Since last Tuesday, I’ve been on the set during the taping of “Mad Money.” My role is generally acting as an assistant to the assistant producer. But basically, if anyone tells me to do something—grab this piece of paper or that prop— I run and do it. And there’s always something to be done.
I have arranged tables of junk food and gardening products for Jim Cramer to talk about them on air. I’ve put hundreds of archive tapes in chronological order. I’ve made cardboard cutouts of bears. I helped make a “Milk-amid”—a pyramid comprised of 50 gallons of soymilk and butter. Every day is different than the one before, and the day after will be different too. This kind of atmosphere is exciting and invigorating to work in.
To get to CNBC, I’ve been walking about a mile to the upper east side to catch the free shuttle for CNBC employees every morning. I tried it the first morning in flip flops, but have since switched to sneakers. I feel a little silly trekking around in a dress or other work wear and my dirty sneakers, but it’s necessary. The ride from Manhattan to Englewood Cliffs, NJ takes a little under 45 minutes, depending on the traffic. We take the GW bridge and get a nice view of the city skyline as we head into New Jersey every day.
That’s when the heels come on. Carolyn, I tried to take your advice, I really did. But the heels are inescapable. Every female, even an eight-months-pregnant staffer, wears heels. Even if they’re wearing jeans and a tshirt. Since I’m spending most of my day in a prop closet, I indulged a little bit and wore flats today. My ankles are thanking me.
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