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| Sir Rockabye |
Posted - 04/06/2005 : 19:00:09
So now that the sun is finally coming out, I realize that I need to find a job for the summer. I figure some of you guys have worked summers as teenagers, or even do now. Any advice for possible part time jobs?
Some brains just work that way, that's what chemicals can do. |
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| kathryn |
Posted - 04/10/2005 : 13:30:34
Brian needs his own "Movie Theater Jobs and other
stories" thread
 I still believe in the excellent joy of the Catholics |
| Broken Face |
Posted - 04/10/2005 : 13:19:14
i also worked at a summer camp for 5 years (the same 5 i worked at the movie theater - camp in the AM, theater in the PM) - but the stories aren't nearly as good
-Brian
If you move I shoots!
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 04/10/2005 : 13:08:34
I have a relative who runs one of them near Boston. I am tempted to go out and work there one summer. I have always wanted to go to Boston.
Ducking for apples - change one letter and it's the story of my life
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| Sir Rockabye |
Posted - 04/10/2005 : 12:16:54
I could do that. But I don't think anyone would pay to hear them.
I had my interview this morning for the summer camp. I'm pretty sure I actually got the job. Crazy, huh. Putting little children in my charge?
Some brains just work that way, that's what chemicals can do. |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 04/10/2005 : 09:21:18
Why don't you get a summer job singing summer songs?
Ducking for apples - change one letter and it's the story of my life
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| Broken Face |
Posted - 04/08/2005 : 21:28:25
2 quick ones:
when star wars episode i came out it was insane. literally crazy. one night, like a week into the release (and 2 weeks into my start of the job) a man pulled me aside and started yelling at me because he and his kids could not find seats together. it was the most popular film of the year, and he showed up 10 minutes before the film started and wanted to find 4 non-front few row seats together, which is certainly impossible. he said "you sure designed this place stupidly" to which i replied "do you really think i was the architect who drew up these plans?" and to which he, SERIOUSLY said, "i don't know. you look a little young." then he bitched to the manager and said "surely YOU designed this place." the manager couldn't stop laughing for like a minute and then said "leave and never come back." i miss that manager (quit to ride his bike from jersey to colorado).
we used to get so many bizarre people in the theater. there was this one kid though, maybe 13 years old, who we called robot boy, who was seriously a boy robot. he would speak like a robot, walk like a robot and randomly do 'kung fu' moves in the lobby. and this stuff was all intentional - you could tell he just practiced this robot schtick all the time. he told me that johnny english staring rowan atkinson (mr. bean) was the greatest movie of all time - when he saw the trailer. then he came like 10 times to see the actual film. once, he came to see one of the matrix sequels and was in line to get into the theater when he spun around really quick and said to this little asian girl "IDENTIFY YOURSELF." funniest...thing...ever
more tomorrow (i should write a book)
-Brian
If you move I shoots!
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| kathryn |
Posted - 04/08/2005 : 17:32:30
I cannot get enough movie theater stories! Perhaps
my next job should be at a movie theater?
I still believe in the excellent joy of the Catholics |
| PixieSteve |
Posted - 04/08/2005 : 16:40:05
i definitely need a job.
 Oh let it linger |
| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 04/08/2005 : 16:11:01
Hey Sir Rock... good luck on your interview I know you'll do super!  |
| Sir Rockabye |
Posted - 04/08/2005 : 12:35:25
I've been studying the Spanish language for four years now, but I don't think I'd be up for any translating work. I have enough trouble working out the english language; I don't think I'm ready to work on another.
And Tre, I don't know. The bloody instruments are tempting. I am always saying to myself, "You know Mike, the one thing you're missing in your life is more blood", but I'd rather not indulge myself. I'd feel guilty enjoying the gore and getting paid for it.
Some brains just work that way, that's what chemicals can do. |
| Newo |
Posted - 04/08/2005 : 02:26:30
Have you got a language other than English, Mikeabye? Plenty of translating work (and no workplace either, or boss).
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| starmekitten |
Posted - 04/08/2005 : 01:16:51
did I not sell the bloody instrument cleaning well?
you might get free coffee??
 I joined the cult of Derek/ because Dereks don't run |
| floop |
Posted - 04/07/2005 : 23:54:44
i had a job cleaning carpets one summer. oh boy, could i tell you some stories.
not really
know what i'm sayin' dawg? |
| Sir Rockabye |
Posted - 04/07/2005 : 19:32:20
I actually have a decent shot at camp counsellor, and might take it depending on how my interview goes this weekend.
