A Job That I Never Felt Ashamed Of

@Shavkat (141905)

Philippines

February 8, 2021 5:31am CST

I am not born with a silver spoon. During my childhood years, I had seen how my biological parents worked so hard for their children. As the eldest son, I was forced to think as an adult. During my summer vacation, I sometimes join in with sellers of items and offer them from one house to another. For salesmen, they call this 'nesting.' Did I feel ashamed of doing it? I definitely say no. It is how I earned my own money before. What is your first job before? Are you ashamed of having your first job? Image Credit: st2.depositphotos.com

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@LadyDuck (502466)

• Italy

8 Feb 21

As my very first job, I helped the Secretary at the school when I got my diploma.

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@Shavkat (141905)

• Philippines

8 Feb 21

@LadyDuck At first, my parents did not allow me. But then, I explained to them that I want to know how it feels to work and earn some extra cash.

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@Shavkat (141905)

• Philippines

8 Feb 21

When I was in high school, I did some homework for my classmates and they paid me after.

I did the selling during my primary school days.

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@LadyDuck (502466)

• Italy

8 Feb 21

@Shavkat I never worked while I was a student, my parents did not let me.

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@DocAndersen (54399)

• United States

8 Feb 21

My first job was working in the cornfields. i got money and had a job!

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@Shavkat (141905)

• Philippines

9 Feb 21

If I have the chance, I wanted to try farming. In fact, my family and I are planning to have our dream house with a big yard, so that we can do farming of veggies and other things.

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@DocAndersen (54399)

• United States

9 Feb 21

@Shavkat that was my dad's dream. He had 15 acres and more than 100 fruit trees. He also had a huge veggie garden.

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@allen0187 (59761)

• Philippines

8 Feb 21

What is your first job before? First job was a trainer straight out of college. Are you ashamed of having your first job? Nah, i wasn't ashamed at all. It was a good start for someone like me.

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@allen0187 (59761)

• Philippines

9 Feb 21

@Shavkat nice. You got your training early on.

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@Shavkat (141905)

• Philippines

9 Feb 21

@allen0187 Yes, I did.

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@Shavkat (141905)

• Philippines

8 Feb 21

That's great. When I stepped in university, I worked as a Peer Counselor and it was connected to school's Human Resource Department.

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@rakski (156481)

• Philippines

8 Feb 21

My sister who was a student assistant at her college years usually us some typing jobs of examinations of other college professor. We type it in a special stencil paper before reproduction. So I helped my sister to finish those.

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@Shavkat (141905)

• Philippines

8 Feb 21

If I have the chance, I would want to work as a student assistant during my college years. But it is not possible. I am glad that you had helped her at that time.

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@Shavkat (141905)

• Philippines

9 Feb 21

@rakski My uncle taught me how to type using the typewriter.

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@rakski (156481)

• Philippines

9 Feb 21

@Shavkat that is how I learn typing

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@arunima25 (93194)

• Bangalore, India

8 Feb 21

I gave tuition to one of my juniors at school. I was 18 that time and I felt proud of it to earn my own pocket money. I even set up food stalls in various functions in our apartment. They were learning experiences.

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@Shavkat (141905)

• Philippines

8 Feb 21

I can feel you for having our own pocket money. During that time, I was so determined not to ask for some money from my parents, especially when I was so addicted to reading novel books.

My younger sister had her experienced by tutoring some kids.

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@arunima25 (93194)

• Bangalore, India

8 Feb 21

@Shavkat Though my mom could afford me good pocket money, she encouraged me to be independent. We learn a valuable life skill to earn money, respect it and use it judiciously. You should not feel ashamed. You should be proud.

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@Shavkat (141905)

• Philippines

9 Feb 21

@arunima25 I agree. I am proud of myself that I learned the worth of money. My parents have the same goal to be independent.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

8 Feb 21

I started working at age 16 in high school at a burger place. Not ashamed, actually proud.

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@Shavkat (141905)

• Philippines

9 Feb 21

I may say that I am quite a late bloomer when it comes to working in fast food. Before I practiced my profession and graduated from the university, I applied to work in Chinese fast food for a few months. Another reason, I took the time to review the professional license exam at that time.

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@Shavkat (141905)

• Philippines

11 Feb 21

@CarolDM The feeling is mutual about this.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

9 Feb 21

@Shavkat I was proud to make my own money at such a young age.

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@psanasangma (7910)

• India

9 Feb 21

My first job was tutoring my friend. awkward moments was he was my age and his mother requested me to tutor him because he failed in board exam.

