower in a hotel, because I was the only housekeeper that was cleaning the bath, the others don’t really mind!

My first job was being a bus girl at a little Cajun restaurant. I was 15 years old. Oh good times. haha

First off, I’m sorry to hear about your Grandpa. I hope he pulls through whatever medical issues hes having. Travel insurance is great. Josh and I got it for our honeymoon when we realized we were traveling to Mexico near hurricane season. I still feel it was a really smart decision (even though we didn’t end up using it)

NO WAY! More chobani flavors? That is SUPER exciting! Ah! I need to try them!!! I worked at a florist for my first job. It was FABULOUS. I learned a lot about flowers, got to help people when they wanted to celebrate (or even help them through sad experiences like funerals), and got to take home the older flowers that the shop could no longer sell. Loved it.

My first job was working as a “secretary” for a local garage door installation company– it was just a little Mom & Pop operation– and for the longest time their system consisted of typing customer info on notecards– with a typewriter!! I used a lot of white-out that summer 🙂

Isn’t it funny how little charges sneak in and we don’t notice it? Companies do that on purpose, I swear.

My first job was working in my grandparents photo shop when I was in high school.

Other than babysitting, I was a stereotypical “Gap” girl. I don’t think I saved any money, in fact, I may have spent more at the Gap than I actually made! Definitely not a responsible spender back then!

My first job was as a cashier at a drugstore! I was 18.

What a great giveaway!!

My first job – working at the community pool’s snack bar. Lots of dirty work – cleaning dishes, scrubbing floors and refrigerators, and mopping. I didn’t mind though! It was my first real paycheck and I got to work with friend all day & night!

My first job was at Jamba Juice in high school!

My first real job was working at McDonald’s. I ended up working there for 7 years through high school and college!!

No joke, my first job was when I was 14 and I cut strawberries every weekend for Tippin’s Restaurant and Pie Pantry. Without my sliced berries, there would be no pie 🙂 I made 5.75 (min wage back in 2001) and quit after 2 months of weekend morning torture. I mean i got locked in the freezer too many times to recall. haha

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My first job was working at a pizza and ice cream shop. 🙂

My first real job was at 17 as a hostess at a 1940’s-themed chain restaurant called Ruby’s Diner in Washington state. It wouldn’t have been so bad, except we had to wear these awful red and white pinstriped dresses, a white apron, NYLONS and even a white headband thing. I can’t believe I put up with that for a year!

My first job was working as a salesperson/cashier at a homemade chocolate store! It was so much fun (and delicious)!

my first job was working as a counselor at summer recreation- mornings at the local park, watching over 25 kids as we played kickball and ultimate Frisbee in the heat. at the time I didn’t always appreciate it, but looking back, it sounds really fun.

My very first job was when I was 14 (so young!!) at chick-fil-a, but that only lasted a couple of weeks due to an unexpected move. My first “real” job was at a day care.

My first job was at an ice cream shop for $4.25 an hour! Yikes!!

My first job was secretary helper at an engineering firm. That’s when I learned that the work-world isn’t so bad if you have great people to work with! I also learned that almost everyone, every now and then sneaks a little solitaire and such! 😉

My very first job was at a retail store. I wokred as a cashier, but then was promoted as head of Jr. dept fashions. This job was for summer, part-time working to save money for college. I was 17 and thought 10/hr was big bucks! haha

I hoep you scoured your past bills to make sure they re-imbursed you for all back payments.

My first job was at B.Dalton. I love books!!

I worked as a counselor/babysitter at a summer day camp when I was 16. I though I was rich!

My first job was working as a gas dock girl at my father’s marina. I was 13, wore a bikini all summer, and made bank in tips.

My first job was as a server at a small local restaurant and it was such a great experience!

my first job was as a bagger at a local grocery store- hated it though but I guess money is money

My first job was as a cashier at a gourmet market and garden center when I was 16. I only note that it was a gourmet market because the costumers used to buy the fanciest produce and cheeses (at least they were fancy to me at the young age of 16…now I buy such produce :). Since I would get a little nervous when my line grew too long, I memorized all the produce codes and the types of cheeses by smell and appearance (they would wrap the cheese up in fancy paper such that it looked like gold and would often not label the cheese so it was a lot easier to just know the smell). To this day I can walk into a grocery store and rattle off the produce codes and point out cheeses by name….I try to keep that on the DL and only break it out when provoked (my boyfriend finds it hilarious that I know the codes for cremini mushsrooms and bonnet peppers).

