Money dilemma

Your employer or your parents have no obligation to pay for your lunch, travel expenses or uniform. Some do but a lot don't.

Be grateful that you have a job.

Many parents would ask for a contribution to household bills etc while you're earning. Of course it should be up to you to pay for your lunch and travel, its not like you don't have the means to. Its a valuable early lesson in supporting yourself financially. Things cost money and you shouldn't expect your parents to pay for everything once you're able to earn. What else are you going to spend the money on? If its such a problem, make yourself a packed lunch and invest in a travel pass to save money.

Lol i read that as 9p at first, thats not a bad wage per hour for your first job, although i don't think employers will reimburse you for travel or lunch expenses. I know when i had an interview there was an option to get reimbursed but as i lived about 15 minutes away there was no point.
You could ask your parents my parents didnt help out but i never asked them too as i felt guilty as they dont have much money.

9p I wouldn't even bother getting out of bed let alone travelling :P Lucky your employers reimbursed you for your interview, no chance of that. That's fair enough that you didn't ask them. Can I ask did you give them money?