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supersquid
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I have spent the summer working construction, pouring basement foundations. Its a four man crew: me, the two owners, and one of the owner's son. Took the job cause it payed decent, I could live back home, not pay rent, no drug test and my dad is friends with one of the owners, so the job was basically guaranteed (most of the help they get quit after a week because the work is to hard). I have a week and a half left and I cant wait to get back to Utah (in Wisconsin currently). Made around 9 grand to pay for school but its been hell. Two owners have been doing it for 20 years so they do everything a certain way, they wont explain how to do it but if you do it wrong theyll tear you a new asshole (I imagine most construction is like that) Its always hot as hell and they work 10 - 12 hour days 6 days a week. So thats how I spent my summer.
I wanna hear what you dirty, low life, pot smokin college degenerates have been up to for summer employment. Lets hear some good ones so we know were not in it alone. I hope its almost over for yall, the light at the end of the tunnel is getting closer! Stay positive!
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Jul 29 2019 7:39PM
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Pigeon.
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i work at the front desk of a time share resort. I chose this job because I can stay in employee housing for dirt cheap which let me successfully ski bum all winter. sticking out the summer so i have extra cash to move to utah this fall.

great coworkers, work is super chill when its slow. only downside is i am the person all the rich entitled assholes yell at for anything that they dont like. (which is a lot)
Jul 29 2019 7:45PM
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BedBugDoug
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I have roofed houses for 6 summers. Tear off, resheet, and roof over and over. It's hotter than hell and the work is really dirty and there is tons of fiberglass in roofing shingles. Kinda really sucked but I worked with two high school buddies and we busted ass and got a lot of shit done. We were good at it and I had a real sense of accomplishment when we would finish a job. The work really sucks a$$ hard and I'm super glad I don't do it anymore, but I think it made me a better man.
Jul 29 2019 8:07PM
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elcheapo
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After highscool mom says get a job or join the army and within a month so got a job installing insulation in crawl spaces. The worst part is when the dumped the extra concrete (not smoot but jagedy) in the crawl space. The shit would fuck up the knees and back like nothin else. Was constantly itching 24/7 and ended when I got a peice of fiberglass in my cornea. At least it was cool down there though.
Jul 29 2019 8:26PM
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theabortionator
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At least you're learning a trade. It sounds rough but you'll be in a better spot than a lot of people. Have something you could do for the occasional side hustle or fall back on if you ever need work.

The last summer jobs I really had were in kitchens . Wasn't my jam. The food and atmosphere was decent. Obviously they did not drug test. Getting paid cash. Not reslly having to buy food at home often. All that was chill but it wasn't for me. Also I hated the heat, so I got the fuck out of the kitchen.
Jul 29 2019 8:34PM
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elcheapo
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Not much money in insulation but after did drywall, trimmed houses then remodeling and eventually was self employed remodeling kitchens and baths wich paned out nicely.
Jul 29 2019 8:42PM
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GayWolf420
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I miss working up at the Utah Olympic Park during my summers in high school and first year of college. Did like everything you could think of there; from running ziplines and alpine slides to giving tours of the sliding and jumping venues, selling tickets, running snack shacks, etc. Having ramped at the pool myself, It was fun telling people about freeskiing cuz it was mostly people from the midwest who didn't even realize this was a thing. Seeing them also replace those god-awful ramps we used to hit as groms was cool as fuck. Its a badass facility to train at if you have the opportunity to do so. All my homies coach up there now. I also drove shuttles around on sundays and made insane tip money. Favorite part was parking the bus down at the K90 and 120 jumps and watching all the scandinavian teams train in the mornings and afternoons. It was fun still being around freestyle skiing/freeskiing to some degree in the summer cuz Id go out on my lunch breaks and watch everyone send it on the big dick daddy jumps.