Chobani yogurt with granola is my favorite post-run recovery meal. The amount of protein in Chobani is perfect for recovery!
Your blog is so awesome, Caitlin! I am starting to build my first blog and yours has been my inspiration.

I worked in data entry at the University of Kansas in my town… with the old punch card system ~ it was a lonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnngggggggggggggggg time ago!

Cashier at a grocery store – ugh!

I was 16 and was a ‘tanning consultant’ at a tanning salon. They gave me a pretty fancy title at such a young age, lol.

My first official job was at Subway, yes I was a sandwich artist and loved it!

My first job was also at a grocery store! But I wasn’t allowed to be a cashier because I was 14…I was a SACKER. And I had to stock the shelves and dust and whatnot. Shit job.

My first job was working assistant to a realtor after school. I would type up documents, do filing, and create mailings. Woohoo!

My first job was when I was 16. I worked at my local YMCA as a childcare worker. I love love love kids… but at the Y, they combine most ALL ages, which was crazy for me as a 16 year old!

Sandwich Artist at Subway 🙂

my first job was when i worked in a church nursery…the money was shockingly awesome!! (good tip for the high schoolers/college girls out there…look into this job!!!)

My first job was at Loehmanns. But even at a young age I was spending my paycheck before I even received it!

My first job was working at a gourmet pizza parlor making pizzas… it was pretty awesome =P

My first job was working at an Eddie Bauer in college. I looked ridiculous in the clothes that didn’t fit right, and didn’t enjoy forcing extra items on customers. My coworkers rocked though

Omg i’ve been longing for raspberry chobani–they answered my prayers!!

My first job was a lifeguard at a country club. I got a really awful one-peice/shorts/flip flop tan!

Jesse–smelling like donuts should always make you cool…

oooh awesome giveaway!! my first job ever was working as a pool attendant over the summer. eventually i became a lifeguard when i was old enough. i loved it! 🙂

I did a lot of babysitting in my teens, but my first *real* job was working in the financial aid office of my college. Lots of filing/mailing/alphabetizing/data entry.

My first “fake” job was babysitting. My first “real” job (16 years old) was cleaning tables at a restaurant. I actually worked there for 3 years and moved up the chain until I was a waitress.

Grandpa is in my thoughts Caitlin.

First job: usher at the Pantages theater. Got to see theatrical productions (over and over and over and over) for FREEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

My first job was as a lifeguard from 15-17. It seems like a fun job, but it was actually boring at times, and so hot!

first job ever was as a cashier in the grocery store and it sucked–now i’m a critical care RN!

At 13 I had a job pulling weeds in soybean fields….yes, it sucked! And I had to do it summer after summer until I was 20.

I was a receptionist at a community management association — a great job, except when residents got angry and took it out on me. Eek!

Chik-fil-a…which is slightly hilarious seeing that I’m a vegan now. It was GROSS! It may have been part of the reason I decided to be vegan. So, obviously the yogurts would not be for myself– my husband would love them!

My first job was when I was 15 in an emergency room–I just did filing. I worked 3-4 hour shifts and thought that was too long-ha! Such a little brat 🙂 I’d kill for a job that easy now, haha.

My first job was at Bath & Body Works when I was 19. Funny thing is that my skin is so sensitive I can’t use any of their products any more

i worked @ the gap!

Ahhh, the first job! The first (paying) job I held was a taekwondo instructor. Yes, you read that right. I taught all ages and ranks (I was a second degree black belt when I started). By far, this was the most rewarding job I had. I miss teaching on a daily basis-however, I keep in touch with a few former students. It’s amazing to know the impact I had in my student’s lives and I love seeing them as teens and adults!

First job was a carhop at Sonic, roller skates and all!!

My first job was a cashier at Target. It was alright, but I did really like the discount!

My first job was scooping ice cream at the local shop. I LOVED that job!

am i too late?? my first job was at a clothing store. I loved it! It was so much fun! They sold cute clothes and I think I spent all my money on clothes! I’d love to try the yogurt, i’ve never tasted it before, but heard a lot about it!

