Would it be a bad thing to show up for my first day of work half an hour early?

Nope. Just mention to the people in your office/workplace that you weren’t sure how long it takes you to get there through morning traffic…. Everyone will think you appreciate working there.

It may not be such a good thing. If you’re making minimum wage a half hour is $3, give or take. If you’re not scheduled for that time & clock in, depending how tight hours are, you’re taking that half an hour($3) for someone else. Plus, half an hour, it’s a bit excessive & comes off as desperate(given times are tough & a lot of ppl are desperate for jobs, you still don’t want to show it). I’ld say 10 minuets is passable. After that, as my massage instructor says “On time is 5 minuets early”.Though honestly I personally think anything over 10-15 early for work is too much unless specifically asked to do so.

no,i dont think so

I wudnt b more than 15 minutes, that sufficiant enough but if u want to b half hr early nothing wrong with it

i think its not bad but time is a very valuable thing nd to be half n hour early is a wastage of time so, in my opinion be on time not early nor late…..:)) save ur time nd use it in a better way..

I think it’s great, you’re showing enthusiasim

If i were you i’d show up 15-20 minutes early and tell them you want to start learning right away.

Sure. Shows that you are exited and ready for the job! But you never now what the boss might think or be like, so I would leave it like 15 minutes early.