It’s a wonderful thing to do what you love from Day 1. I so envy people who have had that experience. My brother (a top flight comedy writer) went to work at 19 for some of the greatest stars of the industry circa 1972. And he’s never looked back. Of course, it’s not easy writing 40 jokes a day (believe me!) for crazed tv superstars. He’d probably say the worst job he ever had was working for Sonny and Cher. And...ahem...Sonny was NOT the problem.
My BF worked on the CBS studio's air conditioning system back in the heydey of the Sonny and Cher tv show.
Please...if you value your hearing, do NOT get him started on "her." (However, he will say Sonny was "a great guy.")