Jobs in MLB, the pros and cons (a bit off topic I guess)
Obviously I'm not talking about GM of the Yankees or starting shortstop for the Marlins or something. But in most sports there are a bunch of people working relatively mundane jobs. I've become somewhat disenchanted with the more traditional career paths lately and I've started applying to a plethora of MLB jobs (from maintenance to marketing, sales to HR, etc etc etc) ... I am wondering what you guys think about the pros and cons of jobs affiliated with professional sports teams in some auxiliary capacity. MLB is what came to mind first and mostly because I enjoy it so much, but other sports thoughts are welcome. As a bigtime sportsfan I think the +EV gained from the fun/coolness aspect of working for an MLB team in some minor, even insignificant way would go a pretty long way in making a job desirable. Does anyone have any experience with this? I'm 24 and not particularly driven towards any specific career, eg I don't want to be a doctor or an engineer or anything. I think I'd rather make $10k/year less and work in an office typing memos for an MLB team than be in charge of an office staff or (((insert lame, standard job here))), is it just me? And does anyone have any random advice for how to go after something like this? Everyone always says to find a job you love doing... I love baseball although obviously I can't play, but I think doing some mundane work for a baseball team would be more fun and rewarding than having a "better" job in a more traditional field.
Sorry if this is off-topic, I wasn't sure if this belonged here or in OOT.
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