Brian, your post was seriously the funnieset thing I might have ever read here. Seems straight out of Clerks. If we had a theater within walking distance of our house, I think, based solely on your account, that I would have to work there.
Some brains just work that way, that's what chemicals can do. |
| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 04/07/2005 : 18:56:20
Camp counsleor is fun... get away from the folks and eat smores
I also worked as a reporter in HS ... the pay was crap but it was fun  |
| VoVat |
Posted - 04/07/2005 : 18:50:19
quote:
i was asked 5 times in my 5 years how much the $5 popcorn was.
Martin: How much is your penny candy?
Apu: Surprisingly expensive!
"Reunion? Shit union!" |
| Broken Face |
Posted - 04/07/2005 : 17:56:00
time for more movie theater stories!
our box office was a little box (literally) with one entrance - a door into the manager's office. the other 2 walls were exposed to the lobby, and one was a pane of glass against the outside, so people could walk up and buy tickets. so basically, if you yelled loud enough or stood on a chair/table, you could communicate with those working the lobby (ie. everyone else). box office was sweet b/c on slow days you could read an entire book (i did many times) and on busy days you have the shortest interaction with customers. well in box office i have a) played nintendo 64, b) brought my recording equipment in and mixed a demo my band was doing, c) read "please kill me - the uncensored oral history of punk" which has a naked iggy on the back (covering his junk w/ his hands) and every old lady in the world came up to the window that day and said 'oh my that is disgusting!' d) and jumped off the wall onto a coworker. i wish i could say i made out with my girlfriend or something, but that never happened.
we also used to throw gummi bears at each other, and whoever was in the box would get all sorts of shit thrown on top of them (usually popcorn seed and/or salt).
we also used to hook up our N64 to the projector and play 007: Goldeneye which was so amazingly fun on a huge screen.
the one manager used to show new movies on the thursday night before they were released for he and his friends, and in the summers he'd open them up to us, the staff. there would be kegs (we were all underage), pot sometimes, bags upon bags of popcorn, and everyone would bring friends. it got to the point where there would be 200 people there. it was insane. eventually one night it was him and like 5 people smoking pot and they left the doors unlocked and at 2am the cops came in. needless to say he never worked there again.
ok, now onto the annoying customers:
i was asked 5 times in my 5 years how much the $5 popcorn was. i would always reply 5.50 and keep the 50 cents as a stupidity tax.
one of my last shifts there, some kid came up to me and said "i want the super combo (this is a jumbo popcorn/jumbo soda)." i said "sure, what kind of soda?" to which he went "no, i want the COMBO" i said "yes, what kind of soda?," to which the 11 year old spoke to me as if i was a slightly retarded foreign deaf worker, "COM-BO" and i said "you DO know that combo is short for combination, right? and in this specific instance the SUPER COMBO stands for popcorn and SODA. WHAT KIND OF SODA?" to which he replied "oh, sprite."
people (usually of the morbid obese persuasion) would always ask me to layer the butter on their popcorn, which means, put in a scoop o' corn, layer of butter, scoop o' corn, layer of butter, etc. usually i would do it twice - once half way through, once on top. well this one (very skinny) lady asked me to put in 4 layers. so i did. then she wanted MORE on top, so i gave her more. and more, because she came back again. now mind you, its not really butter. its canola oil w/ some flavoring. if you had to clean it, you'd never get it, trust me. so i give this lady a shit load of butter and she leaves. cut to 105 minutes later, when the film is over and she asks me "can i have your address?" now i assume she means of the theater, so i say "4 closter plaza" and she says no, your PERSONAL address. i of course say no. i ask her why she wants my address. "to send you the dry cleaning bill from this butter getting all over me." apparently it was leaking through the bag onto her lap. and this was my fault. i tried to tell her "ma'am, i only put on as much butter as you asked me to." to which she retorted that that was no matter, she needed her pants drycleaned and it was MY fault. this went on for a few minutes until she wove her hands in the air and said "You know what? you don't know your ass from your elbow" and walked out. it took all my strength to not run after her and deck the bitch. but i don't hit women.
i once had (and won) an argument with an old lady who claimed that i was lying about what town we were in. you see, my theater was part of a chain (clearview cinemas - we bring neighbors to the movies! {worst slogan ever!}) and she was trying to tell me that we were in tenafly, a neighboring town w/ a clearview, not closter, where we were. the only way she eventually believed me was when i told her to turn around and see the giant sign, in lights, that says "CLOSTER PLAZA."
