Check out this adorable gobbler. I can’t take credit for his paper bag appearance—that idea is posted on The Mailbox’s Thanksgiving Pinterest board. However, I can take credit for stuffing the bird full of teacher goodies: pencils, stickers, glue sticks, sticky notes, erasers, a foam die, index cards, hand cream, and tissues. And this one-of-a-kind gobbler is looking for a new home!
To enter for a chance to win the turkey and his stuffin’, simply leave your answer to the question below right here on the blog before midnight ET Sunday, November 15, 2015. Gobble, gobble!
What was your very first job where you earned a paycheck?
I worked in a grocery store!
Diane
Congrats to Lea D., the winner of this month’s giveaway! Her first job where she earned a paycheck was at an A&W drive-in. Frosty mugs and yummy root beer! :+)
oh my goodness that was a long time ago. I worked for a catering service for the airlines that ran out of Metro Airport. I worked in the office but on occasion when there was a flight everyone had to go to the floor to put together meals.
It was a cool job I actually got to go under the airport did you know in the basement level there is like a whole city under there.
I worked as a lifeguard!
My first job was working at a local radio station the summer after I graduated high school. I worked the “traffic” desk doing receptionist-type duties and writing public service announcements and such. Fun times.
I was a waitress …
My very first job was at a jewelry store during the holidays. I wrapped presents and kept the store cases clean and the jewelry polished. I guess that’s why I still have such a love for jewelry today!
I worked as a cashier for my first job.
I worked as a camp coucelor at a summer camp for children with special needs.
My very first job that I got a paycheck was a fish stand in my small town.
I started out babysitting on a regular basis for family friends. My first outside job was at a day care working with toddlers. I loved teaching them and watching them grow and learn!
Teaching anf working has always held a place in my heart!
My first job where I received my first paycheck came from The Lighthouse school in Rockwall, Texas. I started there when I was 18 in 2003. The first Monday after my highschool graduation. Many many years later I am now a 2nd grade teacher for Royse City ISD!
I worked in the dining room at a retirement/assisted living place. I served the residents their meals. I also occasionally worked the reception desk so that the receptionist could have a break.
I was a housekeeper at a state park.
I started babysitting when I was about twelve, then my first outside job with scheduled hours and an official pay check was working as a cashier at a grocery store.
My first real job was at a Dairy Queen, oh so many years ago! Back when perfecting the curly Q on the top of every cone was the differance between keeping that paycheck or letting it go! I will never forget how proud I was that very first perfect cone! 🙂
Working at a Montgomery Ward catalog drop-off site and as a waitress.
My first job was at a shoe store. I felt like my paycheck went to shoes more than anything else 🙂
My very first paycheck…. hmmmm…..I was a deli clerk at a local grocery chain.
My first job was at an ice cream shop!
My first job was working at the Dollar Tree in the mall.
I worked in a grocery store, too.
Burger King… many many years ago
I worked as a seasonal sales person at The Gap. We were trained to be super pushy with the sales, bringing “a sweater to go with those jeans” or “a shirt to go with that sweater” to the door of the changing rooms, so that when the customer exited we could be right on top of them with an additional fashion suggestion. Blech! I learned quickly that working in sales was not for me, and I’m pretty sure it was obvious to my supervisors, because I was not hired on permanently after the Christmas season! 🙂
I was a nanny.
I worked in a grocery store, too. It was in the bulk foods department.
My first job was at Chick-fil-A. I loved it!
My first job earning a paycheck was working at a fast food restaurant. 30 years later I still appreciate what that job taught me about hard work.
I worked at McDonald’s all through high school and college.
I worked as a teacher’s assistant at a child care center that offered care for special needs as well as typical children. That was 25 yrs ago, so we were pretty much the only center that offered care to severely disabled children as well as their typical peers. It was the BEST job I ever had!
I worked at our public library to pay for a school trip to Spain !!
I worked at a daycare center.
I worked as a bus girl/dishwasher at a restaurant … I came home with my clothes filthy every night!
CJ restaurant
the Church Rectory
Telemarketer
I worked at a food stand by lake Ontario in Toronto Canada
My first job was a babysitter.
My very first job was at an insurance company as a typist.
My first paying job was helping tutor juniors and seniors at summer school the summer of my sophomore year. :0).
My first job was a cashier in a fast food restaurant.
My very first job was at a fast food restaurant. In fact the restaurant that is the home of the golden arches. I once was employee of the month for my whole state for serving (without my knowledge) a district manager a combo meal in 7 seconds.
I was a deli slicer
Eddy Freeze 🙂 was my first place to earn a pay check.
I was 15 and I worked at a place called Sub Station II. I still remember the meats that was on a number 19-ham, pepperoni, salami-this was their most popular sandwich. They also had 5 ft and 3 ft party subs that were really cool!
Sales clerk.
I picked blueberries and earned .10 a pound!
I worked at Chuck E. Cheese’s!
It was at Western Sizzlin. Since I was still in high school and could not work very many hours, the job just kind of fizzled out.
I was a nanny for a family in my neighborhood
I was a file clerk at a pulmonologist’s office in high school.
Beautician
I worked as a hostess at JB’s Restaurant when I was in college.
as a clerk in the Ladies Sportswear dept. of a local department store.
I worked at Boot Hill Museum. I sold tickets there, sang as Miss Kitty in the saloon, and did gun fight reenactments.
I was a babysitter and tutor for neighbor children.
My first job (besides babysitting) was at The Shoe Department when I was 16.
I worked in my church’s child care center. I worked there for 5 years, now some of the former kids I watched are graduating college this year! I feel so old.
I was a cashier at a grocery store.
