Cashier at the Grocery Store
I go the job because my mother and sister already worked there. I was 16 and needed a job immediatley. The job was pretty easy. You just learned the register and the store basically. It was fun becau…
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Accordian Teacher
Every Saturday, I rode 30 miles from Carpenter to Cheyenne w/a family friend who also worked on Saturdays. Each student had a 30 miunute lesson and I taught from 9:00 until 5:00 with an hour off for …
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Reproductive Health Specialist at Planned Parenthood
I discovered the job listing at the career center at my school and knew instantly the job was for me. The ad read that Planned Parenthood was looking for a young, energetic and bilingual individual t…
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Registration at the University
My brother was working registration before I did and he recommended me when I started college. There was nothing unusual about how I got the job - personal recommendations are how I've gotten many po…
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Working in a Law Office
What I learned before I could enter into the work force, was to prepare for the job market and to update my high school-learned job skills. PCs were first being introduced and replacing typewriters (…
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Handbags and Luggage
"Family connections" got me the job. I was 14 years old and the owner was the husband of the woman who owned the travel agency where my mom worked. My mom heard they needed help at the handbag & lugg…
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A Princess
When I first started looking for a job, it seemed like a total catch-22. I needed experience to get a decent job, but I couldn't get a job without experience.So I ended up working as a princess for c…
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Newspaper Delivery Boy
Back then, you rode your bike and had a basket on it for the newspapers. We had to roll them up before we started our route and we'll fling them (good way to learn to throw) on each porch as we rode …
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Packing Mushrooms
Jobs were hard to come by in Santa Cruz, so I took a job working in a mushroom packing plant. I was probably 19 or 20 at the time. You know those nice little packages of mushrooms, all crowns up? I w…
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Working at the Supermarket
I got the job at the supermarket because my mom shopped there all the time and she bugged them about hiring me. I ended up working after school, summers, and during break even after I went to college…
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Christmas Tree Lot Employee
When buying our Christmas Tree I approached one man working who appeared to have some authority and asked if he needed any help. Earning tips was fun - hustling to get to the next customer and their …
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