What was your first job?
RiderOfGiraffes: 1974: I was 12 rising 13 and my dad was fired (later it turned out that his boss was embezzling and was worried that dad would find out.)My sister got a Saturday job in a corner store, and I got a paper round.  6 days a week, 05:15 start, 120 papers delivered before 07:00.  I don't remember the pay, but it provided pocket money as my parents struggled to start their own business.I learned a lot from watching them deal with cash-flow, customers, orders, invoices, manufacturing, deliveries, and having no money to spend.