"Keep the hippies out of traffic, and keep the traffic out of hippies."
Bobb D, owner of Event Staffing Inc., must have repeated this job description about 10 times in the four-hour training session Saturday for the Bonnaroo festival in June.
This summer will mark the second consecutive summer in which I will not enrich my skimpy resume with an internship. That doesn't bother me too badly.
Maybe it will later, though. Meanwhile, I'm going to get paid to listen to Bruce Springsteen, Phish and Snoop Dogg while sitting in Manchester, Tenn., wearing a green shirt that says "Bonnaroo Safety."
The supply of would-be interns continues to grow amid the sour economic climate. Rather than attempting to climb the mountain of my peers to snag that internship dangled over our heads, I am going to enjoy my summer by working concerts.
I have always enjoyed listening to music, and my friends would probably agree that the pleasure is a little obsessive; I just haven't been a huge fan of live music. I'm going to give it a shot this summer.
Perhaps next summer will be more appropriate in terms of my major, but as far as the present is concerned, I shall have to enjoy my summer.
As a student whose palette includes a handful of communication courses, I have been beaten with images of the media scaring the public with recession coverage.
Layoffs!
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is hovering at 8,000!
The Hannah Montana movie reached number one at the box offices last weekend!
All of these nightmarish situations facilitate feelings of pessimism in regards to the job market and likelihood of landing a sweet internship. Instead of going out of my way to get all the necessary materials for an internship I wouldn't enjoy anyway, I am getting paid to watch live music.
I'm a bit excited.
With a handful of my friends worrying about their med, law and grad school applications and whether they're chock-full of goodies, I have almost lost my mind talking to them.
Relax, guys. You have plenty of time to build your resume.
If your summer doesn't feature an internship, go get a job at a camp.
Check your local county's Web site. There are jobs galore through your local parks and recreation department.
Find a landscaping position or a camp leader position and you will have a good summer.
Retailers, namely sporting goods stores, will be looking for people. Football season means a lot of cleats, pads, cheerleading equipment and other stuff to be sold.
Find a concert series - Bonnaroo, Allgood, Warped Tour, etc. Usually, security is not used sparingly.
Peanut vending at ballparks will always provide an awesome atmosphere with relatively easy work.
Usually, restaurants are a safe bet to find employment.
Either way, there is plenty of work to do this summer. Think outside of the box and you will find something to do.
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Working at the beach is a great way to spend the summer too. For two summers a bunch of friends and I got a place in Ocean City and got summer jobs. First summer I worked as a valet at a hotel (mad money in tips) and second summer I worked as a jet ski guide. Spent my days on the water, days off on the beach, and nights were always a party. I highly recommend it to anyone without summer plans - it's a lot like spring break, but you get paid.
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"Maybe it will later, though. Meanwhile, I'm going to get paid to listen to Bruce Springsteen, Phish and Snoop Dogg while sitting in Manchester, Tenn., wearing a green shirt that says "Bonnaroo Safety." --- WRONG... I was at the SAME training you were and you arent getting paid to sit and watch the performances. HAHA. Funny though. I suppose you are going to be working the day shift so you can watch the performances later right? Kudos... that whole dollar less isnt worth it to me. Good luck tho. See you there!
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If you do not get a summer internship you will never get a job and will die poor and alone.
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If you do not get a summer internship you will never get a job and will die poor and alone.
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actually, you're more likely to die poor and alone at an internship. all the hot girls get restaurant jobs. go to the water, young camel.
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