Have done a lot of jobs since. Mostly shitty ones but they were sources of income. Dog kennel attendant, Landscaper, More hotel front desk bullshit, golf course maintenance, kinda whatever piques my interest at the moment and whatever pays the bills too. Its cliche but shitty jobs are definite character builders and kinda give you perspective into what direction you want to take your life in.
Jul 29 2019 10:50PM
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TRVP_ANGEL
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Working for NS as an unpaid intern smh
Jul 29 2019 11:26PM
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evaroni
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Damn OP is a walldog. Been around residential poured walls my whole life. Still work in the industry. Easily some of the hardest work out there and definitely attracts some miserable people. Good on you for getting out there and dogging out. What kind of forms do you guys use?
Jul 30 2019 12:13AM
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Casey
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Concrete work is so hard. I did that job for 6 years straight. Good thing you got to go back to college and leave that shit behind, a career of concrete work will break your body down beyond repair.
Jul 30 2019 12:39AM
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Non_State_Actor
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When you get called up the the big leagues you'll look back at the summers you toiled away in the minors with a certain fondness.

At least you get to go back to school in the autumn and as someone already said it's good to have a trade to fall back on and good contacts/references. Maybe in a decade you can pour a foundation for your own house?
Jul 30 2019 2:09AM
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nmwninjart
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Crappy summer jobs Ive had while I was in school...
Dog kennel worker (wasnt that bad)
Sales in a hardware store( it required me to talk to people constantly and I dont like people that much)
Cleaning hotel rooms (the worst crappiest (literally) job Ive ever had
Making sandwiches at a family owned subway like restaurant( it was ok. Kinda gross. )
Thank goodness my current job is one I like alot.
Jul 30 2019 8:33PM
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weastcoat
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working in a restaurant. Not too bad. Decent pay. Not enough hours. The rest of my work is random shit like cutting grass, tons of landscaping shit, power washing driveways, painting, etc. nothing is that shitty bc it’s all under the table
Jul 31 2019 12:58AM
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weastcoat
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Not a summer job but my second job in the winter was a dishwasher at a local, always super busy, Italian restaurant. My boss skied so he would let me have off anytime I wanted which was good, but shit was so god damn dirty I hated it with a passion and the hours were shitty. 4pm-11pm/12am. Shit sucked because I wouldn’t get to bed til late bc of school and then I’d have to wake up early as shit for scjool the next day and it just led to a severe sleep deprivation cycle that snowballed constantly every day until ski season was over and I could sleep in on weekends
Jul 31 2019 1:03AM
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oldmanski
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Moved irrigation pipe for local farmers all through high school. Not wheel lines but manual 4in aluminum 40ft long pipe with a stand pipe. Got paid 13cents a pipe(line of pipe=approx. 35 pipe) would usually move 6 lines in the morning starting at 5am, get done around 8am, go back and move the same lines again at 5pm, get done around 8pm. Everyday, 7 days a week, all summer long. The crops need water. Now days a lot of farmers have the circle pivots that are all automated in this century.lol then I would go install car stereos at a shop in town during the day in between pipe moves. That pipe moving job taught me A LOT of character in my life. It not only was a great physical job because of all the walking, lifting and powering through the wet crops, but it was a great mental challenge, taught me to be counted on, honesty, strong minded, there was mornings it was right at 32-33 F wading through the wet cold field and I wanted to quit and go back to bed to get warm but I kept pushing myself farther and faster. I use those simple lessons to this day. Good luck on you. A lot of good comments and stories here in this thread, keep it going.
Jul 31 2019 1:46AM
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eljusto.
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Any money you make now can fund future “positive” endeavors.
Jul 31 2019 2:47AM
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xxACIDTRIPxx
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Just fukkin lol if you work summer.
I get 8 weeks off a year roughly. Paid
Jul 31 2019 2:50AM
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nmwninjart
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Yes they are. I almost walked off the job several times.
Party rooms were gross.
I saw a bed full of diarrhea in one room..
And also found a used blow up doll in the closet
Jul 31 2019 7:43AM
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oldmanski
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nmwninjartYes they are. I almost walked off the job several times.
Party rooms were gross.
I saw a bed full of diarrhea in one room..
And also found a used blow up doll in the closet


AHHHHH! Yeah, that is horrible! Glad you arent there anymore!
Jul 31 2019 11:05AM
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GrandThings
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Nothing like some good manual labor to give you some perspective on life. First real job I had was in my Dad's machine shop, deburring parts and cleaning all the machines. Also worked one summer doing maintenance for a summer camp in Northern maine and had to spend one week shoveling porcupine shit out of an abandon cabin (with no respirator). It was fucking brutal but damn did it make me appreciate my college education.

