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Wellyman
15th September 2007, 00:16
Well , Im just enjoying my last 2 days of freedom. Starting fulltime work on monday. Not looking forward to the early start but welcome to the real world I suppose.

So what was your guys first fulltime job?
WM

The Lone Rider
15th September 2007, 03:49
Stage Technician, and it sucked. And I quit after a month.

Man it sucked

cynna
15th September 2007, 04:51
mail officer at nz post ............... damn im still there 10 years later. love the hours and the $$$s not bad either

Bren
15th September 2007, 05:21
worked in a trucking firm....after 20 years on the workforce still involved with trucks and logistics

H00dz
15th September 2007, 06:26
Pleez dont hate me ....first job outta school IRD (Yes I ashamed too admit it) but in my defence I only stayed for a year :Oops:

Good Luck with yours (just make sure it doesn't clash with ya riding time :2thumbsup)

Drum
15th September 2007, 06:27
Well done on your first job mate.

Don't think of it as losing your freedom, because the money you earn will give you heaps more freedom.

My first full time job was as an assistant engineer at the Wellington City Council.

deanohit
15th September 2007, 07:10
My first full time job was a caretaker of a lodge when I was 16. Made it to Property Manager by 18 then quit because of all the dicks I had to deal with and loooonnng hours,living onsite and on call 24/7.

Taz
15th September 2007, 07:12
My first job was at plumbing world....

Kendog
15th September 2007, 08:07
First job was in a bank.

Current job is in a bank.

chanceyy
15th September 2007, 08:17
first job apprentice hairdresser ..

Cave Cleaner
15th September 2007, 08:29
My first job was a builders labourer, and I'm still doing maintanance type work, but the monies good..:rolleyes:

Kiwifire72
15th September 2007, 08:49
First job was an Apprentice Fitter and Turner
Completed that after 3 yrs
and now a Fireman
Best move I ever made
Currently on Light duties 3 hrs a day 3 days a week
on full pay

scott411
15th September 2007, 09:03
my first full time job was for Mike Ramsey Kawasaki in 1995, came back when it was MR Motorcycles, and now are going to be for a while long,

cowpoos
15th September 2007, 09:31
ummm...milking cows!! [is anyone surprised?]

Bullitt
15th September 2007, 09:39
first job outta school IRD Me too, well first job outta Uni


but in my defence I only stayed for a year :Oops:

Im still there:dodge:

Nasty
15th September 2007, 11:56
my first job was a mica coder in a bank ... from there I could only go up!

yod
15th September 2007, 12:35
First job was an Apprentice Fitter and Turner
Completed that after 3 yrs
and now a Fireman
Best move I ever made
Currently on Light duties 3 hrs a day 3 days a week
on full pay

nice to see my tax dollars well spent ffs

shafty
15th September 2007, 13:14
Post Office Teller, Brookfield PO, $88 a week or fortnight, can't remember which - was soon able to pay cash for that shining blue GT125 "Ram Air"

janno
15th September 2007, 13:52
First full time job was as an ASME IX pipe welder in Taranaki. Looking back I'm amazed I had the balls to go and train for it and find a job, and be the only chick in the place on both occasions.

Pay was spectacular, job was quite fun for a while, but to be honest I wasted a lot of years NOT being a journalist. I wish I had started writing then.

I think you learn more from the jobs that aren't right for you, than from the jobs that you like.

dino3310
15th September 2007, 14:06
fisher vogue lighting- engineering workshop bum boy
$127 a week,fucken hated it but it paid for my licience
and first bike on the road:2thumbsup

Sketchy_Racer
16th September 2007, 11:04
First full time job was laying carpet and Instaling kitchens for my brothers company.

6 months later, I got a Tool machinist apprenticeship.

Love the job when im doing whats on my job description, but it seems my boss is blind and doesn't understand that i came to this job to learn how to be a machinist.. Prick.

Been there just over 6 months.

MotoGirl
16th September 2007, 11:40
Finishing furniture (i.e. oiling and waxing it) for a measly $7 an hour :oi-grr:

Ms Piggy
16th September 2007, 12:16
Mine was working at Whitestone Roading in Oamaru. I began by painting the wooden marker pegs (before they went fibre glass) and by the time I left (around 2 to 3 years later) I was part of the pot hole patching team. Didn't like the work much but I got to see loads of the surrounding countryside including staying up around Mt Cook, Twizel & Omarama several times.

Her_C4
16th September 2007, 12:24
In the real 'ole days :blink: (when Adam was in nappies ... no one had even thought of GST.....) :crazy:

My first full time job was as a Receptionist / Telephonist for Hamilton Brushes in Durham Street ChCh. I earned the magnificient wage of $18.25 a week, of which I had to pay $11.00 a week in 'board and keep' to my parents. :eek5:

Grub
16th September 2007, 13:22
First full-time job with Jacka Brown Adveryising in Auckers as the office junior whose job was to run stuff around (before there were couriers).

Delivering artwork and ad materials all over the city to newspapers, publishers, radio, television and clients was fun .... on the office NZeta scooter (thats not me, only photo on the neet) and then when that lunched its gearbox, on a brand new Yamaha 80 (I was soooo cool!). Oh yeah and it was that bike I was riding when the concrete truck got me.

Stayed in Advertising/Marketing/Media until last 7 yrs when I have been a Business Analyst, programmer and system designer.

Solarwind
16th September 2007, 16:44
First full time job was repairing computers... still repairing computers over 4 years later.

klyong82
16th September 2007, 18:18
My first fulltime job was a guarantee engineer for a major defence contracting company. Pay was ok but job was fun. Learned a lot like using machineries and building this and that. Saw lots of guns too....

Congrats on your first job. Will be a good learning curve for you.

NighthawkNZ
16th September 2007, 18:22
Joined the Royal NZ Navy in 1985. Radar Operator (RP) stayed in for 7 years

Lias
16th September 2007, 21:13
First fulltime job was as a junior IT technician at age 17.. still working in IT 12 years later hehe

First ever regular job was cleaning a joinery after school, jacked up for me by the woodworking teacher.

Animal
17th September 2007, 00:17
Apprentice Aircraft Engineer. I was seduced by the glamour, excitement and earning potential within the industry, and quickly discovered it was neither glamourous, exciting or well-paid. After being retrenched four times, and after having left and returned to the trade twice, I finally gave the aircraft industry the arse - and haven't looked back.

Congratulations on your first big job!