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68. I was a grocery store cashier during my last couple of years in high school.

Tue Mar 24, 2026, 03:26 PM

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The despised history teacher came in and absentmindedly put some gum in his pocket and got arrested for shoplifting. Better than the wages.

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What was the first adult job you had where taxes and SS were taken out? Mine was at my college cafeteria. And your [View all] debm55 Yesterday OP

i was a 14 year old paper boy rampartd Yesterday #1

Thank you very much , rampartd, for sharing with us. I remember the days of the days of the paper boy. Didn't know you debm55 Yesterday #4

Switchboard operator for the phone company covering summer vacations for full timers. Ritabert Yesterday #2

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Ritabert. That seems like a great job. debm55 Yesterday #5

Fast food joint with lots of ice cream served. I was 16. nt Ilsa Yesterday #3

Thank you very much for sharing with us, llsa, for sharing with us. debm55 Yesterday #6

Dairy Queen - I was good at making the curl at the top of the cone TexasBushwhacker 22 hrs ago #73

HAHAHHHAHAHAHHA. That is funny. Thank you TexasBushwhacker. debm55 22 hrs ago #74

I shined shoes as soon as I got my working papers at age 14. LuckyCharms Yesterday #7

Thank you very much , LuckyCharms. What a great post. Working in the cafeteria paid me, 1.80 back in 1973. debm55 Yesterday #8

Wow! I was highly paid at the univ canteen in 1971 - $1.85 per hour!!! flor-de-jasmim Yesterday #30

Thank you very much, flor-de-jasmim. I don't know know if it was because it was a work study job that I got from the debm55 Yesterday #34

Probably. Mine was. flor-de-jasmim 21 hrs ago #83

Farm laborer. Sailingdiver Yesterday #9

Thank you very much, Sailingdive for sharing. It sounds like very hard work. debm55 Yesterday #17

Same here. I had paper routes from the time I was 8. Local DeKalb farms would not hire unless 14. Midnight Writer Yesterday #20

Thank you very much, Midnight Writer for sharing that with us. debm55 Yesterday #35

I was a car hop at the local drive in burger joint. CrispyQ Yesterday #10

Thank you very much for sharing with us. CrispyQ, That's interesting about the tippers. Did you have to turn that in ? debm55 Yesterday #19

75 cents an hour Cirsium Yesterday #11

Thank you very much , Circium, for sharing with us. I always felt sorry the Sunday paper boys and their families. They debm55 Yesterday #36

It was an evening paper Cirsium Yesterday #42

Thank you very much, Cirsium. That was hard work for a kid. debm55 22 hrs ago #75

Putting up stock at the local grocery store. perfessor Yesterday #12

Thank you very much, perfessor. Yes, our early paychecks were not what we expected. But at that time we had a job. debm55 Yesterday #38

cleaning a church in glendora ca . AllaN01Bear Yesterday #13

Thank you very much, Bear for sharing with us. debm55 Yesterday #39

Gas Station Attendant unweird Yesterday #14

HAHAHAahhaHH. Thank you for sharing with us, unweird. Did you get tips? debm55 Yesterday #40

Now that you mention it, nope. unweird Yesterday #54

Thank you very much.unweird. I always tipped the attendent. debm55 22 hrs ago #76

Selling bicycles at Toys R Us CanonRay Yesterday #15

Thank you very much for sharing, CanonRay. Did you also have to put them together. I liked Toys R US. Sad to see them go debm55 Yesterday #47

Koala Muana displacedvermoter Yesterday #16

HAHAHAHHAHAHH. Thank you for sharing, displacedvermoter. I had a couple of jobs when I was way younger that I was glad debm55 Yesterday #48

Woolco discount department store. I think I lasted about six weeks before I got fired. MIButterfly Yesterday #18

Thank you so much for your post. MIButterflly. I was glad that I was fired. I didn't have the nerve to quit. The jobs debm55 Yesterday #49

Reading to the blind CountAllVotes Yesterday #21

Thank you very much for sharing with us. CountAllVotes. It was an honorable job you did. You should have been paid more debm55 Yesterday #50

At 15 I worked at a Bonanza steakhouse MolecularDust Yesterday #22

Thank you very much for sharing with us, MolecularDust. PS. Welcome to DU. debm55 Yesterday #51

