Is this the Worst Summer Job In South Korea?

According to this survey working as a mascot in front of a store in the sweltering heat is the worst summer job in South Korea:

Standing outside a shop in a full-size mascot costume trying to entice customers inside is the worst summer job in Korea, according to a survey.

Part-time job portal website Albamon released the results of a survey asking 1,340 student workers what they thought were the best and worst part-time jobs for the summer.

Of the respondents, 30.3 percent of replied that their nightmare job was working as a mascot in a giant, sweltering costume.

Meanwhile, 19.5 percent of respondents chose parking attendant as the worst job. They said that high temperatures in parking lots as well as harmful vehicle emissions made the job unpleasant. [Joong Ang Ilbo]

You can read more at the link, but I once worked at a restaurant a long time ago as a teenager and one of my jobs was be the guy that would wear a bear costume to promote the restaurant or go to catered events.  The mascot gear fortunately had a little fan inside of it, but when that fan was not working it was incredibly hot to wear so I can understand why this is an undesirable summer job in South Korea. However, I would rather do that than be a parking attendant smelling exhaust all day.

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Smokes
Smokes
8 years ago

Running joke where I work is that if you don’t want to end up being the person outside the local tax prep. office on the main strip dressed as the Statue of Liberty doing a shimmy & waving a sign. 😉

Andy
Andy
8 years ago

The waiters and waitresses in Anjeong-Ri most definitely make more money than those working in restaurants across the way in Paengseong, thanks to tips.

Recently, while I was in the Lotteria in Paengseong, two delivery drivers were arguing over wanting to take a big order over to a party of Americans at Oscarville Apartments. Finally, the female manager comes out and tells them to just share the tips evenly. I thought it funny that tipping is causing arguments, lol,

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