Reader Sanford Santacroce (great name!) sent us this photo of a very specific "Help Wanted" sign spotted at Vinnie's Pizza in Williamsburg (home of the Tom Hanks garbage bin). Sanford wants to know, "Isn't this sort of thing an illegal/discriminatory/hilarious message that will perpetuate bad stereotypes between the old locals and the new locals? Their 'Slice Is Right' motto (on their website) uses the same font as the 'Price Is Right' TV game show so I guess some hipster irony is okay, just not enough to get you a job there ;)." While waiting for a state Labor Department spokesperson to respond to our inquiries about hipster discrimination, we got on the phone with Henrik Toncic, a co-owner at Vinnie's. And boy howdy did he share some hipster employee horror stories by way of explanation! Here's one that would put anybody off hipsters for life:
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Hipsters Need NOT Apply To Vinnie's Pizza In Williamsburg
Desperate Banker Takes Job Hunt to the Streets
Forget emailing resumes – if you want to compete in today’s tough job market, you’ve got to be willing to sacrifice a little dignity. Or in Joshua Persky’s case, a lot of dignity: The unemployed financial engineer is trying to land a job by standing on Park Avenue wearing a big sign reading “Experienced MIT Graduate for Hire.” Wait – it gets more depressing; Persky needs a job fast so he can afford an apartment when his wife and five children move away to Nebraska next week. Maybe there's room on the sign to add "Roommate Available"?
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