I'm happy with my career path but I'd be lying if I said there weren't some days I'm walking to the office and get a little jealous of the various carpenters/road-crews/construction guys working outside with their hands.
Jul 31 2019 11:26AM
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Monsieur_Patate
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Summer jobs are over for me now that I'm a grown-up, but I did hotel room cleaning for one summer and it was not great, pay sucked, and it was exhausting and somewhat stressful since it was a somehow high-end hotel and things had to be super tidy so I needed to be focused and stuff, which is hard when the job is less than thrilling. But I made it through and then never came back.

Then the next summer I found a quiet gig working the desk at a campground, night shifts, 4 to 11pm, which meant I was not seeing that many people which was great, and I had the rest of the day to chill, I could still go to parties, although I was getting there late, which meant I had to binge drink a lot. The pay wasn't great, but decent so I stuck around for a few summers until finishing college.

My brother had this super cushy job for a couple of summers which was about (I shit you not) sweeping the walkway on the beach. Yup, just sweeping the sand away every morning to make sure the walkway would not get completely covered in sand. It was extremely well paid, only worked like 30 hours a week and spent most of it sat down on the beach, because no one was really supervising his work and sweeping his portion of the walkway didn't take that long anyway. This is a notoriously great gig so people line up for it, luckily my father knew someone who helped him get the job, but after a couple of summers that opportunity closed and I never got to do it.
Jul 31 2019 1:49PM
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supersquid
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evaroniDamn OP is a walldog. Been around residential poured walls my whole life. Still work in the industry. Easily some of the hardest work out there and definitely attracts some miserable people. Good on you for getting out there and dogging out. What kind of forms do you guys use?


Western Wall Tie I believe. When they ordered them though, they had them take the quick latch system off, so its just pales and pales of pins and wedges. Glad I only did it for the summer to, the other three guys do it into January in Northern Wisconsin... Nope
Jul 31 2019 6:54PM
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supersquid
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GrandThingsNothing like some good manual labor to give you some perspective on life. First real job I had was in my Dad's machine shop, deburring parts and cleaning all the machines. Also worked one summer doing maintenance for a summer camp in Northern maine and had to spend one week shoveling porcupine shit out of an abandon cabin (with no respirator). It was fucking brutal but damn did it make me appreciate my college education. I'm happy with my career path but I'd be lying if I said there weren't some days I'm walking to the office and get a little jealous of the various carpenters/road-crews/construction guys working outside with their hands.


Damn straight! I literally cant wait to hit the books and go back to the library. Four months ago I couldnt wait to get out of there, now I cant wait to go back. When I get that damn engineering degree Im sure ill look back and be thankful.
Jul 31 2019 6:59PM
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supersquid
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eljusto.Any money you make now can fund future “positive” endeavors.


Gonna take a bit for myself and cop an Alta and Brighton pass :). Beyond stoked for this upcoming season!
Jul 31 2019 7:00PM
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weastcoat
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_GHOSTJust fukkin lol if you work summer.
I get 8 weeks off a year roughly. Paid

What’s your job?
Jul 31 2019 10:19PM
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Segsxi
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I do electrical utility work right now, I was hired on to do residential wiring and low voltage type stuff but lately they have shifted me to assist the aerial lineman crews and it’s hella fun (not too dirty and dangerous as it seems).

I can’t say it’s a crappy job it’s a great paying job a lot of benefits my coworkers are pretty nice but what really gets me down is the fact that it’s full time. Up until this job I was a straight up ski bum living in my Subaru to ski in Oregon. I even did a summer at Timberlines.

Full time work work is a culture shock to me but I haven’t let it get the best of me I still intend to ski a lot this winter (because everyone has been telling me work slows down in the winter) and stay with my company throughout the winter. Still though the fact that I’m going from 80+ days a season to less than 30 is going to be different for me.
Jul 31 2019 11:22PM
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xxACIDTRIPxx
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weastcoastWhat’s your job?


