What was your very first job with a non-family member (even extended family) ?

[GReedDiamond]

47. My first job was driving an Ice Cream Truck...

...an old converted step van with one of those freezers that had the slide open windows on the top, like you'd usually see in a convenience store, at least back in 1971.

The name of the company was "Georgie's Happy Time Ice Cream," which I thought was a silly sounding name.

One day I stopped for a group of 10-12 y.o. boys, and they basically took control of the truck and stole ice cream out of the freezer.

The most important rule "Georgie" had was, before you drive away, you had to be 100% certain that no kids were anywhere near the truck, or, most importantly, standing on the rear bumper of the truck.

A couple of the little monsters would get up on the bumper, forcing me to exit the truck to get them off of the bumper.

While I was doing that, two or three more would go into the truck and snatch the goodies outta my freezer. I'd run back inside the truck to try to stop them, they'd jump up on the bumper again.

I was stuck there for probably 20 minutes, until the older brother of one of the hijackers showed up and yelled at them to leave me and my truck alone.

I went back to the truck garage and quit on the spot.

After that, I worked for a couple years making vinyl car tops, but that's a whole 'nother story.