Out-Of-Work Adults Try To Nab Summer Lifeguard Positions

Some adults who are out of work are now going after classic teen jobs, says ABC News. In Florida, which has the fourth-highest unemployment rate of the nation, men in their 30s and 40s “have pulled on swim trunks in hopes of beating out the teenagers for a few choice positions as $9.37 an hour lifeguards.” The report also says adults are trying out for jobs at places like Six Flags. All of this reminds us a little of this Kids In The Hall Sketch (see below) where a young boy finds a stray businessman and brings him home.


For the real video clip of the lifeguards, click here.

“Adults vs. Teens for Summer Jobs” [ABC News]

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