My brother has got a job at Spurs.....

[commodoreLUNGE]

As the title of the thread suggests, my brother is about to embark on a once in a lifetime opportunity for most of us, and actually work for the club. He'll be in the New Business development team, selling Corporate Boxes and Lounge packages to people with more money than most of us. The perks are excellent, as he gets to watch every home game from a box, and he's managed to get 2 tickets to the final (and I've managed to blag it off of him), despite having not started yet, so all seems well, but the point of the thread isn't to gloat, the point I'm making I will come on to....

I'm thrilled for him, and he's very excited about getting started, but a thought has occurred to me, as a fan of 27 years.....what if it's a massive disappointment? What if the attitude within the club isn't very nice, and what if it's a pretty hideous working environment, and what if he ends up hating it....it would surely tarnish your view of the club forever?!

So what I want to know is:

a) Are you happier supporting from the outside, only judging our beloved Spurs by what we see on the football pitch and our perceptions of what goes on during transfer windows? Do you actually care to know what goes on behind closed doors? Are you happy simply hearing snippets of ITK and theorising?

Or, like my brother...

b) Is the opportunity to work for the club you love simply to good to turn down? Do you care that if it all goes badly you might forever feel different about the club?

 

[lennonslaces]

It's too good an opportunity to turn down. If he has the right attitude he will add to a positive atmosphere. The perks seem good and the spirit of the team, the youth teams and now the fans all seem to be coming together at the right time, So it seems a great time to join.
It might've been different early on in the season when the performances and the fans mood wasn't good.

 

[Zammo]

I suspect that working for Spurs the perks would be good whilst the job would not be.

 

[olliec]

I would love to work with the team I've supported all my life. To build a bigger and better future. It's almost like when a DJ starts out as a hobby and then makes a career out of something he loves and is passionate about.

 

[Geyzer Soze]

So i presume much ITK incoming!! woot woot!!

 

[ronspurs]

i think its great

Have just started in the last 18 months working closely with a lot of brands and companies i am passionate / a fan of and i really enjoy it

 

[Bobbins]

I'd love to work with the 'Paul Mitchell department', doing statistical analysis of players and games. Reckon it would be really interesting and you'd genuinely feel like you were contributing to the success of the team on matchdays.

 

[commodoreLUNGE]

i think its great

Have just started in the last 18 months working closely with a lot of brands and companies i am passionate / a fan of and i really enjoy it

I'm glad you're enjoying it. I've felt both sides of the coin. I worked for an employer in my local town that had a huge reputation, and are a world famous brand, but I disliked working there so much that I now wouldn't even consider buying their products. Conversely, when I left this job, I have worked for 2 companies whose brands I was already a massive fan of, and thankfully, in both roles, I have thoroughly enjoyed my working time to the point where I still work for one of those companies now.

I'm just fully aware how the experiences a person goes through at work can shape the way they view an organisation, it's always a massive risk involving yourself professionally in an organisation that you're so heavily emotionally involved in.

As an analogy....I'd never work for my girlfriend! If things went well, and we worked well together then no doubt the successes we share together would strengthen our relationship, but if it all went wrong and she was a hideous person to work for, then my entire outlook towards her would change. Sometimes, it's nice just to hear how her day went when I get home from work, and not to know any more than that.

Does that analogy make sense? haha.

 

[robbiedee]

Thats pretty cool.

At the end of the day, it's a sales job and how much he enjoys it will also boil down to how successful he is at it. Spurs will only be ****s if he's a rubbish salesman.

The perks are designed to incentivise employees to perform better and I'd imagine selling something your passionate about is always going to be easier than something you can't stand.

Good luck to your bro! Jammy git getting tickets for a final before doing a single days work! #notjealousatall

 

[Lufti]

I'd love to work with the 'Paul Mitchell department', doing statistical analysis of players and games. Reckon it would be really interesting and you'd genuinely feel like you were contributing to the success of the team on matchdays.

