<p>Take a trip with us down memory lane as we visit the first jobs of some of the big names in business. You may be surprised by where some of these CEOs received their first paycheck, while for others, its just makes sense. In an article by Stephanie Vozza, the Fast Company writer gives us the 411 on some of the interesting first jobs held by 10 famous CEOs. Here is what her article had to say:</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><b>CRAIG JELINEK, COSTCO: BOX BOY-</b> Craig Jelinek, CEO for Costco, got his first job when he was in junior high school boxing groceries. “I would come in at six o’clock in the morning on Saturdays and Sundays, clean the bathrooms first, sweep the floors, and then box groceries,” he told Motley Fool. He was promoted to food stocker, and after he graduated from college, he became a food manager.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><b>CLARENCE OTIS, JR., DARDEN RESTAURANTS: WAITER-</b> Clarence Otis, Jr. had food service experience when he became CEO of Darden Restaurants, the Florida-based company that operates casual dining establishment such as Olive Garden and Red Lobster. His first job was as a restaurant server in a Los Angeles International Airport restaurant. “You learn how to interact with a broad range of people, how to observe and listen,” he told USA Today.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><b>DOUG MCMILLON, WALMART: WAREHOUSE WORKER-</b> Doug McMillon is one of the few CEOs who stayed with the same company his entire career. The President and CEO of Walmart got his first job working at the company’s Arkansas warehouse. “Teamwork wins and hard work pays off,” he told CNBC. “If you don't take care of the basics like showing up on time and striving to exceed the expectations of your leadership, your career doesn't move.”</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><b>MARISSA MAYER, YAHOO: GROCERY CLERK-</b> Before she took the helm at Yahoo, Marissa Mayer worked as a clerk at a local grocery store. It was there that she learned the importance of working quickly; the only way to work in the coveted express lane was to be able to scan 40 items a minute, she told CNN.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><b>JEFF BEZOS, AMAZON: CAMP LEADER-</b> Always the entrepreneur, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos created his own first job. While in high school, he and his former girlfriend Ursula Werner launched the Dream Institute, an educational summer camp for fourth, fifth and sixth graders. The 10-day course taught students everything from Gulliver’s Travels to black holes in space, nuclear war and how electric currents work, according to the Miami Herald.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><b>WARREN BUFFETT, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY: PAPERBOY-</b> Warren Buffett, the "Oracle of Omaha," started out delivering newspapers on his bicycle for The Omaha World-Herald at the age of 13. On his first tax return, he claimed his bike as a deduction, according to biography.com. By the time he graduated from high school in 1947, Buffett had earned $5,000, which is the equivalent of $54,000 today.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><b>MICHAEL DELL, DELL COMPUTERS: DISHWASHER-</b> As a child, Michael Dell collected stamps. At the age 12, he took a job washing dishes at a Chinese restaurant to earn money to grow his collection, according to biography.com. He was promoted to busboy, but was later lured away by a higher wage at a nearby Mexican restaurant.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><b>TERRY LUNDGREN, MACY’S: OYSTER SHUCKER-</b> Macy’s CEO Terry Lundgren originally planned to be a veterinarian. His father worked two jobs to pay the tuition, but Lundgren’s poor academic performance caused his father to pull the plug, according to the Fashion Institute of Technology. Lundgren changed his major to business and got a job shucking oysters for a local restaurant, putting himself through school. He eventually became manager of the restaurant, but moved into retail when he graduated.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><b>INDRA NOOYI, PEPSICO: RECEPTIONIST</b> Indra Nooyi, Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo, paid her own way through college. When she came to the U.S. to attend graduate school at Yale University, she took a job as a receptionist in her dorm, opting for the graveyard shift--from midnight to 5 a.m.--which paid 50 cents more per hour, according to Fox Business.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><b>REED HASTINGS, NETFLIX: DOOR-TO-DOOR SALESMAN-</b> Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, had a very low-tech first job. After high school he took a summer job selling vacuum cleaners door to door. He was accepted to Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, but chose to defer his enrollment for a year to keep selling vacuums. “I loved it, strange as that might sound,” Hastings told the Bowdoin Orient in 2013. “You get to meet a lot of different people.”</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Vozza also shares William Thorndike’s thoughts from his book, The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>“As we researched CEOs for the book, we expected to find a variety of paths to their performance, but we were surprised to find very strong patterns, including several personal traits,” says Thorndike. “They tend to be analytically oriented,” he adds. “Many had engineering degrees.” And, as Vozza notes, they’re not afraid of hard work. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>As for my first job? During the summer, I had a little fun in the sun suiting up as a lifeguard 4 days a week. No running on the deck, please!</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.fastcompany.com/3027074/dialed/the-surprising-first-jobs-of-10-famous-ceos" target="_new"> Fast Company</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
