hɪz fˈɜːst dʒˈɑːb wʌz æɾə bˈʊkstoːɹ, ænd hiː wʌz ðˈɛn ʃˈɔːɹtli ɐsˈaɪnd tʊ ɐ pəzˈɪʃən ɔnðə nˈuːzpeɪpɚ nˈiːjuːw ɹˈɑːɾɚdˌæmʃ kʊɹˈɑːnt.
His first job was at a bookstore, and he was then shortly assigned to a position on the newspaper Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant.