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Hundreds of New Yorkers fought on Thursday to become Times Square "restroom ambassadors" — a highly coveted gig that pays $10,000 for just six weeks of employment. The toilet paper manufacturer Charmin is looking for five hosts and hostesses who will direct an estimated 500,000 loo-users to the temporary public bathrooms between Nov. 23 and New Year's Eve, when Times Square itself becomes a massive public bathroom. The ambassadors are expected to be "outgoing and enthusiastic" and detail their experiences on Twitter and Facebook.
According to the Daily News, the poor economy motivated some job-seekers to arrive at the Midtown open call as early as 4 am in hopes of wowing "the judges with demonstrable enthusiasm for all that goes on behind stall doors." One potential restroom ambassador, Carlos Lozada, told the hiring panel that he'd go above and beyond the duties of the job: "I'll glue myself to a toilet for $10,000."
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I feel like Times Square is a massive public bathroom pretty much year round.
Yes, and with a headline like that Gothamist isn't too far behind...
Stay classy with the headlines, Gothamist.
The headline is fine. Creative and witty, actually.
Now, if Charmin can attach $10,000 at 6 wks employ to a job that fixes U.S. problems........
Would you blame these people, even if the economy wasn't bad? $10k for six weeks is equivalent to over $86k per year. For that kind of money, I'd almost consider taking six weeks of unpaid leave from my regular job.
Indeed.
This job reference should work wonders for the resume - it adds meaning to the statment that " I am willing to do whatever it takes."
$10,000 for six weeks of having to smile at constipated tourists? Not worth it.