City Park Director Ed Swicklas said that when he started working in the parks he had a full head of dark hair and a skip in his step.
But they're long gone. His hair's turning gray and he's dragging.
"I'm 52 and I feel like I'm 100," he said recently. "I live at this place."
Swicklas said the whole department has "just out there going crazy" trying to deal with all seasonal needs while understaffed.
Perhaps it'll ease up on him soon.
After getting by without an assistant director for a few months, Swicklas recently promoted Jason Krueger, who was in charge of the Malone Aquatic Center, to fill the job.
Krueger's balding a bit so Swicklas said he'll have no excuse later in life for whatever happens to his hair.
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1 comment:
Ed Swicklas is not poor and not overworked by blue collar standards. He is well-compensated, and nobody should be shedding any tears for a guy who has to do his job without a bunch of underlings to do the work for him. That's the way it is everywhere. And when Ed retires, he will be receiving a lot of pension money each month without lifting a finger, more money than a lot of people earn by working, more money than a lot of school teachers for example.
What are Ed's qualifications for this job?
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