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R3tr0revival t1_j41f8xa wrote

"Due to the job's typically low pay and irregular hours, it's a perennial hiring problem"

It's always been a problem, they don't pay enough and it's not a stable job. They didn't even mention what the pay was in the article unless I missed it.

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Bunkerhillbilly t1_j41h9ym wrote

The job is best for retired hockey player. It’s really a great job to have, people leave you alone, you just drive the Zamboni for 20 hrs a week, clean up locker rooms, take out the trash. Much better than being a grocery store clerk if you are just in supplement your pension or SS.

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d-cent t1_j47o759 wrote

Except for when something goes wrong and you have to fix something quickly or the changeover season that takes lots of long hours

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ResponsibleExcuse727 t1_j42lclq wrote

Most rink jobs I’ve seen are unpaid and volunteer. Find it hard to believe with the price of ice time that they can’t afford to pay better. Always said growing up it would be an awesome part time thing to give back to the hockey community, but I gotta pay bills.

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NetherPortals t1_j40b9ec wrote

Being a refrigeration engineer is hard.

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d-cent t1_j41ex31 wrote

They really are underappreciated. I know of a couple. They get paid very little and have to go and fix messed up situations at the drop of a hat.

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CorrectFall6257 t1_j41bpic wrote

Cairns, Leddy, Stowe, Waterbury, Barre, Highgate, St Albans, Gutterson, Jay Peak, Rutland Mall, Middlebury x2 , Lyndon, Manchester. Morrisville and Milton's ice rinks folded. Where else are there indoor sheets?

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ResponsibleExcuse727 t1_j42lh09 wrote

Is this true? Spartan arena (rutland mall) is owned and mostly operated by castleton so I find that hard to believe.

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CorrectFall6257 t1_j42vmw0 wrote

It is the Spartan Arena now yes you are correct. I grew up in Rutland and was there when they built Mandigo on the fairgrounds in 70s. Previously we used the cow barn.

Which now makes me think I forgot Pine Hill Park in Rutland too.

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ResponsibleExcuse727 t1_j42w5db wrote

Misread the original comment, thought they were saying spartan folded.. phew. Miss playing at Mandingo. Was awesome until the roof leaked at center ice. Brought back a lot of memories of collecting pucks for free Swedish fish, and ripping pucks in the far right corner of the rink.

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CorrectFall6257 t1_j42xvqn wrote

That's an awesome memory about the Swedish fish! I missed the leaky roof. Great memories there though. I remember doing a 24 hour skate a thon!

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ResponsibleExcuse727 t1_j42y5cu wrote

24 hour skate a thon? Sounds awesome. Wish I was around for that. When did they do that?

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CorrectFall6257 t1_j42z26p wrote

I graduated in 78 so it had to be 1976? I have a photo somewhere that was in the Herald. Don't hold be to exact date. I'm old now haha

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ResponsibleExcuse727 t1_j42zx90 wrote

That’s awesome. Wish they still did that. Would be a great fundraiser to raise money for rink operations/ paying Zamboni drivers.

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CorrectFall6257 t1_j433yg9 wrote

That's a great idea! I remember getting 10 minute breaks and they set up sleeping cots in the changing rooms. You got a small window to rest and there were prizes. It was packed. Now I gotta find that picture!

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-01001000_01001001- t1_j444lc2 wrote

I tried to leave the Zamboni life, but the Zamboni life won't leave me.

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ImpossibleMeatDonut t1_j43b33x wrote

Damn. As a non-hockey player and father of a young hockey player, I was thinking how cool it would be to drive the Zamboni.

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menhflmemtutvt t1_j43jt15 wrote

I drove a zamboni last winter season here in VT at one of the rinks listed. It's fun but also not easy.

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Macasumba t1_j43tjpu wrote

I drove a Zamboni.

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kerosene_pickle t1_j44ezbh wrote

I didn’t grow up in VT but definitely remember 18 yo rink attendants driving the Zamboni when I was a kid, couldn’t be that hard to learn

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