My first job was sitting at the front desk of our local pool. It was really hot. I was jealous of all the people going in to play in the water 🙂

Well, my job isn’t quite ‘official’, but I absolutely love my employer and my place of work…
MY HOUSE! I don’t have my license yet, so this job works out perfectly… I get paid to cook dinner for my family everynight! Actually, I did it free of charge 😉 until my mom thought I’d appreciate a little something extra. She hired me!

Oh my, my first job was when I was 17 at a local shoe store. I knew NOTHING about shoes and would often just make up stuff to tell people about shoes. A couple of times I ended up with customers who knew a lot about shoes and would call me out. I really hated that job. haha!

I need to be better about checking my bills, too!

My first job = counter girl at a local dry cleaner’s. 🙂

My first job was teaching swimming lessons. It was a lot of fun to help the little kids make the transition from clinging to me to stay afloat to swimming on their own.

Other than babysitting jobs, my first real job was working for an optometrist’s office when I was 16. I actually had the job throughout high school and then the summer’s during college.

My first job was an aerobics instructor at UMBC I was 19 🙂

My first job was a “sandwhich maker” at Rally’s Burger when I was 15 years old. I made $5.75/hr. Ha!

Besides babysitting, when I was 16 I got a job as a server at an old folk’s home. Not the most glamorous job, but it was perfect for a first job.

My first job was in the family business which was a bookstore! (It’s in my blood!) I learned how to count back change at this job (I think I was 14) and have always valued that because I can tell now when I get right change or not!! Cashiers today rarely count back. Hows that for saving $ too!! Great giveaway, good luck on the test! M

My first “real” job (besides babysitting) was when I was 16, working at a cute gift shop as a sales clerk.

LOVE CHOBANI!

my first job was as a chocolatier, at 20 yrs old.

I worked at a 7-11, on the Jersey Shore in the summer time. It was horrible. I had to clean out the Slurpee machine and would always end up pouring the multi-colored liquid all over my feet (of course I wore flip-flops to work).

I worked at Subway, making sandwiches. YUM!

My first real job was at Jamba Juice. I was 16. I hated it.

age 16 — teaching gymnastics! 🙂

Baby sitting! Then I worked doing birthday parties at the YMCA.

My first job, aside from babysitting here and there, was as a cashier at a local, family-owned deli. I worked there the summer after my freshman year of college, and subsequent holidays after. I still go visit today (4+ years later!) to say hi to the owner!

I worked at an office as a file clerk. The company was getting ready to move so my main responsibility was shredding paper!

My first job was an assistant in an OB-GYN office. I was only 15, so my mom would drop me off and pick me up! Cute.

My first job was at a drive-in as a carhop. I was 14 and worked part-time after school and on weekends. It was fun balancing the trays and making change with my change maker! Thank goodness I wasn’t on roller skates!

My first job was working for a marketing company, filing and organizing the office. I was 16 and thought it was SO cool to be “working for a marketing company.” LOL.

Paper route–great exercise!

my first job was at a waitress at nice restaurant. I still work there during the summer 8 years later!

My first job was at TCBY! Awesome job and I ate way too much free fro-yo!!

My first job was as a barista in a local coffeeshop. The owners also ran a Hawaiian shirt shop so our “uniforms” were made from the leftover Hawaiian shirt print. UGLY!

My first official paycheck-job was a cleaning business my sister and I started to clean our dad’s office. 😛 First non-family, legal (over 16) job was a bagger at the grocery store! or… “front end clerk” was the official title I recall.

I am huuuuge proponent of traveler’s insurance. It’s hard to justify shelling out the dinero for something that you might not need, but it’s SO worth it.

For my sixteenth birthday, my dad booked a trip to the Bahamas for me and six of my girlfriends. This was around all of the post-9/11 red alert craze. And, as things got worse, friends kept backing out of the trip because no one’s parents wanted them flying. Truthfully, my dad didn’t want to fly either. Luckily, he’d bought traveler’s insurance… but imagine how much he’d have lost if he hadn’t!

I think you’re making the responsible decision–and I hope your grandfather gets well!

I was 16 & got a job at Chuck E’ Cheese’s. It was fun until they made me get into the big mouse costume!

My very first job in high school was developing picture at CVS. It was actually a pretty cool gig. People take pictures of some really reallllllly weird stuff.

