July 29, 2003 1:43 PM

Summer jobs = summer lovin'
Posted by at 1:43 PM

Have cheer Gen-Y'ers: Summer jobs don't always have to be the proverbial "bummer dude." Sure you might find yourself pumping endless streams of frozen yogurt and shuttling plates of fried seafood platters to surly, impatient tourists but there are fringe benefits too, argues Slate intern Avi Zenilman in this semi-satirical take on the "summer job hook-up fantasy."

...lazy youth of America, there is still hope! A summer job need not [be a bummer]...I've evaluated the jobs according to the factors that matter most to Generation Y: wages, availability, and last but not least, the hook-up factor.