Thanks for the welcome! MolecularDust Yesterday #62

Local burger joint. After taxes, i made $1.00 Ferrets are Cool Yesterday #23

Thank you very much, Ferrets are Cool. I did that once on summer break. I felt so greasy from standing over the grill. debm55 22 hrs ago #78

Lifeguard, during summers, while I was in high school jgo Yesterday #24

Thank you very much, jgo. Sounds like an interesting job. debm55 22 hrs ago #80

I did janitorial and housekeeping work at a local company. discntnt_irny_srcsm Yesterday #25

HAHAHHAHah. Thank you very much, discntnt_irny_srcsm. You had an interesting uncle. debm55 22 hrs ago #81

Checker at Pathmark FalloutShelter Yesterday #26

Thank you very much, FallourShelter. I was a failure at our then local Foodland. I was fired as I was nervous and people debm55 22 hrs ago #82

Accounting Clerk; 1964; $1.65/hour; aerospace company. LoisB Yesterday #27

Thank you very much for sharing with us, LoisB. debm55 21 hrs ago #84

I worked at the local trap and skeet club MontanaMama Yesterday #28

Wow. Thant was good money back then. MontanaMama. When I was younger, we used to go skeet shooting. debm55 21 hrs ago #85

On timber crew at US Forest Service. PufPuf23 Yesterday #29

Wow, what an interesting early career you had. PufPuf23. Thank you for sharing. debm55 20 hrs ago #87

As soon as I was 16, I worked part-time at Woolworth. Zackzzzz Yesterday #31

Good for you for saying that, Zackzzzz and it is true. debm55 20 hrs ago #89

Inventory specialist at an electronics firm in Lincoln, Nebraska OLDMDDEM Yesterday #32

Thank you very much for sharing with us. OLDMDDEM. It sounds interesting. debm55 20 hrs ago #91

At 15, I got a job at a Haggar pants factory (had to get parental consent) and punched a time clock. walkingman Yesterday #33

Omigosh that looks mind-numbing Nittersing 23 hrs ago #71

It was a good experience for me - I had to show up everyday, how to get along walkingman 23 hrs ago #72

Wow. that looks like it was a very hot job to do, especially in the summer. Thank you for sharing. debm55 20 hrs ago #93

I worked at Hardee's for awhile. TommieMommy Yesterday #37

Thank you for sharing, TommieMommy. debm55 20 hrs ago #94

Car hop at Marty K drive-in. Emile Yesterday #41

Thank you very much, Emile, for sharing with us debm55 20 hrs ago #97

Tour guide and switchboard operator... squiregeek Yesterday #43

Wow. That would be two great jobs. Thank you very much and welcome to DU, my friend. debm55 20 hrs ago #98

High school sophomore when I worked at a local grocery store. sinkingfeeling Yesterday #44

Thank you very much for sharing with us. sinkingfeeling. debm55 20 hrs ago #100

Janitor ProfessorGAC Yesterday #45

Thank you very much ProfessorGAC for sharing with us. debm55 20 hrs ago #101

Air Force Academy av8rdave Yesterday #46

Oh wow, Thank you very much for sharing with us. av8rdave. debm55 2 hrs ago #130

Pittsburgh Hospital on Frankstown Ave. At 16 I worked as a nurses aide full time for $120 a month. appleannie1 Yesterday #52

Thank you very much for sharing with us. appleannie1 . A lot of work for 120 a month. debm55 2 hrs ago #132

Janitor at a mental hospital while I was in high school HappyH Yesterday #53

Thank you very much for sharing with us, HappyH. It sounds like a very hard job. debm55 2 hrs ago #133

Actually pretty easy once I got the routine down. HappyH 2 hrs ago #135

Thank you very much for sharing. debm55 1 hr ago #137

At 14 working for the AAA baseball team in Tacoma WA gopiscrap Yesterday #55

Thank you very much , gopiscrap. I was upset when I say my first check with SS and taxes taken out. I had dreams that I debm55 2 hrs ago #134

Store clerk in a department store. Diamond_Dog Yesterday #56

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Diamond_Dog debm55 1 hr ago #138

I was twelve years old and worked at a drive in Hey Joe Yesterday #57

Thank you very much. Hey Joe, Did you catch any making out in the cars? debm55 2 hrs ago #129

Naa Hey Joe 2 hrs ago #131

HAHAHA.Thank you. debm55 1 hr ago #136

Local deli happybird Yesterday #58

Thank you very much for sharing with us. happybird. It sounds like a neat job. debm55 5 hrs ago #126