I worked at the zoo–smelly but loved the animals…

Yay for a give-a-way! Let’s see… My first job was wrapping candles. It was a ghetto operation and I spent about 8 hours doing that for a measly 25 bucks. I thank god everyday that I don’t have to THAT anymore. LOL!

My first job was working at Friendly’s as a waitress when I was in high school. To this day, I scoop a mean cup of ice cream.

My first job was at a local health club where I was a lifeguard and swim instructor. The free gym membership was a pretty nice perk.

When I was 16, I got my first job at a cuban restaurant. I knew a little spanish from school, but everyone else was fluent… it was always interesting communicating! 🙂

I haven’t had a job yet!

I’m a poor college student suffering thru finals!!!!

chuck e. cheese’s! cashier, salad bar prep, ticket booth. lots of fun. and unlimited tokens. loved it!

My first job was at 16, I was a waitress at a small family owned BBQ restaurant…boy do I have some stories about that place!

My first job was shredding paper at an office…not fun!

When I was 16, I worked at the local Dairy Queen Brazier. It was fun, but I gained some weight! During the winter it was slow and we would make creations. My favorite is vanilla ice cream, the fudge from their ice cream cakes, along with the chocolate crunch in the cake, topped with whipped cream…no wonder I put on about 10 pounds! It was so gooood though!

My first job was being a cashier at a produce stand! It was quite and experience! My family loved it because I always came home with fresh fruits and veggies!

I was a grocery store person too! And I want this prize because I have YET to find Chobani pineapple in SF. Boo!!!

My first job (besides babysitting) was at Young’s Jersey Dairy in Ohio…best known for their awesome ice cream! I scooped ice cream like crazy and I swear my right arm was way stronger than my left! Oh, and I probably “sampled” a bit too much ice cream…but it’s so tasty! 🙂

My first job was a paper route at age 11!

My first job was babysitting starting at age 8, but if we are talking first “real” job, taxes taken out and everything, I was 16 and worked as a lifeguard.

Hi Caitlin! Thanks for the financial tips!

My first job was a customer sales rep at a local women’s gym. It was fun! My first time really working out!

Thanks for the give-a-way!

First Job: working in a popcorn and slushy place in the mall. That place is long gone now.

and Justy2003, I’m in Ohio too. Young’s Dairy is a great place!!

I was a Baton Twirling coach for the youngest girls at my twirling studio when I was in high school.

I loooove chobani! My first job was being a babysitter 🙂

my first job was babysitting…starting in like 5th grade all the way through college! i loved it…free food, play time, and no taxes 🙂

My first job was as a camp counselor at a day summer camp.

My first job was in high school. I worked at Dunkin Donuts. I think that’s where I got my coffee addiction.

My first job was at Chili’s as a hostess…I was 17!

Same as you! I was 16 years old and got a job cashiering at Food Lion. I got paid a measly $5.35 an hour but it felt great to work and earn my own money.

My first job was working on my grandparents’ Christmas tree farm! I’m pretty sure I’m one of only like 10 people my age who can firmly tell you the difference between a scotch pine and a douglas fir. Grandma and Grandpa would stock up on Arby’s 5-for-5 sandwiches during the summer and freeze them, and then all of us got to eat those during “lunch breaks.” My grandparents now rent out that land, but it was definitely the best job ever…Although, I am kinda jealous of Cindy’s $200 bonuses! Can we say “compounding interest”? 🙂

my first job was as a legal assistant at a criminal defense firm in nyc. i hung out with the mob. it was awesome.

My first job was a server for dinner in a retirement home. I was in high school and I I worked 4pm-7pm (yep, they ate dinner in two seatings – 4:30 and 5:30). EARLY!!

My first job was a lifeguard at 15!

My first job was babysitting! I spent an entire summer – 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, watching an 8 year old and a 6 year old. It was actually a lot of fun and some days sitting behind my desk I could go back to those times – where work was more play than “work” 🙂

My first official job (besides babysitting, which I did A LOT of growing up) was retail. It (along with my restaurant job later on down the road) taught me a lot about customer service!

My first job (other than baby-sitting for the neighbor kids throughout high school) was as a research assistant in a Pediatric Endocrinology lab. I worked with saliva samples. Delicious, haha. I hope to win this contest!!

i was a lifeguard when i was 15 and thought i was the coolest thing ever – even when my mom dropped me off in the morning 🙂

My first job was stuffing envelopes for my mom’s real estate company! I was 12. She paid me $20 a day to sit at home, watch MTV, fold/stuff/lick/deliver about 350 envelopes per day. It was actually pretty sweet! Especially once I realized you could moisten the envelopes with a sponge instead of licking every one and risking paper cuts!

