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#21
07-28-2011, 01:01 PM
Best- Ski/Snowboard/Bike shop. Worked at a few over the years, but the best was the one I worked at for a year right after I graduated college. Just about every employee was in their early to mid 20's (tons of partying and made some good friends), insane discounts on gear (70% off retail on my bike!), free season pass to some of the local mountains and hookups at mountains all over the US. Got paid to go out and demo skis and boards for the upcoming season, some employees got to go to awesome trade shows and events. I would do that job for the rest of my life if it paid better.
lol....worst job: HVAC work during the summer... spent all day in the attics of two story apartments wrestling with flex tubing... was over 110* every day
best job(if it paid more): quiznoes during hs... all my friends worked there and we basically ran the place... free food, drank and smoked at work, we even brought up a xbox a few times a played it in the back... plus we were right next to the college campus so we always had hot chicks come in...
current job: engineering entern... its OK, but really boring most of the time..
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07-28-2011, 01:35 PM
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Worst jobs include
Warehouse Worker(summer heres are over 100 degrees in work boots and jeans)
Boat Washer and Marina Employee(power wash scrape sweat like a pig)
Cart Boy(Moved Golf Carts and picked up golf *****)
Best and Current job
Waiter and full time engineering student(about 700 a week in untaxable tips and 15 hours a semester of school)
Warehouse Worker(summer heres are over 100 degrees in work boots and jeans)
Boat Washer and Marina Employee(power wash scrape sweat like a pig)
Cart Boy(Moved Golf Carts and picked up golf *****)
Best and Current job
Waiter and full time engineering student(about 700 a week in untaxable tips and 15 hours a semester of school)
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07-28-2011, 05:14 PM
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Haha, if you can handle a fairly low hourly rate (I made $8.50-$10/hr), the jobs aren't that hard to come by. I've worked at 3 different shops and as long as it's more of a specialized store (ie not Sports Authority) the perks and discounts have been about the same at all of them. No one ever makes any money working at a ski or bike shop because you blow ALL your money on gear and parts 
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07-28-2011, 05:44 PM
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07-29-2011, 09:01 AM
Haha, if you can handle a fairly low hourly rate (I made $8.50-$10/hr), the jobs aren't that hard to come by. I've worked at 3 different shops and as long as it's more of a specialized store (ie not Sports Authority) the perks and discounts have been about the same at all of them. No one ever makes any money working at a ski or bike shop because you blow ALL your money on gear and parts .
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