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October 10, 2007
The jobs you don't see on your TV.: Sports work isn't all million-dollar paydays and first-class conditions.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia to other at 07:41 PM - 5 comments
Those washers look like they could power the starship Enterprise.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 08:34 PM on October 10, 2007
My son, now a freshman in the Smeal Business College at Penn State, says his "dream job" is to be the General Manager of either the New England Patriots or the Boston Red Sox. I wonder what he'd think about doing an internship at a job such as one of these? Hey, you have to start someplace.
posted by Howard_T at 09:44 PM on October 10, 2007
Howard, tell him Theo Epstein started out as Vice President of Jockstrap Hygiene and Organization.
posted by The_Black_Hand at 05:32 AM on October 11, 2007
When I was in high school and shortly thereafter, I worked on the Oakmont grounds crew. Although it is a stinky job it does have its perks. Over the years I got to meet several famous people but that was not my favorite part. When there was a tournement (often times we would help at other courses also) all you needed to get in was your uniform. Not only did we get in for free but when it got crowded we would simply hop over to the other side of the rope or even go from hole to hole in a golf cart. Once at a celebrety tourny I made Matt Lauer ride in the bed of a truck (I didn't recognize him or I wouldn't have made him do that). All in all I discovered that the Celebreties, especially the athletes seemed to appreciate the work we put in. In fact, more often than not it was the most well to do celebs that treated us the best.
posted by Steel_Town at 07:41 AM on October 11, 2007
The actual articles (five in all plus a video and a picture gallery) are slightly down the page under related articles and links. Here are the links to the individual articles. Lions' Stinky Laundry Light Bulb Switching at Ford Field Enter Sand Man Horse Trainer Cleaning Fish