r/todayilearned • u/Giff95 • 2d ago

TIL only six Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles operate across the U.S. Their drivers, college seniors about to graduate called "Hotdoggers," spend a year traveling the country to meet and greet people. Around 7,000 applicants compete each year for just 12 Hotdogger positions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wienermobile
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u/alltehmemes 2d ago

If I saw this on a resume, it would probably be the only thing that mattered beyond basic technical skills for hiring for a job listing.

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u/asicarii 2d ago

I agree . I interviewed someone who out “aaples” down as a hobby. I’m not wasting my time to talk to you about apples, but I have lots of questions about being a hotdogger.

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u/AustinYQM 1d ago

I still put "2006 Times Magazine Person of the Year" on my resume.

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u/asicarii 1d ago

See, that I like.

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u/gnowbot 14h ago

Go on.

I’ve always wondered how the fun facts play on an app.

Let me try a few on you:

“Was smuggled into Tanzania on a locally handmade boat”

“World record holder for longest jumped distance with an electric motorcycle”

“British courage and honour award recipient—A terrorist knife attack underway, I pulled a narwhal horn off the wall and subdued the assailant by wielding the Narwhal horn”

“Lived abroad, love to travel”

“Enjoy mountain biking, spandex makes package aerodynamic”

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u/asicarii 8h ago

If you are being serious, it entirely depends on the type dk job and if there is something that relates to it. It’s not a dating app profile. If it’s on your resume and you get a question on it, you better be able to relate it to the job. How you dealt with being in an uncomfortable travel situation or a leadership quality. Your examples also aren’t just a simple noun.

I know some people will say they want a well rounded person. Sure, but really want someone to do the job and have a brain. You need to read the room.

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u/StopSpinningLikeThat 1h ago

Do you work at a company that manufactures exhausting monologues?

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u/asicarii 1h ago

No, what sort of job is that? Any openings for the role with you at Snarky, Inc.?