start out as

start out as something

to begin one's career as something. I started out as a clerk and two years later I'm still a clerk! I wanted to start out as an assistant manager.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Junaid	-	Arabic
Eligiusz	e-LEEG-yuwsh	Polish
Zoticus	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Sylvester	sil-VES-tər (English)	English, Dutch, Danish, German
Aineias	-	Greek Mythology
Georgette	zhor-ZHET	French