I smacked cans and bottles at a grocery store 🙂
I worked at fuddruckers
My very first job earning a paycheck was working dressed as the Easter bunny taking pictures with all the little kids. I was 16 years old. I had such a great time doing it. That was when I realized I wanted to work with kids when I got older.
At a bathing suit store!
I worked at Roses Department Store stocking shelves during a remodel.
My first job was working at a pet and garden center. I worked in the pet department, cleaning cages, training parrots to talk, running animals to the vet, and cleaning and stocking shelves of pet supplies.
The first job I got a real pay check was my freshman year of college, working at the JCrew outlet so I could get discounted clothes! What a blessing!
I worked at a movie theater
I worked wrapping gifts in a department store
Besides babysitting from the age of twelve I worked at a frozen yogurt shop.
I worked at a grocery store – Piggly Wiggly 🙂
My first job was working in the dinning hall during college. Stocked the cooler, cleaned dishes, cooked etc. You name it I probably did it.
Jack in the Box!
I worked in a video store!
I was a ride operator at Magic Mountain in Valencia, before Six Flags bought it. I worked on the Spin-Out, and had to clean up vomit at least once a week. Had an enormous crush on a boy who worked on the Jet Stream!
I was an assistant at a veterinary office.
My first job where I earned a paycheck was at the 7th Street Theater in Fort Worth, Texas.
Babysitting
I was a waitress when Walgreens had a restaurant..
My first job earning a paycheck was Fast-food
I was a tutor for elementary kids in summer school.
MY very first job to bring me a paycheck was working as a Youth Conservation Corp worker in our local PA Parks System. We cleared trails, even built a snowmobile bridge across a,stream with no power tools!. Great first job!
I was a car hop at van A & W. Thank you!
I wor(ed as a Human Resources representative as a local hospital
My first job was working at Party City.
In High School I worked in the local college mail room stuffing mailings.
I baby sat my cousins for the whole summer and then off and on throughout the year.
I had a summer job at the library.
I worked as a switchboard operator.
My first paycheck job was as a cleaner at a restaurant, once a week. After about 5 months I lost that job, because the health department did an inspection and said the restaurant had to do daily what I’d been doing weekly.
In high school, I worked at a pharmacy and in the summer months I would go and work at a temp agency in their office and interview others to help them find work.
I earned my first paycheck bussing tables.
My first paying job was in a Christian bookstore at the mall. It was fun!
My junior year of high school I became my third grade teacher’s babysitter. I would go after school and take care of 3 kids so she could help at the family’s newly opened restaurant.
My first job earning a paycheck was at Girl Scout Camp. I worked there for 13 summers and still have great memories and friendships from those fun times!
I worked in a day care.
My first job was at a Krispy Kreme doughnut shop. I worked for a gentleman who was a high school teacher. He taught me so much.
I was a lifeguard at an indoor pool in a community center.
I earned my first paycheck working at Dairy Queen.
My first job was at a grocery store too!!!
I was a nurses aide at a nursing home.
McDonalds hostess, ran birthday parties and kids activities!
I worked on Sunday mornings at Winchell’s donuts when I was 12….amazing! I made $1.70 an hour and most frosted and decorated the donuts….but also sold donuts at the window and made change!
My first job was at our local pizza shop, Italo’s. It was a fun job, even at 3.35/hr.
My first job was babysitting
My first job was babysitting.
Worked at TCBY slingin fro-yo! So fun!
I babysat
I worked babysitting neighborhood children
I did stats for our school’s basketball team.
I worked at a furniture manufacturing factory. My job was attaching knobs and pulls to bedroom furniture.
Worked in a n insurance office filing and such.
I was a key punch girl!
My first job was freah out of college. I had also just relocated in Arizona. I put in my application at many different districts. Since this was in January, i was just hoping something would become open. I got a call for a small charter school that serviced k-8. They were looking for a first grade teacher. I got the job. This charter school was just starting so there was jot much of a budget and no set curriculum. Needless to say i was thrown into a tough job where i had to create my own pacing calendar. I also had NO idea what the previous teacher was or had worked on. I basicly started from the beginning and adjusted as i went. My class was a griup of 14 first graders who all lived a tough life. I had to make everything as fun as possible as well as very hands on just to keep the kids focused and the class under control. That is thebone experiece i keep in my mind while i plan and work at my current school.
At Hokies Restaurant in Rapid City, SD, bussing tables!
Camp counselor
I was a supervisor for Avance nonprofit organization 🙂
I worked at a roller skating rink at the skate counter and the snack bar.
I swept sand from the streets in the spring after snowy winters in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
My first job was working at a daycare with infants.
I picked strawberries at a strawberry farm.
My first job was at Bask in Robbins, I was 15 years old making $3.25 an hour.
I worked as a hostess at a restaurant I grew up eating at!
I worked at a movie theatre.
I delivered newspapers in a small college town.
I was a cashier at Wendy’s.
My first paycheck was from cAstner Knots department store for helping with the winter inventory. I spent a week counting every pievce of inventory in the home goods department.
i worked in my church daycare after school program
(age 17) and been working with kids ever since…
I worked making pretzels at Auntie Anne’s pretzels in the mall!
My first ever job was as K-5th grade summer camp counselor in Kitsingen, Germany on the army base.
My first job was at a grocery store in our neighborhood.
I was 13 years old and made 2.10 an hour.
I worked at Cedar Point in Ohio…test riding Roller coasters and sweeping up. Loved it!!
I babysat and then worked as the janitor for our church. My first real world experience came when I was 16 at a department store chain that is now closed. Value City was the job I was able to work for my entire way through college to become a teacher. Now I’m loving my first graders!