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Did you work as a teenager, if so what was your job? (piefed.social)
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As in under 18, legally employed and paying taxes and all that.

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[–] 9 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Lifeguard at 16

It's kinda odd, because in a lot of ways it's still the most serious job I've ever had.

Also the least paying job I ever had. But when it was slow I was basically getting paid to do homework or do laps, and you were so bored you'd actually do it. $60 paychecks felt like such a luxury for something that fit nicely between school and sports.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (1 child)

    How often did you actually have to step in?

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    Had to jump in and put a kid back on a wall during a lesson, closest I had to doing an actual save. Also had to call 911 once, but it was for someone out of the pool. This was over a three year period, but it was a pretty small pool.

    But doing lessons there were countless times where you're righting kids floundering or helping people back to the wall, but you're already in the water and it was very hands on. Or you're a second guard and sitting on the wall observing the lesson/keeping an eye on the rest of the pool. The lowest level of swimmers especially, you're probably having to make a few assists a class.

    Surprisingly never had to do anything at a birthday party, but they were the worst simply because you'd just get a lot of wildcards you don't know and there'd be a lot to watch. The vast majority of our time was spent watching over regulars so it was pretty relaxed with regards to having to feel out the swimming ability new faces all the time.

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