What was your first job?

Tell us about some of your first jobs and has anyone ever worked for a place that no longer exists?
I mostly worked for some Italian bakeries starting when I was 11 years old into my mid teens. I worked for a Woolworth's I remember it had a little lunch counter which I thought was so odd but was the coolest thing ever. It's sad it no longer exists.

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JustNik · 51-55, F

I worked in the childrens section of the public library back when books still had cards in them and nothing was computerized. I would put the cards back in the returned books and put them back on the shelves, help with projects, and keep things tidy. Our library had a cat who often liked to sit on my lap when I was at the desk if there weren’t too many kids around. He wasn’t too keen on the kids. 😆

LaLumieri · 51-55, F

@JustNik what a great job! That is the one thing in life I've always wanted to do. Sounds like a dream I can just picture it LOL! I miss those days.

DrWatson · 70-79, M

@JustNik I used to love looking at those cards and seeing who had checked out the book before me.

Freetime · 56-60, M

@JustNik A public library was my first job too. It was a smaller library though, so we weren't restricted to one section and we did a little bit of everything. We transitioned to computerized circulation while I was there.

JustNik · 51-55, F

@Freetime it was a great first job to have. I want to say they had a computer up at the front desk by the adult section by the time I graduated, but I have no idea why as I know they still used the cards. That was in 91. They remodeled the place, but modernization didn’t seem to be a priority yet. lol I miss them being the way they were. I always liked the card catalog. Felt like a scavenger hunt. 😂

Freetime · 56-60, M

@JustNik I agree that it was a great first job, much better than washing dishes or something like that. I was there from 84 to 87. The library was part of a large county system that was phasing in computers at the time.

It is amazing how much things have changed. People used to come in and ask for help finding some random bit of information that we can look up so easily on the Internet today.

DrWatson · 70-79, M

@Freetime My wife still calls librarians on the phone with those kind of requests, and they respond in a friendly and helpful way.

Freetime · 56-60, M

@DrWatson Most librarians are eager to be helpful, in my experience. They are probably happy to still get questions.