Trump Administration Cabinet Members Share Their First Job for Labor Day

My first job. My parents insisted that I get a job. I wanted to be a cheerleader in high school and I couldn't afford the uniform. So my first job was packing peaches at War Madam's packing in Hanford, California where I was working 12 hour days for the first time. And it was exciting. I raised the money that I needed to buy that uniform. I lost 15 pounds and I knew all about peaches and I still love them today.

Now when I look back on my first job, I think about all the things I thought was so important. But I got up every morning, I went to a local grocery store called Big Star and I got to clean the floors and I, I stayed there for five years. Actually, my first job turned into a five year experience all the way from high school to college.

My first job was not unique. It was delivering newspapers in downtown Honolulu.

I started at my local community library. It was not the most exciting job. Paying pretty much minimum wage, I was able to get a massive promotion over to retail as a cashier. And I remember the big day where I was given the promotion to dress shirt supervisor that came with a 50 cent per hour raise.

My first job was as a lifeguard at the indoor pool that my mom worked at. My first job was working in the Washington Zoo. I was working in the reptile house and I was feeding the reptiles, cleaning the cages, cleaning the glass with a squeegee and cleaning the guardrails with brass polisher.

My parents instilled in all of us a very strong work ethic. From a young age, I learned that.

The little things count. That whatever you do, you should apply all of your talents and all of your energy to trying to do it well.

You know, with the President's leadership, he's offering every American who wants to work the opportunity to work and really strive and earn the American dream.