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.'"

Frist Psot

[Anonymous Coward]

Someday, I will have the courage to go through with this Slashdot rite of passage and post non-anonymously.

Obligatory

[Xtense]

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. [penny-arcade.com]

Yes! Nailed it!

Re:Frist Psot

[siddesu]

I'm ready to help. If you are too timid, just tell me your name below, and I'll do it for you.

Re:If they don't like it

[Anonymous Coward]

I would prefer it if the bodypaint is kept to the booth babes and not the majority of slashdotters.

Re:Hard to feel bad for them

[Dunbal]

I want to be a model but I don't want people to look at me.

Re:Hard to feel bad for them

[Anonymous Coward]

If they have an identifier, state and functions then they're an object ;).

Re:sexism

[stms]

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.

Re:There was a talk show with models

[Anonymous Coward]

You aren't trying hard enough.

Re:Hard to feel bad for them

[CodeArtisan]

Yup. Essentially the product that they sell is their body. Guess what profession that reminds me of?

Football?

Bill Gates was once a booth babe

[peter303]

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.

Re:If they don't like it

[IMightB]

That's not paint, it's orange Cheeto's dust.