first job

[2002400ex]

What was your first job and how old were you? I need an afterschool job, but I am only 13:( Does anyone hire a 13 yr old? I think I could find a summer job at a gas station... but thats about it.

[400EX QUADER]

I have the same question! So bump I guess:D Also does anybody know the age to get a workers permit in oregon? I'm 14.
Thanx,cory

[nosliw]

i started working construction/concrete finishing when i was 14

[LazeR]

I know in oregon if you are still in school you cant work more than 20 hours....although most jobs dont care....i worked 40 hours a week my junior year for a few months




at 13 i dont know if any companys will hire you. I would look at cutting lawns, doing yard work...it sucks but it can make decent money at that age

[FourFiftyFour]

hmmm i worked at horse farms at 14 or 15

my first official job was at Linens 'N Things when I was 16, however, I quit that job very soon after I got it b/c they had me working 39 hrs a week (so I couldnt get the full-time benefits), closing the largest part of the store by myself (all the other departments which were smaller, got at least two people to close), and sometimes staying till 1 am.......so i was tired of getting screwed over....... quit that job and got a job as a designer for a T-Shirt company and had a blast there for a while.... that is how I got the money for my quad. I also worked at a copy center during high school.

[Sportrax10]

I work at a retirement home as a dish washer making $8.85 an hour. I get decent hours, and its not too bad of a job.

Im 16...

[JR3]

Just try and find a job and get paid under the table.

[trick450r]

i'm 15, i work in a bike shop........

[I-7]

I started at 14 doing some landscaping work for a river rafting company. (building paths, cutting lawns, leveling ground, clearing trees ect.) I hated it but I made 6 dollars an hour in cash.

[flat_track400ex]

i got a job at a pizza shop in my town when i was 15 then quit after 2 dates cuz they all talked italon (sp) about u to ytour face and i got in a fight w/ one of the mexicans they had working there but it worked out i got a got at the giant store 3 days later

[Rootar]

i cut lawns when i was 13-14 it was good money at 20 bucks a yard and they yard would only take hour to hour and a half with weedeating cleaning and everything but i could only get about 7-10 yards each summer so i didnt have a full weeks work but the days that i did work it was pretty easy to me. my first reall job was this past sumer working for my dad as an electrical apprentice it payed good 8 bucks an hour cash but it was hard work and i was working right at 35-40 hours each week and some weeks more than that needless to say i was tired when i got home and really didnt feel like doing much most days but i did buy my 400 and the motor redone and allthe rest of the mods in my sig oh yea i was 15

[rider250ex]

i worked at target for my first job. sucked, they didnt like me i didnt like them so i quit. now im just waiting until may when i turn 18 and am getting into construction with my dad.

[Rdhanded2]

Detassling(sp) corn at 14

[Mxjunkie]

under study at my dads work, clean the shop, weld, work on diesel engines, automobile engines, some metal work and wood, while my dads out heading the 7 millon dollar addition they have going on, I havent started yet because im too young but once my birthday comes in feb they said i can work there... 15

[theTman]

i had a paper route from age 10-13:o 30 bux a month...then i quit

[sammy5x]

Washing dishes at a local rest when I was 12. It sucked but I was able to save up over $1000 that summer so my dad said he would match my money to buy a BRAND NEW 1986 ATC200X! My friends all ragged on me when I was working but when I rolled my new ride off the truck, I was the shanizzle!!!!! Of coarse I crashed it the same day to break it in correctly.

[Bush0102]

I started my own landscaping company when I was 13. I made friends with other business owners in the area, learned some basic business principles, and it took off from there. I started with 2 yards and my dad's equipment. Now i run two crews, own five mowers, and let just say i make enough money to have fun.

You're never too young to start!

[Quad18star]

I started out at 10 years old working in our family restaurant . At first I was just cleaning tables and doing dishes , but by the second year I was there my mom started showing me how to cook . I was then cook for a couple years after that until we sold the business . Then at 14 I worked in another restaurant as a cook for about 2 years . At 16 I started working at a Horse stable , taking care of the horses , cleaning and feeding . At 17 I took off for a summer to work about 16 hours away from home in a Provincial Park with a crew of about 25 other guys . We cleared canoe routes for weeks at a time ... did Park work ... built walking bridges ... hiking trails ( it was the best job I EVER had ) .
After I came back that summer I worked at a gas station for about 6 months and worked as a bartender for about 3 months . Quit both once I got my job at Royal ( where I work now)at the age of 18-19 ... started out part time cuz of high school and college ... then got hired fulltime ... now I'm Assistant Manager and I'm 21. :D

That's my work history . :p Just remember .... everyone quit's their first job . And if you're like me , you'll ore than likely quit more than just 1 job . But it's all good experience .

