What did everyone earn at their first job? I started working in fast food when I was 15, and the minimum wage in my state was $5.25 at that time. I was bringing home $400 paychecks every two weeks, thinking I was hot stuff

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I think I was making $7 an hour caddying at the local country club when I was 16. Which I didn't really care about, it was the tips from the members that made it worthwhile. I'd walk with at least $50 cash every time.

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Smart, this is what I tell teens that I know to do. Plus, you might meet someone who can refer you to another job later. Sometimes country clubs also have scholarships.

I got “lucky” and was hired at base $45k/year in corporate with good overtime opportunities. Average was about $1.5k biweekly check. But the job was an overloaded toxic mess. Apart for teaching me what to look out for in subsequent roles, it just ended up affording me to pay my bills somewhat comfortably for an entry-level professional at the expense of long hours and heavy workloads.

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My first job was at Cold Stone and they paid $5/hr with the promise of a couple bucks in tips per shift. They put me on the schedule once a week (just Saturday nights) and I quit immediately lol. So I think I made a total of like $75 at the job just for my training shifts haha

Omg, love this question! I was a cashier at a local grocery store at 16, making $6.10 an hour. I felt rich the first time I bought my own hoodie with my paycheck. It's wild how those early jobs shape us. Do you remember what you splurged on first?

I began working in 2017, earning $7.50 an hour as a cashier. How times have changed!

$2.13 plus tips

I was just making $20mo for biweekly grass cutting and edging so I think that would be $10hr but if it was a larger yard then $5hr.

Yeah similar, but I was taking care of babies and working at summer camps.

I learned how to talk to people I don’t know

If you don’t count 5$ an hour for babysitting. I worked at the high school for free period make 6.10$ but only worked 5 hours a week. Then worked at phone center coldcalling people for surveys making 7.25.

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