What was your first job and salary?
What was your first job and salary?
When I was 13 or so I started a computer repair company for people in my town and local businesses. I didn't keep very good track of how much I made but I would guess it was around $2k a month. Couldn't beat the money and freedom as a kid.
I was earning 250$ a month as an average programmer. I was working with some Java, Commute was 40miles everyday. Since I wasn't able to afford an apartment.
I had signed contract with them that I won't quit... yeah 24 year old me was an idiot.
$1.88 / hr as a window washer for a paper company. This was in 1963, the company had five mills and a window washing crew of 6 high school students on summer break.
$10/hr as a teaching assistant at Sylvan Learning Center in 1998...my first job as a high school grad the summer before college.
$7/hr as a dishwasher in 2000
An unpaid intern at a hot tech startup with a great free lunch menu