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[Lowe] “You get hired as an assistant with the Maine Red Claws— it was told to me the salary was $15k + shared hotel room w/ another coach” | Mazzulla: “I tried to waive the benefits bc I was like I’m just not gonna get hurt, I just dont have time, I dont need benefits.. could I get the difference?”



Could I get whatever the difference of the benefits would be? (as salary)

Because my wife had a full time job in West Virginia. and she was with the kids and she was going to school. so it was a leap of faith.

by sewsgup

17 Comments

  1. ButtVader

    A lot of people got hurt in The Town, he should keep the benefits

  2. GayForJamie

    Absolute trash that a salary can be that low.

  3. whowasonCRACK2

    I fucking hate how exploitative shit like this gets spun as “hustle” or “grind” or whatever in America.

    Offering to give up your access to healthcare to chase your dream job is a symptom of a sick society. Not evidence of Mazz’s commitment.

  4. Yodudewhatsupmanbruh

    That’s the American way right there

  5. Generic_Commentator

    Surprised people aren’t aware how poorly most jobs in pro sports actually pay.

    It’s a highly desirable gig and organizations know they can underpay you because of it.

  6. grandmasterfunk

    How the fuck do you even survive on $15K?

  7. Kind of silly to me to pay a coach that low of peanuts.

  8. Oceanbreeze871

    I wish the G league could be developed into more of a formal minor leagues. There are prob some ballers in there

  9. waskittenman

    until a couple years ago, lower Minor league baseball players would get like 10 grand a year

  10. theblaackout

    We need more context. Was this a part time position? How many hours a week was he working?

  11. MAINEiac4434

    Good luck trying to live in Portland, Maine on $15,000 a year lmao

  12. TheDiceMan2

    wait did psycho joe live in portland??? i could have had a chance to interact with him?? what?????????

  13. MathewMurdock2

    The NBA could pay their G League people much more, they just chose not to.

  14. Traveler_Constant

    Mazzulla is one of those weird guys that you don’t hate, but he’s just always kind of annoying.

    Like you buy a burger meal, and he asks if he can have your fries. All your fries.

    You pause for a second because you realize he’s serious, and you realize you’re living in two different realities of what’s socially acceptable.

    You: “ummm… No dude, I planned to eat them.”

    M: “Oh…. Alright”

    And you see the gears moving in his head as he tries to figure out where he went wrong in the conversation. “Not again,” he says in his head, “what do I say now…? I know!”

    M: “Hey, dude, while you’re eating, have you accepted the Lord Jesus Christ into your heart?”

  15. albino_kenyan

    i was contacted by a recruiter about a software dev position w/ the Red Sox several yrs ago. I think the salary was 100k while 130k was the market rate. I would have loved to do the job, but i’m not willing to take a pay cut.

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