My first job was actually working at a cooking school! Unless you count working for my dad doing shredding and other office-y things.

My first job was counter help at a candy store when I was 15. The name of the store? Morrow’s Nut House. I definitely took a lot of grief for that one.

I worked as a caricature artist at the Cleveland Zoo!

I served food and washed dishes to campers at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. I remember burning my fingers sorting out the just-washed, piping hot silverware – ouch!

my first job was at boston market. i made the cornbread.

My first job was at Burger King of all places. I can still smell those “hamburgers” to this day. Yuck.

My first job was when I was 15. I worked as a cashier at the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs

I mowed lawns, good exercise when using the push mower…and good thinking about the travel insurance, life is definitely unpredictable

Ice cream girl at a place called the Buckhorn. It was a hunter’s ice cream paradise.

My first job was a camp counselor at a gymnastics summer camp at my local YMCA–pretty fun!

My first job was at a Sonic Drive-In…but I only lasted 5 days before quitting…oops! Guess I couldn’t take the heat! I remember spewing a Reeses blast everywhere because the blade poked through the bottom of the cup!

Togo’s Sandwiches- it was probably the best. The work enviroment was so good! i didn’t last there long…:(

My first job was a lifeguard, I did it for 6 years and worked my way up the company.

My first job was delivering newspapers. I was about 12 years old.

My first job was as a pet sitter in my neighborhood. I was 11!

My first job was a clerk at a little mom and pop pharmacy close to my house. I had to find a job I could walk to because I was only 15 when I started!

My first job was when I was 16 – I waitressed at Friendly’s Restaurant/Ice Cream shop. It was a learning experience dealing with the general public and working for tips!

My first job was a voiceover radio commercial for Goodwill. I was “Teen Girl #3.” My favorite line: “Goodwill Rocks! (giggles)”

My first job was when I was 13 and I worked at a day care/camp program. YAY CHOBANI!!

Chobani, yum! My first job was working at a local fruit stand.

My first REAL job was at a tanning salon. I constantly got grief from my grandpa bc of how dangerous it is..not I look back and kind of agree! =] Grandpa knows best!

Speaking of, I will keep your family and grandpa in my prayers tonight!

As someone that has worked in insurance for the past 4+ years I’ve seen so many instances where had the customer bought this kind of coverage or that kind they would not have problems to deal with. You’ll always need the insurance when you don’t have it..but when you do have it..you’ll never need it (in a lot cases!!). Great move for you and the husband!

My first job was a baby sitter. I started doing it at age 15!

Busing dishes:)

My first job was as an ice cream scooper. It was actually pretty hard work, but I developed really good forearm muscles and got to eat as much ice cream as I wanted (a blessing and a curse). I worked there for a few years and still never got sick of ice cream!

My first job was babysitting. I’m not sure if that’s a real job, but it paid a lot better than some of my later “real” jobs.

I worked at an ice cream shop when I was 15. Until I was 20. Yep. Not ashamed.

My first job was at Hallmark…during Christmas time, it was a madhouse!

I worked at Origins as a holiday hire during my senior year of high school — then I started working at Sprinkles Cupcakes (!!!) when I started college!

My first job was doing data entry for a national temp agency. Part of my job involved entering information about the employees working in different states who had criminal records. It definitely made an otherwise dull summer job fun!

My first real job was patient care assistant (nurse’s aide). A lot of work!

My first job was a weekend receptionist for a local Real Estate office. It was awesome, I just sat at the front desk working on my homework and answering the phone!

Oooooh what a great giveaway! Who doesn’t love Greek yogurt! My first job was a day camp counselor. It was fun in theory . . .

I was 15 when I started working at a dog kennel – walking and exercising dogs. I always came home filthy!

My first job was working as a tutor for summer school. I had just graduated and my job was to tutor high school students. It was pretty intimidating because I had just finished school and was having to tutor someone close to my age. It was pretty fun and I made some money.