I'm a professional
Aug 1 2019 12:08AM
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TRVP_ANGEL
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weastcoastWhat’s your job?


that bald guy you see on adult websites
Aug 1 2019 12:44AM
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freestyler540
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More like a summer career. I work as an engineering officer for a commercial shipping company (real ships). We keep ending up with the worst chief engineers this year. This one takes the cake. A 1st class STCW is the hardest and most technical exams to write; but somehow, this guy cant read electrical, hydraulic, structural or anything relating to plans. All he does all day is point his finger and asks why do we do this this way.
When we explain, he disagrees and imposes his ignorant ideas onto use.
My senior engine and I have been running this ship since the company bought it and this guy thinks hes a fucking god. Already, this chief caused 5 major problems, derailed our maintenance schedule, passed off all of his tasks on to us and is only concerned how the control room is "too small". He plays with the automation and tells us to fix it, then lies to the captain by calling his fuck ups "automation errors" and bitches how this ship isnt safe.
I have a funny feeling he's an imposter and he faked his resume.
Its so bad, the senior and I just gave up and are letting the ship go to shit until this chief gets fired. It sucks because its my home and when maintenance is kept up, the ship runs perfectly... but now our repairs are completely backlogged and we will not be able to give the ship back to the international crew in better shape than they left it to us.
I make 7G a month and have to work 3 straight months without taking a day off. Im so tired because with a good team leader, I dont even feel like I am working; but with the last couple chiefs, Im in a hell hole watching everything around burn without being able to do anything about it. At the same time, Im helping the Cadet progress to the next level to become a good officer, but the chief keeps pulling him away to use a mop and bucket.

I need this career to pay for skiing all winter long, and I already got shafted on my days at work.
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Aug 1 2019 4:42AM
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supersquid
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freestyler540More like a summer career. I work as an engineering officer for a commercial shipping company (real ships). We keep ending up with the worst chief engineers this year. This one takes the cake. A 1st class STCW is the hardest and most technical exams to write; but somehow, this guy cant read electrical, hydraulic, structural or anything relating to plans. All he does all day is point his finger and asks why do we do this this way.
When we explain, he disagrees and imposes his ignorant ideas onto use.
My senior engine and I have been running this ship since the company bought it and this guy thinks hes a fucking god. Already, this chief caused 5 major problems, derailed our maintenance schedule, passed off all of his tasks on to us and is only concerned how the control room is "too small". He plays with the automation and tells us to fix it, then lies to the captain by calling his fuck ups "automation errors" and bitches how this ship isnt safe.
I have a funny feeling he's an imposter and he faked his resume.
Its so bad, the senior and I just gave up and are letting the ship go to shit until this chief gets fired. It sucks because its my home and when maintenance is kept up, the ship runs perfectly... but now our repairs are completely backlogged and we will not be able to give the ship back to the international crew in better shape than they left it to us.
I make 7G a month and have to work 3 straight months without taking a day off. Im so tired because with a good team leader, I dont even feel like I am working; but with the last couple chiefs, Im in a hell hole watching everything around burn without being able to do anything about it. At the same time, Im helping the Cadet progress to the next level to become a good officer, but the chief keeps pulling him away to use a mop and bucket.

I need this career to pay for skiing all winter long, and I already got shafted on my days at work.
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Twas a good rant haha. Hang in there man, I hope it ends up working out well despite the shittyness your dealing with right now.
Aug 1 2019 6:12PM
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davetron78
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did some local road paving with a ashphalt company. 10hour days in the summer heat mixing ashphalt and tar. most guys would smoke a joint on a break. nothing that exciting. except one shift was a night time operation and there was some hookers that tried to make a buck from a couple guys from the crew lol
Aug 4 2019 9:03PM
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dadi
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I worked Woodward copper this summer and that shit is by far the best job in the game. You make approximately $5 total but your summer isn't ass. 10/10 wood ward again
Aug 5 2019 12:27AM
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Non_State_Actor
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2jZswapdid some local road paving with a ashphalt company. 10hour days in the summer heat mixing ashphalt and tar. most guys would smoke a joint on a break. nothing that exciting. except one shift was a night time operation and there was some hookers that tried to make a buck from a couple guys from the crew lol


