Recession Boosts Women's Career In Pole Dancing And Stripping

By Staff

Monday, March 30, 2009, 11:42

Recession snatching their plush jobs, women are now on their toes to tunes as 'gentlemen's club entertainers' at upscale jiggle joints in Manhattan.

Women who previously earned their living as stock agents, fashion executives and real-estate agents have now clutched the poles to sway their way as pole dancers and strippers for about 1,500 dollars for a night.

With the big bucks aiding to remove the dent caused by recession, the girls are also much for the job due to its flexible working hours.

A financial analyst by profession at Morgan Stanley, Randi Newton, 28, who lives in Midtown with recession laying hands on her job has now taken to pole dancing at Rick's Cabaret in Murray Hill. She entertains three or four days a week and makes about '160,000 dollars a year on tips alone'. Newton calls herself as an 'independent contractor'.

The New York Post quoted Newton as saying of her shift to the dancing job as : "A few nights after I got laid off, I went with friends to a strip club to get drunk and forget my unemployment troubles. The manager offered me a job as a dancer. I thought it was different. And fun".

Newton also appreciates her new job atmosphere as, "It was very odd seeing a strip club being better run than a major brokerage firm, not to mention I've never had problems with sexual harassment at Rick's,"

Owner of Sapphire Club on East 60th Street opened in January, Peter Feinstein's words flow thus : "I am receiving a lot of applications from women who recently lost their jobs in particular New York City real-estate agents."

Becky, 24 who worked as a pastry chef previously has now become a 'massage girl' at Rick's.

Becky said : "I couldn't find anything after I got laid off because it's hard to land a chef job these days," .

Though recession's tightening grip has caused a lot of lay offs in different fields, business in the 'Jiggle Joints' seemed to be on an upsurge with owners into hiring more talent than ever at present.

A rep for Flash Dancers also went on to say about the mounting applications in surplus, as about 40 forms a month to occupy five positions.

Eric Langdan, Rick's president has said that about 50 candidates a week compete for positions at their club.

"These places give men hope. Even in the worst of times, for us it's the best of times," said Langdan.

Greener pastures on the other side?

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