One of the most common questions I hear about my job is, "So, you must get LOTS of free tickets." Of course, this question comes after quite a bit of explaining about WHAT the company I work for does. I often see the literal light go off in the brain once I've done a sufficient job - then comes the, "Oh, so there must be lots of perks."
For a while after starting at Stubhub.com, this was actually, not the case at all. I think in a six month period I had been to one SF Giants game - as a team outing; we sat in the bleachers in right field and bought our own beer. The perk was we weren't working.
Now, after almost two full years, an eBay buyout and MLBAM deal later, I can say, yes, I get perks. Albeit, not as many as you'd like to think, or I'd like to take advantage of, but yes, there are perks.
It really dawned on me the other day, as I sit in a Mezzanine suite at Oracle Arena watching the GS Warriors try and beat the Nuggets out of a playoff spot.
So, as I'm sitting there drinking beer in a movie theater seat mid-way up from the floor, I realized that that game completed the link and I had finally seen the major professional sports live and in person. It just so happened that my job helped me do that and that besides MLS and NHL, I have enjoyed each of the sports from some ridiculously posh spots.
I have now seen the SF Giants, Oakland A's, Oakland Raiders and Golden State Warriors from a suite locale. I sat in the Diamond Club of McAfee Coliseum watching the A's from literally 50 feet behind Big Blue and Home Plate. In Chicago, going to see the Cubs in Wrigley Field amongst the brick and ivy was amazing enough, but then, I also got to see them from across the street from an exclusive Rooftop party locale built specifically for watching Cubs games. Think Club style with bar, buffet and flat screens on second floor and bar, buffet, flat screen and bleachers on the roof.
I have to admit it's worth bragging about. Now if only the front row Rolling Stones tickets could be attributed to my work as well (and not the hubby and local radio), I'd be sold to the company for life.