I was wondering this, but then I thought it could actually turn into a bit of a drag - imagine not being able to just sit back and watch us play, but having to constantly be analysing and observing us for critiques and improvements

 

[camaj]

I think you have to separate the club from the people who work there. The guy who's in charge of selling the boxes might be a huge knob and the rest of the people might not be any better but that doesn't effect my feelings. To me the club are the fans, without them what have you got? Everyone else is an employee that we, the fans, pay to get us to the top. Hopefully they're lovely people too

 

[Bobbins]

I was wondering this, but then I thought it could actually turn into a bit of a drag - imagine not being able to just sit back and watch us play, but having to constantly be analysing and observing us for critiques and improvements

It'd probably be pretty draining as it'd be non-stop watching football and number crunching, might drain you after a few years, and presumably it's pretty much a 6/7 day a week job given the football calendar. But as long as you could record games to analyse afterwards I'm sure you could enjoy them at the time - whilst keeping your eye out for trends and stuff to note.

 

[dk-yid]

A few years ago I joined an organisation which has always been close to my heart. Now, inside, I realize that it is hugely dysfunctional at times and not at the level I believed earlier. This is disappointing, but on the other hand I now also have the opportunity to influence things myself and still feel proud to work here. This feeling is shared by most of my colleagues which I believe could be the same at Spurs. It gives a sense of purpose and lots of motivation.

Good luck to your brother. I hope it works out for him, and that he generates lots of income for some shiny new players.

 

[Donki]

I would say it will not be an easy job at all selling coporate hospitality to assholes (obviously not everyone will be) who will always want more. Targets will be set and expect to be met, if your brother likes a high pressure environment and is a good sales man he will love it. Personally a job like that would drive me potty.

 

[commodoreLUNGE]

Thats pretty cool.

At the end of the day, it's a sales job and how much he enjoys it will also boil down to how successful he is at it. Spurs will only be ****s if he's a rubbish salesman.

The perks are designed to incentivise employees to perform better and I'd imagine selling something your passionate about is always going to be easier than something you can't stand.

Good luck to your bro! Jammy git getting tickets for a final before doing a single days work! #notjealousatall

Yeah he's done alright to get some Final tickets, he wasn't expecting them, just got a phone call out of the blue. I'm very much looking forward to the final .

If it makes you feel any better, they aren't free tickets, so we still have to pay for them #standardLevy

 

[225]

I'd love to work with the 'Paul Mitchell department', doing statistical analysis of players and games. Reckon it would be really interesting and you'd genuinely feel like you were contributing to the success of the team on matchdays.

I was wondering this, but then I thought it could actually turn into a bit of a drag - imagine not being able to just sit back and watch us play, but having to constantly be analysing and observing us for critiques and improvements

It'd probably be pretty draining as it'd be non-stop watching football and number crunching, might drain you after a few years, and presumably it's pretty much a 6/7 day a week job given the football calendar. But as long as you could record games to analyse afterwards I'm sure you could enjoy them at the time - whilst keeping your eye out for trends and stuff to note.

I read up about scouting work and it sounded pretty hardcore. Not much pay and you'd spend most of your weekends compiling 80 page super-detailed reports on a specific player ready for Monday morning, at which point it might not even get read. Like doing dissertations for a living.

 

[carpediem991]

I'd move over from Germany to take a job, money must be okay so that you haven't to live in the shittest parts of London but aside from that it would be my dream. You can make your biggest hobby to your job and you are able to live with what you are doing. I'll probably try some day as I am a sportsmanagement/business student, but the language makes it probably too difficult for me.

 

[Bobbins]

I read up about scouting work and it sounded pretty hardcore. Not much pay and you'd spend most of your weekends compiling 80 page super-detailed reports on a specific player ready for Monday morning, at which point it might not even get read. Like doing dissertations for a living.

Makes sense I suppose - maybe things like pay will become better for jobs like that as they become more valued by clubs.

 

[225]

I'd move over from Germany to take a job, money must be okay so that you haven't to live in the shittest parts of London but aside from that it would be my dream. You can make your biggest hobby to your job and you are able to live with what you are doing. I'll probably try some day as I am a sportsmanagement/business student, but the language makes it probably too difficult for me.

Well, you would have a chance if you were a buddy TV Producer maybe?

http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/jobs/

 

[225]

Makes sense I suppose - maybe things like pay will become better for jobs like that as they become more valued by clubs.

Here's a different example, but the reality:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24653124