👀What was your first summer job, and does it connect at all to what you're doing now?

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I worked at McDonald’s. No it does not connect to what I am doing now other than still dealing with unreasonable clients/customers.

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Grocery store. No connection to my present except that I still bag groceries the way I was taught way back when 😂

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Worked at a funeral home so no

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I worked at Chick-fil-A. I still have to be nice to people I don’t want to be nice to, but other than that, it in no way relates to what I do now

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I worked at Burger King on the night shift, which really prepared me for working with completely toxic human beings with entirely unrealistic expectations.

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Door to door sales. I now do b2b software sales. Same principle just more money.

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Worked at a machine shop as an engraver. Only connection is it’s helped me develop my lead paint stare for when my massive excel file takes 10 minutes to open.

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Sandwich Artist at Subway.

Only relation I can think of to PA would be a nice sounding title for someone that’s actually not all that competent 😂

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I did set up and tear down at a community fine arts center. No real transferable skills, but I’m good with a hammer and know how to hang a picture.

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Used to work in the fields. My family were migrant workers. Now I audit agricultural companies.

Was a small boost to understanding client operations, but I was unfamiliar with the accounting side of things- the actual revenues/expenses, balance sheet amounts, etc.

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I worked at a movie theater cleaning up customers’ garbage in between the movie screenings. Now, I’m cleaning up the customers’ garbage in their workpapers. Same same, but without the free movies and a much higher compensation.

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I worked as a park counselor. Most of these roles are now run by the local YMCA or local Boys & Girls club. They also require that a certain number of the instructors are lifeguards. I am not an educator but it would be a good role for someone who is interested in teaching. You also have to enjoy spending time outdoors.

First was in a small retail store. First internship was in a bank

Subway. No not really. Went from Sandwich Artist to Numbers Artist.

First summer job teaching swim lessons
Uhh teaching / instructing aspect :)

Worked at Subway. Taught me so much about attitude & client service.

Century 21 retail store. Fulton street

I was a busboy at a restaurant. I started when I turned 14 and worked Sunday brunch so I could get out of going to church.

Worked in a printshop when I was 12

Mowed lawns. No correlation to what I do except just work thru the hot, sweaty days

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