First Jobs

In First Jobs reporter Merritt Watts collects real stories of early forays into the workforce from a range of eras and industries and a diversity of backgrounds. For some a first job is a warm welcome to the working world. For others it''s a rude awakening but as these stories show it''s an influential entertaining experience that should not be underestimated.A future mayor shining shoes an atheist shilling Bibles a housewife heading to work during World War II a now-famous designer getting fired--we all got our start somewhere. A first job may not have the romance of the first kiss or the excitement of a first car but more than anything else it offers a taste of true independence and a preview of what the world has in store for us.This book transforms what we might think of as a single unassuming line at the bottom of a résumé into a collection of absorbing tales and hard-earned wisdom to which we can all for better or worse relate.