ɪmˈiːdɪətli ˈæftɚ ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾɪŋ hˈaɪ skˈuːl, də kˈæstɹoʊ əbtˈeɪnd ɐ dʒˈɑːb wˈɜːkɪŋ æz ɐ klˈɜːk ɪnðɪ ˈaɪləndz sˌænɪtˈeɪʃən ˈɑːfɪs.
Immediately after graduating high school, de Castro obtained a job working as a clerk in the island's sanitation office.