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March 5, 2008

The Task at Hand

Ok, I know this is San Francisco and I'm talking about Craiglist here not the back pages of the Economist, so how can I really be surprised to come across the occasional weird job posting? Here are two of the more bizarre ones I've come across lately:

ZUNI CAFÉ seeks experienced Full-time oyster shucker.

Email resume in the body of your email - do not send attachments.
Please put OYSTER SHUCKER in your subject line.


It would be one thing if it they offered to train you, but you have to come with EXPERIENCE? I'm dying to see the resumes of people applying for this job. Do they have subheadings like "Shucking Experience" or "Oyster-related Jobs"? I suppose shucking full-time would be very labor-intensive and would require a certain kind of personality...but, dang, how disheartening to think I'm not even qualified to shuck oysters. But, wait, here's a job I'm totally qualified for:

Kink.com is currently seeking a highly skilled Production Assistant.

Job Objective:
Assists key personnel during shoots, take photographs and edit shoots

Essential Job Requirements:
1. Provides general assistance to Directors and Videographers
2. Responsible for setting up shoot as needed
3. Responsible for timely set breakdown
4. Sterilize all supplies according to Standard Operating Procedures
5. Return and cleaning of all wardrobe items
6. Take still photographs during each shoot
7. Edits footage as needed
8. Logging in Footage
9. Driving models to and from airport as needed
10. Second PA/Armory Driver as assigned
11. Must be comfortable being on camera as a Production Assistant
12. Other duties as assigned

Numbers 1-3 and 6-12, fine. Numbers 4 and 5? Sterilize all supplies? I consider myself to be an open-minded person and I'm willing to get my hands dirty to get a job done...but I draw the line at that kind of dirty. And what does "highly skilled' imply? And, while my curiosity is indeed piqued, I don't think I actually want to know what "other duties" entail either.

Whoa, I almost missed number 11! Shouldn't that kind of requirement be rewarded with a bonus of some sort?

Posted by debbie at March 5, 2008 2:15 PM

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