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@hereandthere (45628)

• Philippines

10 Feb 21

did he pass with your help?

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@marlina (154103)

• Canada

13 Feb 21

My very first job as a young teenager was babysitting

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@Shavkat (141905)

• Philippines

14 Feb 21

It is not most likely for young teen boys to do this here, but I like to try it before. My sister did it.

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@DianneN (254926)

• United States

8 Feb 21

My first job was as a babysitter at age 13. It gave me spending money. I held many jobs until I became a teacher. Never ashamed of any of them.

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@Shavkat (141905)

• Philippines

9 Feb 21

My younger sister did this and taught a kid during our university days. I do not think that we need to feel ashamed for being one and doing other decent jobs. In the end, she graduated to be an Industrial Engineer. I wondered if the young generations can do these things at present.

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@JudyEv (382107)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 21

I don't think there are many jobs that people should be ashamed of but I guess there are some.

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@Shavkat (141905)

• Philippines

9 Feb 21

I am sure that some people will do feel ashamed. Every walks of life has its own stories.

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@paigea (36143)

• Canada

11 Feb 21

I sold vacuum cleaners door to door when I was in university. I have had many jobs. All worth while.

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@Shavkat (141905)

• Philippines

11 Feb 21

I had experienced working as a Supervisor with Electrolux before. I did door to door in helping out my sales agents to offer vacuums, washing marching, and the like. It was a great experience doing sales with target clients in a particular place at that time.

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@Shavkat (141905)

• Philippines

11 Feb 21

@paigea I guess I am lucky to remember the brand then.

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@paigea (36143)

• Canada

11 Feb 21

@Shavkat I don't even remember what vacuum it was

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@porwest (112876)

• United States

13 Feb 21

No one should ever be ashamed of a job. We all have to make a living somehow. My first job was when I was 14, working for Dominos, putting circulars on people's doors. I made a whopping $2.50 an hour.

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@Shavkat (141905)

• Philippines

14 Feb 21

I like that kind of job. I agree that we do not need to feel ashamed with our first job and the rest of the jobs. They are decent jobs. It is better to have them than stealing.

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@porwest (112876)

• United States

14 Feb 21

@Shavkat Work is work, and although it may not always be glamorous, yes. Making money is better than stealing it.

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@Janet357 (75638)

•

9 Feb 21

My very first job was writing the votes on the board and i was just 14. I just did.it for.one day

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@Shavkat (141905)

• Philippines

9 Feb 21

Some of my friends did this before. I haven't tried it.

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@Babale (1874)

• Semarang, Indonesia

11 Feb 21

I don't feel ashamed. My first job was as a factory worker. It is time-consuming and physical work. Then after a few years, I quit my job because my health began to suffer and became an entrepreneur.

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@Shavkat (141905)

• Philippines

12 Feb 21

I can feel you with this matter. I will do the same thing if my health will be jeopardized. It was a decent job to be one.

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@shaggin (74987)

• United States

8 Feb 21

I don’t like strangers coming to my door selling things. It does happen much here as people really don’t like it and worry about burglary.

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@Shavkat (141905)

• Philippines

8 Feb 21

I can understand how you feel about it. In the past, the locals are not that worried about thieves. At present, they should be feeling this way.

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@prinzcy (32299)

• Malaysia

9 Feb 21

If we're ashamed of the job, then we're looking down on it.

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@allknowing (153530)

• India

8 Feb 21

Work is worship. I never worked until I completed my secretarial course.

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@Shavkat (141905)

• Philippines

9 Feb 21

It is nice that you completed it first. You are one of the lucky students that can focus on accomplishing a degree.

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@crossbones27 (52905)

• Mojave, California

8 Feb 21

Amen to best jobs are hard labor, keeps you honest. I am one of the rare few that actually love them.

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@Shavkat (141905)

• Philippines

8 Feb 21

My biological parents allowed me to do it. For them, it is good training to be independent. Socializing with the sellers can make me learn how to live in a hard way.

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@amnabas (14877)

• Karachi, Pakistan

8 Feb 21

Obviously not you shoukdnt be ashamed...

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@Shavkat (141905)

• Philippines

8 Feb 21

I definitely agree with you. There is no need to be ashamed.

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@dya80dya (36805)

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8 Feb 21

No. My first job was online unfortunately. I wish I can have a normal job.

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@Shavkat (141905)

• Philippines

9 Feb 21

If I can only turn back the time, I would prefer to work online. But then, it is best if I can do this as a part-timer. The mere fact, I am teaching online full-time. After this pandemic, I might work in a regular job offline during the daytime and teach online at night.

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