NP Re: Doormen (was Prosthetic Paradise)

[Neil P Conaty]

Way back On Sun, 28 Nov 1999  "David Morris" writes:

> Doormen make me nervous.  They are so anachronous, and those 
> uniforms are so 
> silly.  Don't they feel stupid?  Aren't they deep down resentful for 
> their 
> lot?  Is one expected to say "Hi" or to ask their names.  And how is 
> one to 
> know the proper tip for Xmas?

As a former doorman, I must say I did feel stupid in the uniform.
Especially when I had to wear the hat. 
The guys I worked with did not seem to resent their lot. It was a pretty
easy job for the money (I think around $10/hr back in 1980). It is a
BORING job but I got a lot of reading done (read _The Idiot_ in record
time)
Christmas tips: I worked for about five months in one building and got
enough in tips at Christmas to buy myself a new double bass. THAT was a
merry Christmas.

-Neil














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