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A Day In the Life of a "Booth Babe"
jfruh writes "Booth babes," promotional models paid to showcase products, are ubiquitous figures at tech trade shows. Ever wonder what they think of their jobs? Well, it may not surprise you to learn that standing up for eight hours in heels isn't much fun. Some enjoy the work, while others don't enjoy being the subject of stares. And one model adds that 'The industry is now moving towards making models show more skin.'"
Someday, I will have the courage to go through with this Slashdot rite of passage and post non-anonymously.
How do you...
Ah, yes, there's a certain form to these things, let's see...
First you write "Obligatory" and then your medium.
Ok. I can do this.
Khm.
Obligatory Penny Arcade.
Yes! Nailed it!
"We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams [...]."
I would prefer it if the bodypaint is kept to the booth babes and not the majority of slashdotters.
I want to be a model but I don't want people to look at me.
Seven puppies were harmed during the making of this post.
If they have an identifier, state and functions then they're an object ;).
THIS kind of attitude is why many of us geeks can't get a date.. change it!
The NFL has had the same problem for years all those sexist jocks make girls dress up in skimpy outfits and jump around on the sidelines for them. If only they realized the end result is that football players can't get a date they would stop.
You aren't trying hard enough.
Yup. Essentially the product that they sell is their body. Guess what profession that reminds me of?
Football?
I used to attend the West Coast Computer Faire in the late 1970s. Skinny red-hair Gates was there hawking his BASIC and FORTRAN. There were not many apps for software developers at the that time so MicroSoft stood out even then.
That's not paint, it's orange Cheeto's dust.