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814 days ago |
My First (real) Job
I did the usual things for a little extra money when I was a kid: yard work in the neighborhood, shovelling snow in winter, babysitting...
But my first REAL job was as a pinsetter in a bowling alley! It only paid 5 cents a line (one game, one person), but for a 14-year-old, it was still a little cash and a real job. And it was fun, sometimes, too, when you weren't getting beaned on the noggin! It also involved other duties around the premises besides just setting pins for bowlers.
I learned a valuable lesson in independence and confidence as a result of that job, as well. I always felt that I was a dependable and hard working employee and one day, anticipating a social event I wanted to attend, in advance, I asked the boss for the day off. He must have been having a bad day and he said "No!"
So I told him fine, I quit. Well, he started back-peddling in a hurry and told me it was okay, I could have the day off. But I had already made up my mind, so I stuck to my decision and that was the end of my first job. 
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