Enduring a cold job on a very hot day

MILWAUKEE — At Cathedral Square Park, preparations are under way for
Bastille Days, opening next week.

Dan Miota and his coworkers spend up to 12 hours in the heat getting everything ready for the festival.

He describes this week in one word: “Painful.”

Down at the Milwaukee School of Engineering’s Kern Center, Tom Zienkiewicz is wearing a winter coat to the office.

As the manager for the ice arena, he says that his work days consist of doing maintenance work on the ice.

Two different jobs, two very different environments, but both say they love what they do, even if it’s uncomfortable.