[zephead400ex]

I started working in my mom's restaurant when I was 13. I washed dishes for a while, then started cooking. I also worked as a farm hand, but it was a "work when you want, leave when you want" job, so I wasn't there very often!:) When I was 17, I started working for an ISP along with still working at the restaurant. At the end of the summer before my Senior year, I quit working at the restaurant. I still work for the same ISP now. I'm 22:)

[MY450R]

i was 11 years old doing blacktop for the old man
my rate of pay...2.75/hr under the table but that wasalmost 20 years ago
yes i am old

[DEAL]

16 washing dishes, then I went to a different place and worked line.
now I am washing cars at a car dealership 45+ hours a week to pay for my own vehicle and school next year.

[AtvMxRider]

Originally posted by Quad18star
At 16 I started working at a Horse stable , taking care of the horses , cleaning and Breeding .

:ermm:

[stever25]

I started working at a nursery watering flowers and plants at age 13. You might want to look at an Agway or something like that.
Sometimes they hire younger workers just as stock boys .

[Quad18star]

Originally posted by AtvMxRider
:ermm:

Jerry how tough is it to find a job in the 'hood ?? Do you just find a few girls to pimp out or stand on the street corner and sell dime bags ?? :p :D

[AtvMxRider]

Originally posted by Quad18star
Jerry how tough is it to find a job in the 'hood ?? Do you just find a few girls to pimp out or stand on the street corner and sell dime bags ?? :p :D


Well I can tell ya Crack drove the price of pu$$y way down.;) :devil:

[Quad18star]

Originally posted by AtvMxRider
Well I can tell ya Crack drove the price of pu$$y way down.;) :devil:

ROFLMAO ...... well that's a bonus for you now . No need to waste food stamps on poon . :devil: Just playing bro . :p

[AtvMxRider]

Originally posted by Quad18star
ROFLMAO ...... well that's a bonus for you now . No need to waste food stamps on poon . :devil: Just playing bro . :p

HAHAHAHA:D

[Quad18star]

Anyone recognize this guy??? :D

[AtvMxRider]

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[EPDP99]

i started at 15 working at Funtastics. its like a golfnstuff(miniture golf, go-kart place) then at 17 worked at a nissan dealership as a lot attendent(parked cars) then helped out the service techs and parts guys. then at 19 started my firefighting career partime while working at nissan still. now im 23 and have been doing firefighting for 4 years. once i quit nissan when i was 19 i started construction(framing houses) and have been doing that eversince until recently i only do firefighting.

started working at fast food ($6.75 an hour) to pay for car insurance & 400ex. I worked there for 9 months or so & then got a new job at this headquarters for a cleaning/secuirty management place for malls & airports and make 9 bucks an hour and just walk around & take care of people & workout, watch TV, and get on the internet....getting a $3.00 raise when summer starts so I should get on my feet for college this summer

[bulkdriverlp]

worked at a chevy dealership (grandma worked in the office) filing repair orders, odd jobs, mowing the property, had my own lock box key to move all the new cars too. i was 13

[big_poppa49]

KFC age 16

I still work there for now, im looking into a full-time job. Chicken factory don't pay enough. I cook, cashier, pack. Pretty much everything. Not worth the pay though.

TIP: Try to stay OUT of fast food if possible, you won't like it...:mad:

[lilmatt80290]

This past summer i made some money helping a landscaping company and im 14

[400exrules]

im 16 and i just got my first job back in october, its not that bad, im really glad i got a job. its so weird, u have tons of money and dont know wut to do with it lol, its awesome

chick-fila(sp?) hires at 14 here, everywhere else is like 16

But i work at Target. My town just got a new Target like last year and a guy ive know since i was like 2y/o is like an assistant manage their, so he put in good words about me and i filled out the application at the store one day, and they called me the next day. not even kiddin lol. went in for an interview a week later, they liked me, went in for another interview the next day, and they told me "go get a drug test" :D YEEHAW i got it. lol

and i started out at $6.75/hr. thats wut i still make now but in acouple weeks i get an automatic raise to $7.00/hr.
the first day i had to get cashier training, which everyone is required to do, and then i went to work in the food place. 95% of the time (except on weekends) i run the whole food place by myself. i work in the food place where u can get pizza, hot dogs, popcorn, icee's etc. but i basically run it all by myself and everyone their loves me, all the managers tell me they wish i was their all the time instead of some of the other ppl that work back their.
its not too bad, i like it, just gets boring sometimes when i have everything done and i have to wait for the time to roll by so i can leave.

