Anyone never had a job before?

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Ok, so I was embarassed to say it (and I didn't know why) but I have never had an actual job in my life.

In high school, I was one of those people who did not want to "grow up" and so I never bothered finding a part time job. I had a few interviews in university (coop) but no one hired me and I eventually switched out of coop. I tried finding part time job again but no interviews.

Who else never had a job before (perhaps you're even older than me?)

Getting a job is a waste of time as a minor, I feel.

i've never had a regular job

I didn't have a real job until I was 19. I've only ever gotten one job on my own, the rest were through family. The longest I held a job was 9 months, the next longest was 2 months. I have worked at one place for the last few years, but it's been sporadic and I've probably only worked a month or two if you lined up all the days. It's also not a real job, just doing extra work for my mom.

I've never had a real job, either. I've been to countless job interviews, but nobody ever wanted to hire me. Last summer, though, I was accepted into a job mentoring program thing for special ed high school students. It was basically volunteer work that you got paid for, so I guess you could count that as a job, but I wouldn't count it as an actual job.

I don't have any skills to offer beyond reading and some other silly things, so I haven't bothered trying to find a job in high school. I'm afraid of cashiers, so why would I want to become one? I could never work in the food service industry either because it would freak me out to have to move so quickly and I'd totally mess up.
I'd love to sort books in Borders or Barnes & Noble though.

I haven't. I'm still in high school, though.

i've never had a real job per se.
I've worked as a seasonal waver for a tax place.
and as a survey person for a market research place which didn't pan out because it was too social for me.
Basically just crap jobs that don't count as much experience anywhere else.
i wish i could get a real one...

i've never had a job either and never tried getting one too.
i kind of want to get through college first its either that or a job.

I didn't get my first job until I was almost 21 (temporary accounts payable position, lasted two weeks), then I got the job I'm currently in just before my 21st birthday. I applied for after school jobs when I was younger but I never got any callbacks.

I'm the same age as you and I've never had a job either. Social Security has deemed me unfit to work, although I hope they'll change that at my next evaluation. Note that I didn't sign up for SSI myself, my parents did. It would boost my self-esteem up by a lot if I actually worked to earn the things I buy. My parents tell me I don't have to work, but I always feel like I'm getting a free ride I don't deserve, and I'm tired of it.