My First Job: Keith Robbins, owner, TiniBigs Lounge & Watertown

September 2, 2005

My First Job: Keith Robbins, owner, TiniBigs Lounge & Watertown

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Keith Robbins

Current position: Owner, TiniBigs Lounge & Watertown, Spot Tail Salmon Guide fishing guide and auctioneer.

First job: Order taker, milkshake maker and burger flipper at the Turbulent Turtle hamburger stand across from Ray's Boathouse in Ballard (possibly the first gourmet burger joint in the country).

Pay: $2 an hour in 1975, age 17.

How I got the job: I was a customer who hung out and bugged the owner so much that they had to hire me.

What I learned: This was a place where you were dealing with people who literally waited up to an hour and a half in line just to try these raved-about burgers, so customer service and keeping people happy were huge lessons. I learned how to socialize with total strangers, and it was the first place I mixed beverages.

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