[CRE Performance]

Started working at age 13 at a small grocery store bagging groceries. Im presently a highly known race engine builder and about to take on a new career as Automotive Instructor at Dalton St. College.

[K_Fulk]

I started off milking cows and baling hay for my uncle.

[bman9]

i worked with an excavating company in the summer then the past few weeks been working at a reastraunt washing dishes, pumping gas. TIP-Dont be a dishwasher if the dont have a machine dish washer!

[2002400ex]

How old do u have to be to pump gas at a gas station.

[Tantal]

Pushed weight from 13-17.

Finally around 18 I got my **** together... and here I am today... woo hoo...

[LazeR]

At 16 i got a job at Pilot Travel Center as "maintenance" meaning i either pump gas or work inside (Washing showers/cleaning bathrooms/making sure the store is clean) it wasn't that bad at first but after a year it started to suck and i quit. Inside really sucked... Pumping gas can be fun sometimes, but can also suck when a bunch of a-holes come in.

Right now i do odd jobs for my step moms boss. She works for state farm insurance, he is the insurance agent and owns the building and everything in roseburg oregon. Ive built a fence at the office, do a bunch of stuff at his house, repair sprinkler system, trim hedges, move dirt, plant grass. Tons of stuff, i get $10 an hour, and im on the State Farm payroll ;)

[EPDP99]

Originally posted by 400exrules
But i work at Target. My town just got a new Target like last year and a guy ive know since i was like 2y/o is like an assistant manage their, so he put in good words about me and i filled out the application at the store one day, and they called me the next day. not even kiddin lol. went in for an interview a week later, they liked me, went in for another interview the next day, and they told me "go get a drug test" :D YEEHAW i got it. lol



I got mine easier. it was too funny. my neighbor was the mechanic who work on the go-karts and boats and what not for Funtastics. He came over with an aplication and knocked on the door and asked if i wanted a job. He said fill this out and bring it in tomorrow. They didnt even interview me.

[Plante400]

i started excavation when i was 14 full time during the summer

7:00 - 5:00 every day.. except sat and sunday. those were my ridign days!

[EXtremeEXer50]

i am 15 now but i started my job last chirstmas when i was 13 i just turned 15 in january...i work at a local convienace(sp) store/pizza shop. my best friends uncle owns it and i started out just helping him out here and then and then that led to getting put on the schedule. i make 5 bucks an hour, i dont get taxes taken out, and i dont have my working papers. so i think im doing pretty good. work sucks but its nice having a wad of cash in ur pocket.

[fst400exrider]

im not sure if you can work at age 13, i think begining is 14, atleast around here.

[Doober]

Originally posted by theTman
i had a paper route from age 10-13:o 30 bux a month...then i quit

that sucks i had a paper route when i was 13 i got about 100 bucks a month..and in like decmber i got bout $80 in tips and free sub coupons for subway lmao i think they owned the subway place but n e ways i quit after a little while...it got harder and harder to get the money

[kamikaze_rzrbak]

i started at 14 working in a warehouse in charge of shipping all products, pretty good job for 14

[I-7]

Originally posted by 2002400ex
What was your first job and how old were you? I need an afterschool job, but I am only 13:( Does anyone hire a 13 yr old? I think I could find a summer job at a gas station... but thats about it.

A summer job at a gas station? You have to be like 18 to work at a gas station I thought. My first job was doing landscaping and crap for some guy that owned a rafting/kayakying business on a river. I basically did whatever needed to be done.

[hondarider2006]

first job was when I was 14...pickin up trash:chinese:

[dober250R]

my first job was when i was 16, subway. Gotta love free food!!!!

[Thump_It]

Worked summers on the hay truck during high school, starting at age 14. After graduation, I logged for the summer to pay for school. This last summer I worked construction as a journeyman laborer (made lots of $$$). This year during school I'm working at a gas station. We have a couple kids working that are under age 18 so I know that could be a possibility.

[MOFO]

I started when I was 13-14... got a contract to do yard maint for a local neighbor. $5.00/hr under the table (around 15-20hrs wk).... not bad for 1990... it was way more than minimum wage at the time.