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Re: what jobs did you have before you turned 21?

Posted: Fri February 09, 2024 6:58 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
BurtReynolds wrote:Car wash
Oil rig worker
Waiter
Barista
Hardee's
Are you Ben Affleck

Re: what jobs did you have before you turned 21?

Posted: Fri February 09, 2024 7:00 pm
by Chris_H_2
wease wrote:Summer job at my uncle’s rock quarry/ paving business
did you get to slide down the brontosaurus tail at quitting time?

Re: what jobs did you have before you turned 21?

Posted: Fri February 09, 2024 7:01 pm
by Ello Sailor
I cannot picture Burt working on an oil rig. That's wild.

Re: what jobs did you have before you turned 21?

Posted: Fri February 09, 2024 7:16 pm
by B
Paperboy
Babbages cashier
Landscaper
Lifeguard

Re: what jobs did you have before you turned 21?

Posted: Fri February 09, 2024 7:16 pm
by B
Ello Sailor wrote:I cannot picture Burt working on an oil rig. That's wild.
I have an easier time with that than imagining him in the service industry.

Re: what jobs did you have before you turned 21?

Posted: Fri February 09, 2024 7:22 pm
by spike
Ello Sailor wrote:I cannot picture Burt working on an oil rig. That's wild.
He was a different guy back then.

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Re: what jobs did you have before you turned 21?

Posted: Fri February 09, 2024 7:42 pm
by BurtReynolds
It sucked, but I got to ride a helicopter to work.

Re: what jobs did you have before you turned 21?

Posted: Fri February 09, 2024 7:49 pm
by doug rr
BurtReynolds wrote:It sucked, but I got to ride a helicopter to work.
were you ever worried about flying off the edge of the world?

Re: what jobs did you have before you turned 21?

Posted: Fri February 09, 2024 8:27 pm
by wease
Chris_H_2 wrote:
wease wrote:Summer job at my uncle’s rock quarry/ paving business
did you get to slide down the brontosaurus tail at quitting time?
Heh. Unfortunately, no. My uncle’s last name WAS Slate, tho.

Re: what jobs did you have before you turned 21?

Posted: Sat February 10, 2024 12:00 am
by BurtReynolds
doug rr wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:It sucked, but I got to ride a helicopter to work.
were you ever worried about flying off the edge of the world?
I'm worried about that every day of my life.

Re: what jobs did you have before you turned 21?

Posted: Tue September 17, 2024 10:46 am
by 1homasDav1s
Before I turned 21, I did all kinds of jobs, but none of them ever paid enough to feel like I was getting ahead. I worked in fast food for a while, did some landscaping during the summers, and even tried my hand at retail, stocking shelves at a big box store. Each gig had its ups and downs, but at the end of the day, it was all about scraping by. If you're into making a bit more and love the thrill of games, I recently came across https://themulligans.org. It's been a fun way to mix things up and maybe earn a little extra on the side.

Re: what jobs did you have before you turned 21?

Posted: Tue September 17, 2024 10:46 pm
by pepperwhiteMFC
Delivered newspapers
Office assistant for a chiropractor
Blueprint developer (cryogenic pump mfg)

Re: what jobs did you have before you turned 21?

Posted: Wed September 18, 2024 12:30 pm
by Peeps
Grounds keeper
Burger King
Pizza Hut
Hot Dog shoppe
Hills Department Store
Billboard Printer
Grounds keeper
Cook for a Deli

Re: what jobs did you have before you turned 21?

Posted: Wed September 18, 2024 12:57 pm
by Anders
Glad I didn't work too much as a kid. Life just has too much work as it is, and school is plenty as a job anyway.

Had one year in the military from about my 19th birthday, after a three month period as a regular soldier. I got a job as an administrative assistant. I actually applied to be a clerk. got the job, and then after a couple of days on the job, they said: "What we really need is an administrative assistant, and you're the one we have chosen. It requires driving around a lot." Me: "I don't have a licence." Them: "Ok, we'll have a junior officer drive you around."
So for the next year I handed out weapons, ammunition, beverages for the shooting ranges, was the radio operator and hq administrator for field operations, wrote the wages for the soldiers, and because the administrative officer was gone most of the year, I also had to handle several of his tasks. In my papers from the captain of my company, it says that I did the job as an administrative officer with excellence. Really an incredible thing to have on your cv, even if it's really old now.

Then I worked two years for an insurance company around the ages 21-23, before I finished my education. And the rest of the story doesn't belong in this thread.

Re: what jobs did you have before you turned 21?

Posted: Wed September 18, 2024 3:48 pm
by Strat
Worked at Davanni's Pizza, an office supply warehouse, landscaping for the city i grew up in, and ran my own landscaping company for a summer.

I think thats it.

Re: what jobs did you have before you turned 21?

Posted: Wed September 18, 2024 8:52 pm
by darth_vedder
Grocery store (bagging groceries / getting carts)
Paper boy (local paper)
Restaurants (Waited tables)
Field trials (throwing dead ducks around and having hunting dogs retrieve them)
Camp Counselor (summer camp jr. counselor)
Retail (Circuit City)

Re: what jobs did you have before you turned 21?

Posted: Thu September 19, 2024 1:36 am
by spike
Strat wrote:Worked at Davanni's Pizza, an office supply warehouse, landscaping for the city i grew up in, and ran my own landscaping company for a summer.

I think thats it.
what was the name of yout landscaping company? was it a PJ inspired?

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Re: what jobs did you have before you turned 21?

Posted: Thu September 19, 2024 2:33 am
by Peeps
spike wrote:
Strat wrote:Worked at Davanni's Pizza, an office supply warehouse, landscaping for the city i grew up in, and ran my own landscaping company for a summer.

I think thats it.
what was the name of yout landscaping company? was it a PJ inspired?

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Bu$htrimmer

Re: what jobs did you have before you turned 21?

Posted: Thu September 19, 2024 2:44 am
by tragabigzanda
VinylGuy wrote: AOL Customer Support
You sucked at your job!