That was the actual title for a job posting on Craigslist. "Work In a Bikini!"
The exclamation point kills me. I usually don't even wear a bikini to the beach, but gosh, I never thought about showing up to work in midtown in a bikini. That might be pretty exciting! And winter is right around the corner! Working in a bikini in the winter! Cool!
I read the ad merely out of curiosity (I'm not qualified. I get it.) and it turns out it's to work as a food server in a restaurant. I shouldn't be surprised I guess. This economic downturn has caused most other people who work in their bikinis to lose their jobs. Just this morning CNBC was talking about the spike in unemployment rates for bikini-clad accountants and the Detroit area is losing bikini-wearing auto manufacturing jobs left and right. I recently read that the entire law firm of Mono, Micro, Tankini & String folded, leaving associates there wondering what to do next.
The ad for the Craigslist posting described the ideal candidate for the position as "fit, attractive, experienced in restaurant and bar operations, and comfortable working in a Bikini." Makes sense. They also asked job applicants to show up to the interview with "heels and a bikini." That makes sense too. No mention of a cover letter or résumé, but I assume that goes without saying.
"So I see here you've had experience working in a bikini before?"
"Yes, that's right. After getting my degree in Swimwear Studies, I worked for Beach For America for two years in Chicago and then went on to work as a molecular/cell biology Research Assistant at a university here in the city."
"Oh, but that wasn't in a bikini?"
"Well, the job didn't call for it, no. But I do prefer to work in a bikini and I ALWAYS do research in a bikini."
"O.K. good."
Because I have issues with restaurant cleanliness, it's particularly upsetting to me that bikini jobs are limited to working in food and beverage. You'd have to be a pretty big perv to overlook the fact that people are serving you food in their underwear. It's gross. I'd be like, "Could you do us a solid and throw some pants on before you bring out our appetizer sampler? That'd be great, thanks."
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There’s always some genius who thinks they can add that little bit extra to the restaurant experience by sprinkling it with sleaze (I assume the bikini is there for titillation? Or is that T&Ailation?). Reinforcing mixed signals is a dangerous game, by mixing sleaze with food you end up getting all hot and bothered every time you go grocery shopping (and not just when faced with an amusingly shaped root vegetable) and peckish every time it’s a green light for whoopee.
exactly.
It's like the Seinfeld episode where George tries to introduce pastrami on rye into his sex life and then gets flustered when eating a sandwich in a coffee shop.
"Oh no, I'll tell you what you did Caligula. You combined food and sex into one disgusting uncontrollable urge."
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