Julia Delgado

“I had my first job at age 16. I worked at a 99 Cent Cleaners as a front desk clerk for about two years. I would take the customers garments when they dropped them off. My scheduled hours were from 5pm to 9pm and I worked 3 days out of the week and every other Saturday. I would get out of school and take the city bus straight to work. My pay was only about $5.25 an hour, minimum wage at the time. I took home about $98.00 a week. I remember being excited, feeling like an adult having money for my personal expenses.”

“Working taught me how to be responsible with money and how to interact with customers. I learned how important good customer service is to a business. For the most part it was a good first job experience.”