I honestly don't understand how people perform this work. It must be fucking brutal. I'm not a fan of heat and the fumes coming out of the tar trailer (or whatever the coloquial term is) give me a headache in 5 minutes.
Aug 5 2019 12:42AM
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TRVP_ANGEL
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dadiI worked Woodward copper this summer and that shit is by far the best job in the game. You make approximately $5 total but your summer isn't ass. 10/10 wood ward again


What did you do and how much skiing did you get a week
Aug 5 2019 12:44AM
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davetron78
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mystery3I honestly don't understand how people perform this work. It must be fucking brutal. I'm not a fan of heat and the fumes coming out of the tar trailer (or whatever the coloquial term is) give me a headache in 5 minutes.


pretty much the 2 best things was the wage $21.50/hr for paving roads plus any day that goes past 10hours is over-time, which happened almost everyday
Aug 5 2019 3:16AM
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_Garagely_
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Doing landscaping for a construction company this spring/summer with two week left, worked terrible jobs at grocery stores in past summers. The job has been just okay as opposed to awful. I've been doing a lot of random bs aside from landscaping like picking up garbage all day and spraying mold in crawlspaces and some of the people have been pieces of shit, but it's not a soul crushing job and I get consistent forty hour weeks. I might try to make this stuff my seasonal gig until I pick up a useful degree and am hopefully off to greener pastures.
Aug 5 2019 8:00AM
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Casey
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SegsxiI do electrical utility work right now, I was hired on to do residential wiring and low voltage type stuff but lately they have shifted me to assist the aerial lineman crews and it’s hella fun (not too dirty and dangerous as it seems).

I can’t say it’s a crappy job it’s a great paying job a lot of benefits my coworkers are pretty nice but what really gets me down is the fact that it’s full time. Up until this job I was a straight up ski bum living in my Subaru to ski in Oregon. I even did a summer at Timberlines.

Full time work work is a culture shock to me but I haven’t let it get the best of me I still intend to ski a lot this winter (because everyone has been telling me work slows down in the winter) and stay with my company throughout the winter. Still though the fact that I’m going from 80+ days a season to less than 30 is going to be different for me.


This has been tough for me also. Growing up I was like ah my Dad is so lame he never has any time to go skiing what’s up with that?! And now I am like, oh... wife, kid, bills and work is going to mean a lot fewer pow days. Now he is retired and skis way more than I do.
Aug 5 2019 2:11PM
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Segsxi
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CaseyNow he is retired and skis way more than I do.


Now thats what I call a retirement plan
Aug 10 2019 11:31AM
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KEVTRON
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supersquidI wanna hear what you dirty, low life, pot smokin college degenerates have been up to for summer employment. Lets hear some good ones so we know were not in it alone. I hope its almost over for yall, the light at the end of the tunnel is getting closer! Stay positive!


Well, I'm not a dirty, low life, pot smokin college degenerate, BUT! I put those guys in jail so the general public does not have to deal with them. It allowed me all my toys, to ski, get married, and I just bought my first house. Keep working your "shitty" summer job, you'll make more money than I do anyways. Just don't drink and drive. Better hope for Trump 2020 so you can keep your jobs.

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Aug 14 2019 4:19AM
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elcheapo
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I think putting weed consumers in jail is a waste of tax payers $ and stoners are pretty harmless. Probably be more of a hindrance to the public when they get out of jail vs before they went in jail. Congrats on the house and keep those degenerates off your lawn.
Aug 14 2019 9:41AM
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GayWolf420
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nmwninjartYes they are. I almost walked off the job several times.
Party rooms were gross.
I saw a bed full of diarrhea in one room..
And also found a used blow up doll in the closet

Housekeeping are the true MVPs of any lodging reservation. Mad respect. I did plenty of guest service/front desk work in my time and it was fun but those jobs are super draining on the soul.
Aug 14 2019 4:20PM
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nmwninjart
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DeebieSkeebiesthose jobs are super draining on the soul.

