My first job was as a dish-washer at Chez Claude restaurant in Acton, Massachusetts. It was a family-owned French restaurant, and I wasn't yet old enough to drive, so my parents had to drop me off at 4pm every Saturday and pick me up after we closed (usually around 11).
I eventually graduated from washing dishes to food prep (salads and desserts), then bused tables and also did some stints as the host. I think I made $6/hour, and when I bused tables the waitresses would share some of the tips with me.
I loved the restaurant, and proposed to my wife there in 1996. The restaurant is closed now.
Experience at an early age really pays dividends later in life. Self guidance, responsibility, team work and self reliance play a big part in forming what a person will eventually grow into. You probably learned a lot about the human condition and your relationship to the world through this gig.
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