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09-01-2009 , 06:25 PM

smokeandmirrors

journeyman

Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 316

Anyone to ask about working as a lobbyist? What does a typical workday look like? Sounds pretty sweet to me, good pay and fine dining with your clients...
Mods, I know this isn't a political query so move if you feel it's necessary

09-01-2009 , 07:07 PM

MuresanForMVP

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man you're in for one hell of a **** storm

09-02-2009 , 12:06 AM

riverfish1

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lol. your day is spent trying to figure out how to talk to important people in the member's office, who do their best to avoid you at all costs. You call 4-5 times a day, leave voice mails. Email. Stop by unannounced, hang around trying to catch the LA or LD running out to a meeting.

*okay, there may be some other stuff - but thats what I see the lobbyists do all day.

09-02-2009 , 12:18 AM

NeBlis

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Quote:

Originally Posted by riverfish1

lol. your day is spent trying to figure out how to grease the important people in the member's office, who do their best to appear to be avoiding you at all costs. You call the bank, travel agent, massage parlor, gay escort service etc 40-50 times a day, erase incriminating voice mails. Email. Stop by the bar unannounced, hang around trying to catch the LA or LD running in to get boozed up on your dime.

*okay, there may be some other stuff - but thats what I see the lobbyists do all day.

fyp

09-02-2009 , 02:30 AM

ElliotR

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But then eventually you get experienced enough to get a job in Government Affairs at a major corporation, which if you choose right will be a sweet gig in which your actual job performance will be nearly impossible to measure.

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