My 1st job was as a newspaper delivery girl when I was about six! It was a free paper and only one day/week, but it still gave me some extra money 🙂

Babysitting. I passed a flyer out around my neighborhood saying I was 13 when I was really 11. It worked (who hires a random 13 year old?) and I had gigs all the time.

Caitlin, I have been reading your blog for a while but this is my first comment! I love all your tips and reading about your training for the marathon makes me want to do one too. I live in Moscow right now, so it’s hard for me to run with all the snow! =)
My first job was at Kmart. I was a cashier. It was boring, but I liked the discount that I got! If I happen to win this I would love to give it to my mom since there is no Chobani yogurt in Russia (that I know of)!

I directed a childrens choir when I was 16 🙂

My first job was babysitting. I played competitive soccer so that’s the only job that worked with my soccer schedule!

My first job was when I was 16 and I was a “page” at my local public library. 2 hours after school EVERY DAY (and 2 hours on Saturday), I shelved books. And shelved books. And shelved books.

That was my first step into the world of librarianship. And now? I’m a Children’s Librarian! I think it was fate, because the date I started as a page, September 6, was the same date I started as a librarian at another branch! 🙂

ooo YUM! I love me some chobs! My first job was also at a grocery, but I was only 16 and you had to be 18 to be a cashier so i was a “bagger” lol. Fun times!
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I worked at a movie rental place called Pic a Flic for my first job, what a blast haha

My first job was working in a library. It was the quietest job ever but surprisingly I really enjoyed it and I got to catch up on my reading.:) Hope your grandpa gets better.

When I was 16, I started working in an antique store that was owned by family friends. I restored small pieces of furniture, washed china, and polished silver. It was fun and I learned a LOT about antique furniture.

My first job was being a scorekeeper for park district basketball. I put points up on the board and counted how many fouls people had. It was a good job for a 13 year old!

hospital cafeteria worker when I was 16…white smocks = not that sexy!

My first job was babysitting…I always seemed to have so much more money waaayyyyy back then…

petsitting when I was 11

Florist… why arent i still doing this?

My first job was in high school at Coldstone Creamery… oh god. By the end of each day I was sticky, wet, had chocolate syrup running down my arms, ice cream in my hair, and smelled like I’d been rolled in sugar.

I worked in my family’s farmers market garden…I was 9. I swear, it wasn’t child labor!

My first job was being a hostess in a popular chain restaurant and let me tell you…people are NOT nice to hostesses! It was awful! I got $3 an hour plus tips (which meant not much at all).

My first “real” job was as a starbucks barista! It spoiled me for life for coffee!

My first job was a Summer camp counselor when I was 15. I hated it. 21 screaming 7-8 year old every day…no bueno.

If you don’t count when I started babysitting when I was 12, my first job was a file room person at a law firm during the summer when I was 14. I only worked 3 days a week, but it was horrible. The file room was a mess and I was by myself all day (I’m very extroverted) in a little room filing things like X-rays and death certificates.

My first job was at a little store called Coyote Moon in Baton Rouge. It’s a holistic book store that also sells rocks, crystals, jewelry, and all sorts of interesting things. We had a tarot reader, a chakra point healer, and a feng shui expert rotate in the back room (among others). I still have a picture of my aura!

I worked at a church camp. Ten years later, I am still afraid of little kids. Clearly I don’thave a lot of patience!

I was also a cashier at a grocery store.

My first job was as a stable hand at 13. I’ve always been into horses and been riding since I was a wee one. Along with cleaning stalls, turning out horses, feeding, grooming, cleaning and whatnot I started giving riding lessons too.

It was a fun job, but incredibly hard and time consuming. I started down that full time career path not long ago before realizing I want it was a hobby, not a life! It only took 8 years to figure that out (I’m 21)!

I was a cashier at CVS Pharmacy! I felt so cool when I first started because I finally got to use a REAL cash register … yeah … that wore off real quick!

I worked in the ladies section of Kmart! It SUCKED. A little kid peed in the dressing room one day!!!

Worked at a clothing store all through high school. Can’t complain 🙂 It was good money and I got a discount!

I was a front desk girl at my high school xc/track coach’s swim club!

ah yes, back in the day i was bringin in the big ones as a babysitter 🙂 i’ve moved up since then, but i’m pretty sure my job isn’t as much fun as playing all day!