I agree. They dont get paid enough. The $8 hr at that time wasnt worth it.
Aug 14 2019 5:38PM
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GayWolf420
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nmwninjartI agree. They dont get paid enough. The $8 hr at that time wasnt worth it.


The schedule and amount of work too, considering lodging is plagued in every department with high turnover and insane workloads. Every place i worked had issues with keeping employees due to various factors.
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-eREKTion-
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KEVTRONWell, I'm not a dirty, low life, pot smokin college degenerate, BUT! I put those guys in jail so the general public does not have to deal with them. It allowed me all my toys, to ski, get married, and I just bought my first house. Keep working your "shitty" summer job, you'll make more money than I do anyways. Just don't drink and drive. Better hope for Trump 2020 so you can keep your jobs.

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I bet your wife is fat, you impotent fucking pig.
Aug 14 2019 7:04PM
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Non_State_Actor
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nmwninjartI agree. They dont get paid enough. The $8 hr at that time wasnt worth it.


Did you get tipped much?

I imagine the people that go really overboard on a room don't tip at all and the people that leave the room looking practically untouched probably tip the best?
Aug 14 2019 7:31PM
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evaroni
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KEVTRONWell, I'm not a dirty, low life, pot smokin college degenerate, BUT! I put those guys in jail so the general public does not have to deal with them. It allowed me all my toys, to ski, get married, and I just bought my first house. Keep working your "shitty" summer job, you'll make more money than I do anyways. Just don't drink and drive. Better hope for Trump 2020 so you can keep your jobs.

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Sounds like a cop? You a cop?
Aug 14 2019 10:26PM
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nmwninjart
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mystery3Did you get tipped much?


The hotel was part of a casino. I hated having to walk through the smoke filled casino to get to my work area.

I got $20 once.
Most of the time it would be 1 or 2 dollars or a bunch of change emptied from their pockets. Lots of people didn't tip at all. I loved it when getting a room that looked like it was barely used.
With that change I would get snacks from the vending machines that were on every floor. Because of the constant exercise I was hungry all the time. One perk was We got free lunch from the cafeteria and their Fettuccine Alfredo was awesome. But still the hours suckes and it was too many of them. Once school started I left.
This was in summer of 2010.
Housekeeping here now makes maybe $10-12hr. Still not enough for the crap (literally) that they gotta deal with.
Aug 15 2019 8:20PM
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Non_State_Actor
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nmwninjartThe hotel was part of a casino. I hated having to walk through the smoke filled casino to get to my work area.

I got $20 once.
Most of the time it would be 1 or 2 dollars or a bunch of change emptied from their pockets. Lots of people didn't tip at all. I loved it when getting a room that looked like it was barely used.
With that change I would get snacks from the vending machines that were on every floor. Because of the constant exercise I was hungry all the time. One perk was We got free lunch from the cafeteria and their Fettuccine Alfredo was awesome. But still the hours suckes and it was too many of them. Once school started I left.
This was in summer of 2010.
Housekeeping here now makes maybe $10-12hr. Still not enough for the crap (literally) that they gotta deal with.


That sounds extra crappy, I always tip the cleaning people. I think that's pretty common practice but likely depends a lot on the hotel demographics. I don't stay at hotels attached to smoky casinos.
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Titus69
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KEVTRONWell, I'm not a dirty, low life, pot smokin college degenerate, BUT! I put those guys in jail so the general public does not have to deal with them. It allowed me all my toys, to ski, get married, and I just bought my first house. Keep working your "shitty" summer job, you'll make more money than I do anyways. Just don't drink and drive. Better hope for Trump 2020 so you can keep your jobs.

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Wait a fucking second, judging by your profile pic I think I know who you are. Do you drive a jetta and have longer hair/beard? Think I met you hiking brighton millie's post season this year and then saw you one day in the lot when I hiked to main chute. If so lmao, assumed you were also a college kid druggo, guess not.
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