once a small asian lady walked up to me and asked if we were still playing the "scoobidy doobidy." i said no.
once on christmas a woman walked up to me and said "why are you here? its christmas" to which i said "to serve you, ma'am." "oh yeah" she said and walked away
holidays were the worst because you'd get people bringing their family of 40 to the movies and sending one dumb ass kid to get all the snacks, and he'd take forever, then realize he had no money, and then not be able to carry it all, etc.
all the time people used to tell me they wished we'd go out of business b/c we were too expensive
people would also always try to pass of unrelated coupons off on us. it would clearly say "ONE FREE TICKET TO A LOEWS CINEMA" and they would hand it to me, and i would politely hand it back and say "sorry, we're not a loews cinema." "yes you are. take it."
once there was a major power outage and three people SERIOUSLY asked me when our emergency generator would kick on so they could see spy kids 3D.
more later...
-Brian
If you move I shoots!
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| floop |
Posted - 04/07/2005 : 17:09:49
toy store job. great place to meet single moms
know what i'm sayin' dawg? |
| VoVat |
Posted - 04/07/2005 : 17:07:33
I worked in a movie theater one summer, and a grocery store another one. I also worked in a toy store, but that was for an entire year, although it was only part-time.
"Reunion? Shit union!" |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 04/07/2005 : 14:15:40
quote:
Originally posted by kathryn
guitar tech for Kim Deal
Whaddaya think? Ya like? Good idea, huh?
You'd be so good at it, Mike, and they would love you.
Kim would let you hang out backstage, you could all tell
stories, kill time on the bus during the boring lulls. It will
be great.
I still believe in the excellent joy of the Catholics
Yeah and you could put a good word in with her for me.
Hansel and Gretel have formed a band, .....And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Breadcrumbs!!!
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| floop |
Posted - 04/07/2005 : 13:32:20
i know several people who have done the whole work-on-a-tuna-ship-in-Alaska for the summer thing. if you're feelin' really adventurous.. i'm sure you'd meet some interesting people. not sure they'd take people under 18 though
know what i'm sayin' dawg? |
| Sir Rockabye |
Posted - 04/07/2005 : 13:29:53
Ideally, I'd like to take that whole independent record shop route, but seeing how the town I live in is dead, that's pretty unlikely. A friend of mine said he could get me a job at the office he works at, doing clerical stuff, and I guess I could always do that.
Actually, now that I think of it, ideally, I want my band to tour with the Pixies. Yeah. That'd be ideal.
Some brains just work that way, that's what chemicals can do. |
| whoreatthedoor |
Posted - 04/07/2005 : 13:22:32
Guitar tech??? Miss Deal wardrobe assistant is a better one.
Ayúdate a ti mismo, y entonces te ayudarán también los demás. Principio de amor al prójimo. |
| floop |
Posted - 04/07/2005 : 13:20:15
i've had every shit job you can name
know what i'm sayin' dawg? |
| starmekitten |
Posted - 04/07/2005 : 13:16:33
my summer job was cleaning blood bone and fat out of surgical instruments in an operating theatre
my second summer job was watching the blood, bone and fat get into those surgial instruments in an operating theatre
I go back every year, just for the laughs you understand.
I joined the cult of Derek/ because Dereks don't run |
| TRANSMARINE |
Posted - 04/07/2005 : 13:14:21
BrokenFace, I too worked in a theatre! It was my first job, and I was 16...oh my! The stories! We did some pretty horrible things there. I hated it at the time (the hit movie at the time was Three Men and a Baby...jeez that was a long time ago!), but looking back, it was pretty damn fun. We would pop the soda syrup pouches in the stock room, let it get all over the tile floor, and then mop it. What was left was a dangerously slick floor that we would then play hockey on. We would also thaw the frozen hotdogs in the garbage cans! However my personal favorite was throwing the brooms like spears from the back of the theater into the movie screens. Our boss was a coke fiend, so she never knew what we were up too. Ah...youth.
