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This is an exceptional salary for the UK.
by desideratum 2y ago
This is an exceptional salary for the UK.
- lifeisstillgood 2y agoYes I think that’s just in the top 1% of salaries But I’m pretty sure Brad got Jonah Hill for much less.
- pbalau 2y agoPlus, jobs like this are for people that have a connection with the organization. I can't see myself doing anything, however good the pay might be, for Arsenal. Would be very glad to do that for Chelsea.
- shrikant 2y agoHaving done a bit of consulting for Chelsea FC, I wouldn't recommend working there in an office job. Poor pay (I doubt anyone below "Head of"/CxO even touches 6 figures) and very average working conditions.
- ksynwa 2y agoI thought at first that you might be bantering but after reading your last sentence I am not sure anymore. I don't think being associated with Arsenal at this posting is ever going to be a blemish on anyone's CV. They are higher than Chelsea in PL standings at this moment.
- pbalau 2y agoWhy bantering? 150k a year puts you in the 1% earners in UK, plenty to comfortable live on. As you mentioned, having such a job in ones CV can only help. But, I've been a Chelsea fan for most of my life, if I take such a job at Arsenal and do it properly, I'll be actively working against the organization that brought me so many emotions over the past 30ish years.
- lifeisstillgood 2y agoOh that’s a fascinating reaction I never thought of. I mean people might refuse to work for any gambling company or any arms maker, but I cannot I imagine someone offered a job in banking refuse say Goldman but take JP Morgan, simply because their family have been Morgan fans for generations and would never accept any other bank …
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- alt227 2y agoSo they are looking for people in the Venn diagram cross section of AI researchers and Arsenal FC supporters, of which I imagine there are very few.
- pbalau 2y agoNot sure if you intentionally obtuse or simply don't get it. There is no reason to be a fan of an organization whose main goal is to be making money, but there are plenty of reasons to be a fan of an organization whose main goal is to be better at a sport than other similar organizations.
- addandsubtract 2y agoThere's no reason to be a fan of an organization whose main goal is to make money, yet GP said he's a Chelsea fan.
- idiotsecant 2y agoYou don't think professional soccer teams are an organization whose main goal is to make money?
- dambi0 2y agoIf it is, and it probably isn't, they are really not very good at it.
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- haliskerbas 2y agoAren’t they both owned by pompous rich dudes and private equity, like most companies? Tasty is the boot we enjoy licking.
- vasco 2y agoEverything is owned by rich people, is your solution to not enjoy anything?
- andrepd 2y agoActually in countries like Portugal or Germany, most clubs are owned by its members (or at the very least, 51% owned by its members), which can e.g. vote on its president.
- superfrank 2y agoYou're not totally wrong about the 51% thing (although it's really 50% + 1 vote), but it's not like that is a panacea that keeps out corporate interests. Leverkusen and Wolfsberg are owned by Bayer and Volkswagen respectively (although I understand there's historical reasons for that) and Leipzig is 99% owned by Red Bull, but they only have 50% - 1 voting rights to comply.
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- Zenul_Abidin 2y agoArsenal's owned by Stan Kroenke. Chelsea by Todd Boehly the LA Dodgers guy.