What job were you in when you were half your current age?

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I was in six form

I was an Executive Assistant to Head of Department in an Australian state government office.

I was 19 and in between leaving a mental health nursing degree and starting a teaching degree and working in a college for disabled young people, which I also did during both uni courses. I’m now a probation officer which requires me to be teacher, mental health worker and everything else you can imagine so both courses were useful!

I wish I’d continued the mental health nursing degree to some extent but I was too young to deal with the extent of people’s issues and a placement in a male high security unit finished me off. Now I work with them every day!

I was 28. Still at the same place, although been promoted a few times

I would have been in my mid-20s, working as a tech journalist in Camden in the 90s just as the dotcom bubble was really starting to get going. I had a group of superb colleagues all in our 20s living and working in London. They were great and I still keep in touch with them. My job had a fair amount of press trips and schmoozing by PR flunkies that was great fun.

Outside of work I had a bunch of biker friends with whom I'd meet up for parties, weekends away and the occasional European adventure. I still keep in touch with them, too.

Living and working in London in the 90s was fab. Lots of gigs, lots of parties, a fair amount of very bad behaviour and delightful opportunities for a pint on a sunny Sunday.

I don't regret later settling down and having children as my DCs are genuinely the best thing that ever happened to me. But I'm grateful I had the opportunities I did for misbehaviour in my 20s. I had a blast and so once I did settle down I didn't feel like I'd missed out because I definitely hadn't.

I was working for BT Directory Enquiries. Now I'm a teaching assistant.

I was cabin crew, half way through a ten a year flying career

I didn’t have a job I was still studying and didn’t work part time

I was an office administrator working in a factory that made and distributed ear tags for sheep and cattle

It was busy and I found it stressful as my first job out of university- but I’d go back to that level of stress again in a heartbeat compared to what my current job is!

Financial services, with a side hustle in my Mum's card/gift shop. Happy days.

I was on mat leave with my first DC. I returned to work the following year as an administrator in a coupon clearing house. Not remotely connected to what I do now

I had just left Uni and was working in HR for a very large prestigious company but as agency so got no perks and got booted when they restructured.

I was 32 and just started as a temp at a company where I spent the next 29 years and retired as Finance Director

I was still studying in my post grad

Depends which month, I was either working in a sports shop in my home town or from October onwards on a bar in my University town. Bar job infinitely more fun and I kept it for 3 years of my undergrad course and one year of my postgrad course!

I was an editorial assistant for an academic journal. My first “proper” job out of university. Can’t believe I’ve been working half my life! But also now pretty much exactly halfway through my working life until I can get my pension.

A solicitor - , I had just been made a partner , didn’t last but my interest in the business when sold did give me a few years as a SAHM

An occupational therapy assistant- pregnant and then don’t go back as has no child care.

I was a shop manager at Woolies, absolutely loved it!

I was working for a bank in their head office, doing data entry/admin. My first grown up, fulltime job. I absolutely loved it. We all used to go for drinks on a Friday night. I had money to burn (as I still lived with my parents) and it was just an easy going, fun place to be.

wow- even thinking of it- working in a lab earning over (I said nearly but it was close to 15 now I do the maths!!) ten grand (euro) more than now (mw retail!)

I was at uni and working part time in a pub

Working for an estate agent. I fucking hated it.

I was 24 working as a Senior Executive Assistant and living in Paris. I miss those days!

I’m 32, when I was 16 I worked in Farmfoods part time and was at school!

Just returned from travelling and was getting ready to start studying as a mature student at uni. While srudying I worked part time in an antiques place where ended up I spending a big percentage of the wages on buying stuff.