Catchin' blue in his eyes that were brown
-bRIAN |
| floop |
Posted - 04/07/2005 : 12:55:32
do something interesting so later in life you'll have entertaining stories to tell at parties about your shit summer jobs. chicks will dig you. you'll be the life of the party. every guy will be jealous of you.. and you will have active and adventurous sex life.
all because of that summer job
ist es möglich für ein quesadilla skrotum zu lecken? beim sprechen der quesadillas von LBF, ja. ja in der tatheheheheheheehehee! |
| kathryn |
Posted - 04/07/2005 : 12:40:47
quote:
Originally posted by Broken Face
Well, here are a few bad theater stories:
My first day there i had to clean up blood in the ladies room when an old lady fell and hit her head
One time a kid ran out of the men's room and puked in the popcorn bin
I saw a fat coworker eat a garbage bag full of popcorn once. But that was more amazing than disgusting
I had to serve some pretty low grade celebrities once or twice (former pro wrestler Kevin Nash, Grease/Shining Time Station alum Didi Conn, J. Geils Band singer Peter Wolf {that was at the record store actually}, numerous NBA players {most famously Patrick Ewing and Kenyon Martin} and the fat white kid from the Cosby Show {both the theater and the record store}). The two biggest celebrities i dealt with were Bill Murray (super nice) and Chris Rock (who just wanted to be left alone).
I'll post some rude/stupid customers stories later
-Brian
If you move I shoots!
Best...post....ever!
Thanks! I am still laughing...
I still believe in the excellent joy of the Catholics |
| BLT |
Posted - 04/07/2005 : 12:33:45
Become an upskirt photographer.
 "Join the Cult of Dan Haggerty / And star in low budget mountain man films" |
| Broken Face |
Posted - 04/07/2005 : 12:17:26
Well, here are a few bad theater stories:
My first day there i had to clean up blood in the ladies room when an old lady fell and hit her head
One time a kid ran out of the men's room and puked in the popcorn bin
I saw a fat coworker eat a garbage bag full of popcorn once. But that was more amazing than disgusting
I had to serve some pretty low grade celebrities once or twice (former pro wrestler Kevin Nash, Grease/Shining Time Station alum Didi Conn, J. Geils Band singer Peter Wolf {that was at the record store actually}, numerous NBA players {most famously Patrick Ewing and Kenyon Martin} and the fat white kid from the Cosby Show {both the theater and the record store}). The two biggest celebrities i dealt with were Bill Murray (super nice) and Chris Rock (who just wanted to be left alone).
I'll post some rude/stupid customers stories later
-Brian
If you move I shoots!
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| darwin |
Posted - 04/07/2005 : 12:09:03
Lifeguard would be a good one, but you have to have the credentials (CPR, ect.)
I worked in grocery stores - bagging and checking. It wasn't so bad. Certainly better than fast food or trying to sell things to people.
Worse job ever: knocking on doors trying to get people to sign a clean air petition and give money to CalPirg. I hated intruding on people's lives and trying to convince them to give money (when about half the money was going to me). Plus, you had to fulfill some quotas before you were hired. I left that job for a mind-numbing but sales-free job at a biotech firm. |
| kathryn |
Posted - 04/07/2005 : 12:02:53
I'm with Skatealex1. When I read your post, what immediately
came to mind was the Pixies' summer tour, specifically....
guitar tech for Kim Deal
Whaddaya think? Ya like? Good idea, huh?
You'd be so good at it, Mike, and they would love you.
Kim would let you hang out backstage, you could all tell
stories, kill time on the bus during the boring lulls. It will
be great.
(Brian, I wanna hear the worst of the worst of your
theater job experience!)
I still believe in the excellent joy of the Catholics |
| NimrodsSon |
Posted - 04/07/2005 : 07:53:39
Do not, under any circumstances, get a job at a fast food restaurant (especially Chick-Fil-A)!
ˇViva los Católicos! http://adrianfoster.dmusic.com/ |
| hawken |
Posted - 04/07/2005 : 07:09:01
I concur with Broken Face. I worked at in independent disc and tapes store while I was in college. It was the best job I've ever had. The pay wasn't much but I got free promo stuff and discounts on CDs, I was also always on top of everything that was being released. Of course you have to find the right one....I worked at Manifest Discs and Tapes in Columbia, SC. One of the coolest record stores ever...we had artists come in and do "in stores" where they would sign stuff and/or perform. LL CoolJ actually did an in store while I was there. |
| Broken Face |
Posted - 04/07/2005 : 05:57:14
i worked in a movie theater for 5 years. if you want stories, i've got some. some days were great; others were horrible.
the best summer job i ever held though was when i worked at an independent record shop. my lord that was heaven
-Brian
If you move I shoots!
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