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re: How did Matt Lauer get ahead in life with such a crappy work ethic?
Posted on 2/14/14 at 3:32 pm to Duckie
Posted on 2/14/14 at 3:32 pm to Duckie
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to be fair though, Lauer seems like he works his arse off.
When they're in NY they all have to wake up at like 3 a.m. You'd have to give me 7 figures to do that every day. He probably goes to eat dinner at around 5 to get to sleep for 7 pm. Sounds miserable.
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Posted on 2/14/14 at 3:33 pm to Duckie
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He's probably tired and miserable right now.
Yep, he's way aways from his $15MM house in the Hamptons right now. It has to be tough.
Posted on 2/14/14 at 3:35 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
quote:AMEN. It is amazing the jealousy and the hypocrisy this board has. Everyone claims to be these capitalist conservative but they are nothing more than typical lazy liberals who complain when others are more succesful
Supply and Demand.
He is obviously a valuable commodity, hence his $25M salary for Today Show.
His network wants him to do another show as well.
They should have to pay him more to do it.
If you make $70k/year as an engineer and your company tells you now you have to do sales as well, guess what you are going to need more money to do it.
Posted on 2/14/14 at 3:35 pm to GaryMyMan
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When they're in NY they all have to wake up at like 3 a.m. You'd have to give me 7 figures to do that every day. He probably goes to eat dinner at around 5 to get to sleep for 7 pm. Sounds miserable.
Exactly. I always ask myself how they do so much and wake up all cheery. Then have to fly around the country that same day for interviews, promos and all other types of stuff.
You'd have to pay me a lot for that kind of work.
I don't think most on here understand that life.
This post was edited on 2/14/14 at 3:37 pm
Posted on 2/14/14 at 3:37 pm to htownjeep
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Yep, he's way aways from his $15MM house in the Hamptons right now. It has to be tough.
he works all the time, just liek you and me. It's not like he's a socialite. I guarantee he outworks you by 15-20 hours every week.
Posted on 2/14/14 at 3:38 pm to Trauma14
They should get Seacrest in there. That dude hasn't slept since 2002.
Posted on 2/14/14 at 3:38 pm to Trauma14
He's the epitome of a pussy.
Posted on 2/14/14 at 3:39 pm to Duckie
quote:He is a bleeding heart liberal that wants Lauer's wealth distributed to him. But I guarantee you he claims he is conservative
he works all the time, just liek you and me. It's not like he's a socialite. I guarantee he outworks you by 15-20 hours every week.
Posted on 2/14/14 at 3:40 pm to Duckie
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he works all the time, just liek you and me
come on, obviously half the posters in this thread deserve that position and salary. Obviously capitalism doesn't work, and Lauer shouldn't demand every penny they are willing to give for his services.
I understand it is kind of a unique situation and he is temporarily "filling in."
well I also bet he has about a 10,000 page contract that covers this sort of thing, and if it does he needs to be paid for it.
ETA: I couldn't care less about Lauer's political views in this regard. The man has worked to get to a position in life where he is in demand. He deserves what they are willing to give.
This post was edited on 2/14/14 at 3:41 pm
Posted on 2/14/14 at 3:40 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
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come on, obviously half the posters in this thread deserve that position and salary. Obviously capitalism doesn't work, and Lauer shouldn't demand every penny they are willing to give for his services.
Posted on 2/14/14 at 3:41 pm to Trauma14
Granted it does not go into detail on the amount of early morning location reporting, but the rest of that doesn't sound all that difficult.
Do Today live from 4 pm - 6 pm. He eats and sleeps after that, returning to the prime time chair at 11, so even with an hour for wardrobe and makeup he still has roughly 4 hours to eat/nap.
Four hours of Primetime would go 11pm - 3am. That gives him another 13 hours to sleep and do the location shooting. Doesn't seem all that difficult.
Do Today live from 4 pm - 6 pm. He eats and sleeps after that, returning to the prime time chair at 11, so even with an hour for wardrobe and makeup he still has roughly 4 hours to eat/nap.
Four hours of Primetime would go 11pm - 3am. That gives him another 13 hours to sleep and do the location shooting. Doesn't seem all that difficult.
Posted on 2/14/14 at 3:42 pm to PJinAtl
quote:Awesome, then go do it. This is America nobody is stopping you. Stop complaining and being bitter of others success and make some success of your own
Granted it does not go into detail on the amount of early morning location reporting, but the rest of that doesn't sound all that difficult.
Do Today live from 4 pm - 6 pm. He eats and sleeps after that, returning to the prime time chair at 11, so even with an hour for wardrobe and makeup he still has roughly 4 hours to eat/nap.
Four hours of Primetime would go 11pm - 3am. That gives him another 13 hours to sleep and do the location shooting. Doesn't seem all that difficult.
Posted on 2/14/14 at 3:43 pm to PJinAtl
You do realize these guys work off air right? They have to prepare for the on air time. They don't just sit in the chair and go, "so what's going down today?"
Posted on 2/14/14 at 3:44 pm to lsupride87
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Stop complaining and being bitter of others success and make some success of your own
Posted on 2/14/14 at 3:46 pm to PJinAtl
quote:
Granted it does not go into detail on the amount of early morning location reporting, but the rest of that doesn't sound all that difficult.
Do Today live from 4 pm - 6 pm. He eats and sleeps after that, returning to the prime time chair at 11, so even with an hour for wardrobe and makeup he still has roughly 4 hours to eat/nap.
Four hours of Primetime would go 11pm - 3am. That gives him another 13 hours to sleep and do the location shooting. Doesn't seem all that difficult.
You're not thinking about the fact he already worked a full day for the today show and prepped for it. Also not including his prep for the olympic show. I'm betting he's getting 4-5 hours of sleep and no free time. He's probably waking up, working, then sleeping. That's it. You would be miserable to, and grumpy, and more likely to vent.
This post was edited on 2/14/14 at 3:47 pm
Posted on 2/14/14 at 3:49 pm to Duckie
It's like that line from Get Him to the Greek,
"Yeah, dad, because I became a rock star as the result of winning a lottery"
or something along those lines
"Yeah, dad, because I became a rock star as the result of winning a lottery"
or something along those lines
This post was edited on 2/14/14 at 3:50 pm
Posted on 2/14/14 at 3:50 pm to Trauma14
He sounds like a pampered little bitch. 
Posted on 2/14/14 at 3:52 pm to tigerpimpbot
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