What Were Your #FirstSevenJobs?

Did you add your tweet to this weekend’s viral hashtag?

Last Thursday, my friend Marian Call sent out this tweet:

What were your first 7 jobs? Babysitting, janitorial, slinging coffee, yard work, writing radio news, voice-overs, data entry/secretarial

 — @mariancall

By Saturday, the hashtags #first7jobs and #firstsevenjobs had gone viral.

firstsevenjobs Newspaper stand Janitor, my high school college work study Michael Jordan retail store Condom Shop Ben & Jerry's Video Store

 — @wkamaubell

firstsevenjobs Dish washer Camp counselor Fighter pilot Astronaut Commandant Speaker Author Now Global Space Statesman!

 — @therealbuzz

first7jobs Slushee machine at my aunt's store Intern for WNET McD's...register Data entry Drawing 1 model Community paper writer Teacher

 — @lin_manuel

firstsevenjobs Whole Foods cashier Restaurant cashier Internet ad auditor (2 days) Babysitter Barista Server Cast member: @nyneofuturists

 — @dylanmarron

firstsevenjobs Babysitter ESL teacher in Beijing Copy editor Waitress Script reader Bartender Chinese tutor

 — @mirasorvino

firstsevenjobs construction, bus boy, cafeteria server, library data entry, futon frame maker, futon salesman, waiter

 — @stephenathome

firstsevenjobs Telemarketer Passport photo taker Toys R Us College newspaper Newspaper intern Western Iowa beat reporter Columnist

 — @rainbowrowell

firstsevenjobs lifeguard shadow axe dealer panic alarm presser table sleeper quadruple espresso maker dropout internet hobo

 — @danisnotonfire

firstsevenjobs art dealer (age 8) lemonade stand toy-o-rama knot shop (LA) knot shop (OR) @WhiteHouse @ThePentagon

 — @monicalewinsky

You get the idea. A lot of people responded. I gave my response before it was a hashtag:

@KaylaCagan @mariancall Babysitter, piano teacher, music transcriptionist, cafeteria worker, server, dinner theater performer, organist

 — @hellothefuture

And Ester tweeted hers:

babysitter, law clerk, camp counselor (2x), transcriber of Revolutionary War-era Quaker diaries, assistant, receptionist #first7jobs

 — @shorterstory

What about you? Drop your tweets in the responses (or skip Twitter and just leave a comment), and let us know your #FirstSevenJobs.

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