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RobCooper · Joined: 20 Oct 2003 Posts: 9

Read and thought 'wow' - sounds wonderful.... but wouldn't it just be better to leave as a fantasy? Reckon I too would go a bit potty stuck on an island, but its not such a bad thought.

Would love to hear from whoever ends up applying/taking it!

kaw · Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 12:06 pm Post subject: sun, sea, sand.......

I applied for the job last year - well - it was something different after all.
I even got as far as having a phone interview but then was asked if I'd be willing to teach French as well (I studied Business French as part of my degree). Well as most of my French has disappeared to the same place my brain has there wasn't a lot I could say really. Didn't hear anything after that.....
Have applied again this year though - who knows - 2nd time 'lucky'.

ntropy · Joined: 11 Oct 2003 Posts: 671 Location: ghurba

Perhaps the writers on a different thread should apply for this job. That's why it'd appeal to me. Time to write.

MELEE · Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2004 8:23 pm Post subject:

Nobody mentioned this line:

"You will be responsible for the development of English Skills in our 300 staff, commencing for spoken English but also focusing on reading and writing skills in some levels of the organization."

Wow, 300 students, I can't wait!

grahamb · Joined: 30 Apr 2003 Posts: 1945

Exactly. No-one's paid to sunbathe or ogle.

johnslat · Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2004 12:41 pm Post subject: Baywatch

Dear grahamb,
"No-one's paid to sunbathe or ogle."
I see you've never been a lifeguard.
Regards,
John

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

I was a lifeguard for three summers, there's more to it and besides most of the people at the pool weren't worth oggling.

johnslat · Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2004 11:57 pm Post subject: Clothes make the man/woman

Dear naturegirl,
Once in a galaxy far, far away (down on Cape Cod, actually), I, to, was a lifeguard. Admittedly, there IS more to it (though that "more" is seldom - if you're lucky - employed). And most people everywhere - not only at the pool - aren't worth ogling, but that's especially true when they have a lot of their clothes off.
Regards,
John

grahamb · Joined: 30 Apr 2003 Posts: 1945

John, you've been a marine, an EFL teacher, a lifeguard and now a state trooper. What other jobs have you done?
I can't imagine anyone wanting to peel off in Cape Cod: the near-Arctic temperatures would surely cause any exposed flesh to shrivel up!
As a non-swimmer I avoid swimming pools and beaches like the plague. Unless of course there's a bar and a chess set available.
All the best!
Graham.

johnslat · Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2004 2:25 pm Post subject: Help wanted

Dear Graham,
What other jobs? Mama mia - LOTS. When I got out of the Marines, I bummed around for about 5 years before going back to university, Here's a partial list:
1. icehouse worker
2. private postal system mail delivery (the WORST job, bar none)
3. department store cleaner
4. department store salesman
5. short-order cook
6. taxi driver
7. security guard
8. bartender
9. house painter
10 construction worker
Well, there might be a few more, but those are the ones that come to mind. As you probably can see, none of them lasted all that long - for various reasons - and almost all of them didn't pay much. But most of them were - "interesting", in one way or another.
The Cape in the summer isn't too bad - the water's usually at least slightly above freezing (well to tell the truth, it's often quite tolerable). Besides, I didn't have to actually go IN the water all that often, thank God.
Regards,
John

grahamb · Joined: 30 Apr 2003 Posts: 1945

Dear John,
The icehouse job sounds cool.
"private postal system mail delivery (the WORST job, bar none) "
It must have been hell without a bar.
Is a short order cook someone who gives customers less than they order?
Were you ever tempted to sing "YMCA" when you were on site?
All the best!
Graham.