My first job was in a cleanroom at Intel…I got to (had to?) wear one of those “bunny suits” and everything! It was quite an experience.

i worked at smoothie king! it started my love for smoothies, but i also literally used to balk at smelling fruit sometimes because i was surrounded by it 24/7. LOL!

I was 16 and I delivered food to the patients rooms in at the hospital.

I was a cashier at Publix! I actually loved it because I got so many good cooking ideas from seeing what everyone bought haha

My first job was was detassling corn at 13- not fun!

I worked at a Pizza Hut, but I actually never ate the pizza ; )

First job- making smoothies and wraps at a little juice place in Miami!

I saved lives…I was 16 and a life guard! 🙂

My first job was working at a summer camp and I had to welcome customers. It was great 🙂 I loved that.

my first job was when I was 15 at this fast food restaurant called Lick’s!

Nice savings, Caitlin!

I have a slim chance of winning, but I reeeeeeeally want that prize!!

My first job was scooping Italian ice just down the blog from my house. The best flavor was watermelon and I think I ate more than I sold…the joint was out of business within a month.

My first official job (babysitting technicaaly was the first) was in a lawyers office, making copies & transcribing – fun!

My first job was in an ice cream store. I think I ate as much as I sold.

My first job at 16 was working at Hallmark… for $4.75/hour. Yep that was minimum wage back in 1997. Fortunately my friend scored me a sweet new position a few months later as a barista at Starbucks… for $6/hour (cha-ching!)

my first REAL job was at a real estate company when i was 17. I was the youngest person there, but it was actually pretty fun.

I worked as a cashier in an upscale bakery/deli. This job became the foundation for my love of all things food!

I was a cashier at a drug store in high school, and it was AWFUL. ::shudder::

My first job was delivering telephone books. It was tedious!

Omg! I cannot WAIT for raspberry Chobani! My first job LITERALLY had me flipping burgers! I worked at the snack bar at the pool and it was hot and disgusting and chlorine-y. No thanks!

My first job was a server at a restaurant.. I had to be at work at 5:30. I worked every weekend and HATED it, but made so much $$!

my first job was tutoring in 8th grade for elementary school kids~

Just like you, I survived the beginning of my work life as a cashier at a grocery store!

Look at you being all responsible! 🙂

And Yum! My first job was in college, through a temp agency!

I was a cashier at Norman Brothers grocery in Miami 🙂 oh the amount of rugalach i ate working there…

no joke, my first job was milking cows and hand feeding bottles to calves. i grew up on a dairy farm and my brother and i both had to do chores. i started out as “head calf feeder” (i think my dad thought if he made the job sound important i would like it more:) then i graduated to the 2am milking shift. let me tell you, there is nothing fun about getting up at 1:30 in the morning and milking stinky cows. that only lasted one summer. at least i will appreciate the yogurt give away – because it’s a dairy product!!!

Well, I, too, worked at a grocery store. But I was not so lucky as to start as a cashier. I had to be a bagger first. Which is fine… except baggers do A LOT more than bag. I had to clean bathrooms (ick!) and I was the only girl bagger during my time so I ALWAYS had to clean on my shifts. I also got to clean up spills and of course… push carts!

However, pushing carts was only so cool because the area where the store was is sorta really shady. So I always got sent out with “body guards” ie. boy baggers or if it was dark out, the store’s security guys. I once got approached by a freaky dude and I proceeded to BOOK it inside. And from that moment on, no girl was allowed outside after dark and we had to be escorted to our cars.

I worked there from 16 to 20 (when I came home from breaks from college they took me back)… and I DO NOT miss it 🙂

My first job was a lifeguard at the local pool, when I was sixteen. I met some of most hardworking people there, and we still keep in contact today!

corn packer – i put corn in boxes at 14! BORING!

I was 16 when I first got my job at a paint-your-own potter place. I LOVED IT… but wasn’t too responsible yet! I got fired after almost 3 months of working there. Caught too many times painting my own creations ( we were only allowed to do that off the clock, but it was always so slow!)! I loved it because it was mainly geared towards kids so I got to basically paint and babysit, as well as hear a lot of funny things from the kids, my favorite being this gem:

Girl#1: I’m God! I’m God! I’m Gooooooooood!
Girl #2: (annoyed) I’m going to hit you with this ceramic pumpkin!!!
Girl#1: You can’t kill God with a ceramic pumpkin!

Classic 🙂