Navy Pier in all its humid glory

Well, I spent the day at the end of Navy Pier.  Mind you, it is a LONG walk to the end of the pier dressed up and 90 degrees out.  Since it rained last night, it was as humid as it gets.  I was literally sweating like a banshee by the end of the pier.  I had no misconceptions why everyone avoided sitting next to me, I earned my lonely existence on this day.  So here is my question of the day:  What kind of jobs do these people have?  I mean, this picture does not do it justice.  The pier was packed with people. Do people just take random days off to peruse Navy Pier.  Because, having been there many times, there is just not that much to do.  Really.  It is nice and all, but you wouldn't want to use a precious sick day on this trip.  Especially not today.  It was wet fog that dripped humidity and blocked all buildings from view.  I understand using one of those days for Wrigley Field.  Really, that is worth it.  Navy Pier, not so much.  Which reminds me, I missed my team building day with the work team at the Cubs game today.  I am the dutiful employee that skipped the fun, and instead did the whole responsible thing and went to the conference.  Not that anyone will notice or thank me, but it was the right thing.  Besides, that whole team building thing is overrated in a preassigned setting.  When you schedule team building, it is bound not to happen.  Team building happens at 10pm on the night before a big campaign launch and you all have worked 70 hours the week prior.  It is that whole, we did it together, we sweated together, and we accomplished together respect that builds teams.  Though alcohol always helps too.  But, I think that is more blackmail than team building, but that is for another post.  At least that is how it was at Alberto...