I thought nothing of it when they examined my private parts.
"Work that looks like summer camp" by Amy Zipkin | New York Times July 20, 2014
As baby boomers redefine retirement and puzzle about how to stretch their nest eggs, they are negotiating the boundaries between work and leisure....
Not written for me.
As a result, some are choosing jobs in tourism and hospitality....
For me. Then it isn't really retirement, is it? SIGH!
If I keep reading this shit is going to put me into an early retirement -- from life!
Tour companies, cruise lines, ski resorts, museums, and the National Park Service and its concessions have temporary and seasonal job openings....
Among the most visible concessionaires are Philadelphia-based Aramark, which manages operations at Mesa Verde National Park, Gettysburg National Military Park, and the US Mints in Denver and Philadelphia, among others; Denver-based Xanterra Parks & Resorts, which provides lodging in Yellowstone National Park and at the Grand Canyon, among other parks and resorts; and Buffalo-based Delaware North Cos., which operates the Plaza Hotel in New York and the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, among other places.
See you over at the ballpark!
These companies are eyeing a potentially lucrative travel market for those older than 50. “Baby boomers responded to the recession as savings and home values suffered by decreasing their travel expenditures, and generally continue to be cautious, but their travel is now recovering,” Bjorn Hanson, divisional dean of the Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management at New York University, wrote in an e-mail....
Embarking on seasonal or temporary employment can be uncertain. Pay may start at minimum wage, although discounted room and board or other perks may be offered. Still, those who choose the lifestyle and its compromises say the work is satisfying.
I'm glad slaving away forever at serf wages is so satisfying. I wonder when the 1% is going to get into the act.
Now let them tell you about the story of Bill Whetstone.
Linda Barrington, executive director of the Institute for Compensation Studies at Cornell University, said that remote locations with fewer amenities allowed employees to get by on a lower income, and that those workers seemed to be entrepreneurial from a career development perspective, saying, “I’ll get extra income, and I’ll travel the world.”
But experts differ on their views of seasonal work. “The part-time hours are flexible from an employer’s perspective, not an employee’s,” said Norman P. Stein, a law professor at Drexel University in Philadelphia.
And while there may be an opportunity cost of a shift from full- to part-time employment, Nicole Maestas, senior economist at Rand Corp., said lower-paying jobs that offer other benefits could be more appealing.
For Mary Ann Crotty, 71, those benefits include flexible scheduling and access to cultural events. As part of an Art Institute of Chicago program for temporary employees, Crotty assists with office duties and special projects.
While many colleagues have backgrounds in art history, Crotty, who also owns an antiques business, has experience in database conversions and accounting. “They’ve given me a lot of freedom and a lot of responsibility,” she said.
The pay range for the position is $13 to $17 an hour. She works no more than 30 hours a week.
That is good pay for around here.
She has latitude to schedule a month away every year. This spring she toured Greece....
Speaking of Greece:
Terror arrest after tourist area shooting
Greece braces for utility strikes
All I have seen in my Globe since.
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Also see:
Summer Camp Kiss
Do you remember your first?
Playing War at Summer Camp
Sick Summer Camp
Somali Summer Camp
Gazan Summer Camp
See Palestine for the fun this year's kids are having.
