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Hellobee Boards Topic: How old were you when you had your first paid job? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 04 May 2026 16:47:19 +0000 lovehoneybee on "How old were you when you had your first paid job?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-had-your-first-paid-job#post-1542368 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 11:01:20 +0000 lovehoneybee 1542368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I think 15? It was bussing tables on weekends at a local brunch/lunch place. Smurfette on "How old were you when you had your first paid job?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-had-your-first-paid-job#post-1542365 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 11:00:53 +0000 Smurfette 1542365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I did some babysitting around 12 or 13 ( I think) but at 15 I got a job as a cashier at a grocery store. yin on "How old were you when you had your first paid job?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-had-your-first-paid-job#post-1542357 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 10:59:33 +0000 yin 1542357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My first real paying job was at 18. Before that I worked at my parent's restaurant since I was a kid. Occasionally I would get tips but it was more of a family obligation. MrsKoala on "How old were you when you had your first paid job?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-had-your-first-paid-job#post-1542318 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 10:51:08 +0000 MrsKoala 1542318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 16 chopsuey on "How old were you when you had your first paid job?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-had-your-first-paid-job#post-1542305 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 10:49:29 +0000 chopsuey 1542305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I think I was 16. I tutored! rattles on "How old were you when you had your first paid job?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-had-your-first-paid-job#post-1542294 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 10:47:51 +0000 rattles 1542294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I was a babysitter and a mother's helper from 11 on, if that counts. My first "real" job was at 16 as a hostess at a chain restaurant. My dad made us all get jobs the summers we turned 16. We had to apply to at least 10 places a day until we got one! yoursilverlining on "How old were you when you had your first paid job?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-had-your-first-paid-job#post-1542221 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 10:33:44 +0000 yoursilverlining 1542221@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I babysat/dogsat when I was younger, but my first real job with a w-2 and all that jazz was at 15. Been working ever since! LuLu Mom on "How old were you when you had your first paid job?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-had-your-first-paid-job#post-1542220 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 10:33:08 +0000 LuLu Mom 1542220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ babysat at 12 but first W2 came from Dairy Queen when I was 14. Elderberrygin on "How old were you when you had your first paid job?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-had-your-first-paid-job#post-1542203 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 10:30:43 +0000 Elderberrygin 1542203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 16. I got a job as a grocery store clerk for the summer. artsyfartsy on "How old were you when you had your first paid job?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-had-your-first-paid-job#post-1542193 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 10:29:43 +0000 artsyfartsy 1542193@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I got my first job on my 16th birthday and started 2 days later! cmomma17 on "How old were you when you had your first paid job?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-had-your-first-paid-job#post-1542169 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 10:25:57 +0000 cmomma17 1542169@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Outside of babysitting, I started working at 14. yellowbird on "How old were you when you had your first paid job?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-had-your-first-paid-job#post-1542136 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 10:18:38 +0000 yellowbird 1542136@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 16 or 17. I wasn't a very good employee though. I would hold a job for 2-3 months and quit! jetsa on "How old were you when you had your first paid job?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-had-your-first-paid-job#post-1542103 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 10:11:44 +0000 jetsa 1542103@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 14 at a pizza place annie624 on "How old were you when you had your first paid job?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-had-your-first-paid-job#post-1542100 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 10:11:15 +0000 annie624 1542100@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 15--I worked for my mom's friend. She owned a tanning salon (yikes). pui on "How old were you when you had your first paid job?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-had-your-first-paid-job#post-1542096 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 10:09:33 +0000 pui 1542096@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 17, unless you count babysitting which I did when I was 12. Mamaof2 on "How old were you when you had your first paid job?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-had-your-first-paid-job#post-1542095 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 10:09:05 +0000 Mamaof2 1542095@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Not including babysitting I was 15yrs and 9 months - the earliest you could work! Honeydew on "How old were you when you had your first paid job?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-had-your-first-paid-job#post-1542068 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 09:59:07 +0000 Honeydew 1542068@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Bluestriped Bee- My parents had a Chinese restaurant too and I worked there since I was 14. My first paid job was folding the dinner napkins at a penny a piece when I was 8 yrs old on the weekends. I would get excited when I got to 200 napkins because it meant I could walk over to the Krogers next door to the restaurant and buy my own candy and gum. bjm529 on "How old were you when you had your first paid job?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-had-your-first-paid-job#post-1542067 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 09:58:57 +0000 bjm529 1542067@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Just after I turned 15 autumnlove on "How old were you when you had your first paid job?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-had-your-first-paid-job#post-1542066 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 09:58:52 +0000 autumnlove 1542066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 17! Ice cream shop! HellOnHeels on "How old were you when you had your first paid job?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-had-your-first-paid-job#post-1542058 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 09:57:48 +0000 HellOnHeels 1542058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I started working at my family's business for money when I was probably 11 or 12 and got my first summer job at 17. mrs. wagon on "How old were you when you had your first paid job?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-had-your-first-paid-job#post-1542053 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 09:57:21 +0000 mrs. wagon 1542053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I did odd jobs and babysat until I was about 15, then I started my first job at a deli/bakery in my town when I was 15. snowjewelz on "How old were you when you had your first paid job?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-had-your-first-paid-job#post-1542051 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 09:57:17 +0000 snowjewelz 1542051@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 13/14 maybe? Babysitting. BSB on "How old were you when you had your first paid job?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-had-your-first-paid-job#post-1542027 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 09:54:43 +0000 BSB 1542027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I worked at a Chinese restaurant when I was 14. mrsjazz on "How old were you when you had your first paid job?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-had-your-first-paid-job#post-1542025 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 09:53:57 +0000 mrsjazz 1542025@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 14 Alivoo01 on "How old were you when you had your first paid job?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-had-your-first-paid-job#post-1542020 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 09:53:07 +0000 Alivoo01 1542020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I babysat my lil cousins when i was 14/15? Then I started working for my aunt at 16. lilteacherbee on "How old were you when you had your first paid job?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-had-your-first-paid-job#post-1542017 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 09:52:49 +0000 lilteacherbee 1542017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 15 at the movie theater Mae on "How old were you when you had your first paid job?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-had-your-first-paid-job#post-1542000 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 09:49:45 +0000 Mae 1542000@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 10 - Cleaned my grandma's house once/week for money 13 - Started babysitting regularly, including 5 days/week during that summer 15 - first "real" job at the gift shop at the zoo Mrs. Pickle on "How old were you when you had your first paid job?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-had-your-first-paid-job#post-1541992 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 09:48:21 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 1541992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I worked at the library and got paid off the books at 12. My first real paying job was at 15. alohaorchid on "How old were you when you had your first paid job?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-had-your-first-paid-job#post-1541987 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 09:47:29 +0000 alohaorchid 1541987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I babysat from about 13, but my first actual paid job I was 15 or 16. MrsH on "How old were you when you had your first paid job?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-had-your-first-paid-job#post-1541982 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 09:46:46 +0000 MrsH 1541982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 16.