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Did you work while in HS?

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pontifex

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I was thinking about something earlier today and was wondering if you guys felt the same way or had the same thoughts.

I got my 1st job at 15 while going to high school. I was also working there while going to a tech school. i worked there for 4 years. I had another job lined up before I quit that job. I worked there for 4 years also. I went to computer training.com for 6 months while working full time also.

I'm just wondering if I missed out on a lot of stuff because I was always working. Do you think you did or did you think working that soon helped you out for later in life?

edit: poll deleted - I was going to make a poll then decided not to, then forgot to remove what I already had.
 
I worked at Mickey D's from 15-18. Worked some of the time through college. My parents thought in HS it would be a good way to have responsibility, pay my own way, etc. In reality, it led to me hanging out with a bunch of shady people, being exposed to shit they had no idea about, and a gf they grew to hate more than anything in the world. It was good times.
 
I began working 2 days after I turned 14 and held a job continuously until college. I do not feel that I missed out on anything, but then again I was only working 6 hours a week. It prevented me from becoming a spoiled brat like my younger brother, who makes my mom pay for everything of his (friend's birthday presents, movies, going out).
 
I worked from 14-18 in high school, and every semester in college except my last. Started my current job 2 days after graduating.
 
I worked at Burger King during my junior year, but had to stop during my senior year... as part of graduation, we were required to do a big community service project over the summer between junior and senior year (I went to Appalachia with my church for a month to do volunteer work... doing yard work for the elderly, delivering meals, etc) and an extended community service project during the school year (worked at a soup kitchen once a week and a food bank once a month), so I just plain didn't have time to work.
 
Started working my first real job (one with a W2) at 12. Started working full time as soon as I turned 16. Didn't go to high school.
 
Yep, I had a weekend job during the school year, which expanded to some weekdays for summer. It was a good experience.
 
Starting when I was 14. Only worked saturdays during the school year and a few days a week during the summer until I got my license (partway through my senior year... so I didn't really work full time until after I graduated)
 
I started delivering newspapers after school when I was 10. I walked becuase the route was steep hills. Took me 30 min to walk home after I was done with the route.

Delivered newspapers until I was 15. I also shoveled snow and mowed grass any chance I had. I put up hay, de-tassle corn, picked beans. I cant remember a time in my life that I turn down any chance to make money.

At age 8 I collected pop bottles on construction sites and turned them in for the deposit. I can still remember the feeling of finding a quart bottle(.25 cents yah)

 
I worked for my dad in HS and College. Mainly during breaks and summer but also some on weekends during HS. That's where I learned the trade and the business. I owe all my current success to him.
 
not really, i did things and got paied but non that i woudl call a "Job"

didnt have my first real job till after my freshmen year of college
 
Originally posted by: videogames101
Originally posted by: tenshodo13
I'm in junior year and I've been trying to find a job that doesn't involve fast food... So far, no luck.. Any ideas?
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retail?
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Looks like I'll have to go that way. But after reading horro stories on this site

*shudder

Maybe I'll go best buy and see how many lulz I can get out of it.
 
Originally posted by: tenshodo13
Originally posted by: videogames101
Originally posted by: tenshodo13
I'm in junior year and I've been trying to find a job that doesn't involve fast food... So far, no luck.. Any ideas?
Click to expand...

retail?
Click to expand...

Looks like I'll have to go that way. But after reading horro stories on this site

*shudder

Maybe I'll go best buy and see how many lulz I can get out of it.
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see if you can work in a department store, still bad but better then BB
 
I worked during the summer when I wasn't travelling, fun jobs like Dickey's BBQ, movie theater, etc. Also there was one semester where I worked during the school year at Smoothie King and ran the scoreboard for little kids basketball games. But since I did sports there wasn't much time other semesters. In college I also worked during breaks only (photo lab two summers, then internships after that), unless you are counting my current job as a TA in grad school. I don't really feel my work interfered with anything..
 
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