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WHEN I FIRST TURNED 16 I WAS GOING TO SCHOOL IN POUGHKEEPSIE SO I WANTED A JOB THERE. SO MY FIRST JOB WAS AT DENNY'S. I WAS A HOSTESS. IT WAS NOT A BAD JOB IT WAS JUST DIFFERENT. I NEVER WORKED A DAY IN MY LIFE BEFORE THAT BUT I WAS GOOD AT IT. THEY DIDN'T GIVE ME HOURS RIGHT AFTER SCHOOL SO A QUIT. I ONLY WORKED THERE ABOUT 2-3 MONTHS.
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I THEN STARTED WORKING AT A PLACE CALLED GAMESTOP. I HELPED OPEN THE STORE. I WORKED THERE ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF UNTIL IT BECAME TOO MUCH. IT WAS A VERY EASY JOB BUT MY SISTER WAS BEST FRIENDS WITH MY BOSS' WIFE AND MY BOSS CHEATED ON HIS WIFE FOR TWO YEARS BEFORE HE STARTED WORKING AT GAMESTOP, BEFORE THEN HE SOLD KIRBY'S. I ENDED UP BEING THE ESCAPE GOAL FOR EVERYTHING AT THE STORE EVEN THOUGH MY RATINGS AND SALES WERE BETTER THEN EVEN MY BOSS'. I KNEW MY JOB WAS SAFE AND THAT I WOULDN'T BE FIRED BUT I COULDN'T STAND EVERYONE AT WORK TALKING ABOUT ME SO I QUIT, RIGHT BEFORE I WAS ABOUT TO GOT A RAISE.
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THEN I WENT TO DOLLAR TREE. THAT WAS AN EASY JOB ONCE YOU KNEW THE STORE AND FIGURED OUT WHERE EVERYTHING WAS. I WORKED AT THE BIGGEST DOLLAR TREE IN, I THINK, THE DISTRICT. THEY PEOPLE ALWAYS CHANGED AND THE MANAGER OF THE STORE ALWAYS CHANGED. IT WAS REALLY BAD. I WORKED REALLY WELL THERE AND IT WAS NOT A BAD ENVIRONMENT. THE ONLY REASON I LEFT WAS BECAUSE I WAS GOING AWAY TO COLLEGE. I WORKED AT DOLLAR TREE ABOUT 2 YEARS. (I WORKED AT DOLLAR TREE BEFORE I QUIT GAMESTOP)
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WHILE WORKING AT DOLLAR TREE I ALSO WORKED AT A DELI. IT WAS PRIVATELY OWNED AND I WORKED OFF THE BOOKS. IT WAS RIGHT NEXT TO MY SISTERS SALON SO IF IT WAS DEAD I COULD ALWAYS GO NEXT DOOR AND HANG OUT WITH MY SISTER. I ENDED UP GETTING TO KNOW A LOT OF THE CUSTOMERS. THE ONLY DOWNSIDE TO THE DELI WAS THAT IN THE SUMMER IT WAS REALLY HOT AND THERE WASN'T ANY AC. BUT ON TOP OF THE HEAT FROM OUT SIDE THE COOLERS AND GRILL LET OFF A LOT OF HEAT AS WELL. I ONLY WORKED THERE ABOUT 4 MONTHS BEFORE I LEFT FOR COLLEGE.