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StrangerNeauxDanger t1_jef65ed wrote

I had no idea how little those folks make.

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montani t1_jef95au wrote

They get away with it because you would never do it unless you really wanted to be there and watch the games. 81 work days a year on an erratic schedule where you might have 11 in a row then 3 days off, then 3 days on, then a 14 day road trip. Oh, and Thursdays and Sundays are day games so you couldnt have a day job, etc. I'm not excusing them not paying more money but its a weird "job" that I suspect you'd have to love watching the games more than doing the work to sign up for.

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C_KOVI t1_jefgirt wrote

To be completely honest, for all of the reasons you listed above, I previously believed that only retired individuals and volunteers staffed these positions. Grateful to have some insight into this

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Pennsylvasia t1_jefh93e wrote

I always tell myself that when I retire I'm getting a summer job working at the stadium. A job like this, a few hours a day here and there at a baseball field, seems more like a way to stay active, be around people, and watch some baseball than about making a living. On the one hand, yes, we can all find our own seats, and an 80-year-old is not going to do much to stop drunks or break up fights, so it's easy to ask what exactly they do. But on the other hand, it's about presenting a human touch at the ballpark, somebody to high-five the kids and be friendly to everyone else, in addition to the benefits of employing older people who might not otherwise be working. I think that's worth a few extra dollars an hour. No doubt they'll all be traded in July.

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10th_Ward t1_jeg68o8 wrote

Everyone who is working deserves a living wage, even if they're wrong, and even if they're crazy. There is no such thing as unskilled labor.

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Aleph_Rat t1_jegblot wrote

Shocking the extreme vitrol we feel for people who we don't agree with.

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imouttahereta t1_jegztig wrote

True, true.

Edit: Just read your entire post history and ran a background check on you while I was at it. Had a look at your recent bank transactions through some clever social engineering as well just to be thorough. Tsk tsk tsk, you've said some questionable things here and there haven't you? -100 social credit points.

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