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King-of-New-York OP t1_j5hqo54 wrote

Reply to comment by mowotlarx in How a Public Tennis Court Attendant Spends His Sundays by King-of-New-York

The article from August clearly states that it’s from August. Congrats on basic reading skills.

I don’t know this man’s financial situation and neither do you but he was happy to spend time being interviewed and detail his life’s work. I’m sure Mr. Odom would appreciate his career not being denigrated by transplanted snobs such as yourself.

Peak reddit strikes again folks.

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mowotlarx t1_j5hs9wj wrote

This article was posted here in August when it was published.

And you should care if the city is paying this guy who has dedicated decades of his life to the city a substandard wage.

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Brucehandstrong t1_j5idhvt wrote

The city should be ashamed.

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mowotlarx t1_j5jmmrr wrote

I check the salary on SeeThroughNY every time I see the city or some news organization praise some quaint and cheery city worker. Almost always they're paid a tad over minimum wage despite decades of service. It's foul.

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King-of-New-York OP t1_j5kv76u wrote

Should Mr. Odom be paid more? Of course he should, however his salary was not the focus of the article rather it was his years of work experience manning the tennis courts. The article painted Mr. Odom in a positive light as a hard working man beloved by the community. I’m interested in tennis and here is a story that has a positive slant without the usual backhanded compliments or insincere platitudes aimed at low income minority workers.

My feeling on this thread is that unnecessary and off-topic negativity was brought by mentioning his salary and speculation in his ending up destitute. It’s not a revelation that Park’s & Rec jobs are some of the lowest paid government jobs in the nation. This subreddit has enough Post articles and (mostly legitimate) tales of woe. It’s OK to change the subject.

That’s all I want to say on the topic. Have a nice day.

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mowotlarx t1_j5lattn wrote

>The article painted Mr. Odom in a positive light as a hard working man beloved by the community

Then pay him what he's worth. It's fun for people to gawk and clap at the underclasses who break their backs with a smile, I guess.

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