Cafeteria in college oberle Yesterday #59

I did the same in college, oberle, --working in the cafeteria. Thank you for sharing your unique line of jobs. debm55 5 hrs ago #125

I was fifteen, working in the meat department of a mom and pop grocery store, rsdsharp Yesterday #60

HAHAHAH. Thank you very much rsdsharp. That was hard work for a 15 year old. debm55 5 hrs ago #124

A bagel bakery... MiHale Yesterday #61

Yes, I remember the days when one was full of energy. Long gone. Thank you, MiHale for sharing with us. debm55 5 hrs ago #123

Bussboy at Holiday Inn 1964 16 years old. doc03 Yesterday #63

Thank you very much for sharing with us, doc03. debm55 5 hrs ago #122

I got lucky. I had a job in a tea house on a lake in a hanging valley above Lake Louise, Banff Alberta. applegrove Yesterday #64

That does sound wonderful . thank you very much for sharing with us.applegrove. debm55 5 hrs ago #121

I worked in a liquor store LogDog75 Yesterday #65

Thank you very much for sharing with us, LogDog75. Great selections of jobs. debm55 Yesterday #66

My parents made me wait until I was 16 before I got my first *real* job. LudwigPastorius Yesterday #67

Thank you very much for sharing with us, LudwigPastorius. I hope you got paid more for shucking the oysters. debm55 5 hrs ago #120

I was a grocery store cashier during my last couple of years in high school. Vinca Yesterday #68

Thank you, Vinca, for sharing. That's funny. debm55 5 hrs ago #119

Answering service with 400 clients. Coventina Yesterday #69

Thank you very much for sharing with us.Coventina. Most places I call have that darn automated service- press 1 for this debm55 5 hrs ago #118

Burger Chef when I was in HS MichMan 23 hrs ago #70

Thank you very much for your post, MichMan. That anniversary sounds so hard on the workers. Never liked jobs with debm55 5 hrs ago #117

Sandwich shop. Raven123 22 hrs ago #77

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Raven123. debm55 5 hrs ago #116

Dairy Queen Walleye 22 hrs ago #79

Thank you very much for sharing with us , Walleye. debm55 21 hrs ago #86

My first taxed job was a server Niagara 20 hrs ago #88

Thank you very much Niagara. That's crappy that they would do that. debm55 5 hrs ago #115

I was 15 Cadfael 20 hrs ago #90

I am sure you were very good at your job, Cadfael. I remember the keypunch classes my girtfriends took in HS, debm55 20 hrs ago #96

Straight out of high school I was a junior file clerk at Aetna Insurance, downtown Chicago. Talitha 20 hrs ago #92

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Talitha. You must of been very good at your job to rise like that. debm55 20 hrs ago #95

Thanks Deb, it's the work ethic I was raised on. Talitha 20 hrs ago #99

You are welcome and be proud of yourself.Talitha. debm55 7 hrs ago #114

Baskin Robbins 31 Flavors and General Cinemas Chasstev365 20 hrs ago #102

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Chasstev365. Baskin Robbins sounds like a neat job. debm55 7 hrs ago #111

Except when the entire Little League team came in Chasstev365 7 hrs ago #112

HAHAHAHHAHAH. Thank you. debm55 7 hrs ago #113

Warehouse worker during summers in High Golden Raisin 19 hrs ago #103

Thank you very much, Golden Raisin. I remember that shock too. debm55 7 hrs ago #110

Donut shup Laurelin 19 hrs ago #104

Thank you very much, Laurelin, One summer, I worked at a hamburger place. I can still remember the smell of the cooking debm55 7 hrs ago #109

Kinneys Shoes IbogaProject 18 hrs ago #105

Thank you very much, IbogaProgect. We had a Kinney's Shoe store at our dead mall too. I watch that series on YouTube. debm55 8 hrs ago #108

early in high school - TBF 17 hrs ago #106

Thank you very much for sharing your post with us. TBF. debm55 8 hrs ago #107

When I was 14 working as stoop labor on a large truck farm for $.35/hr, in Akron, Ohio, cutting lettuce, spinach ... marble falls 5 hrs ago #127

HAHAHAHHAHA Thank you very much for sharing with us, marble falls. debm55 2 hrs ago #128