The company hires homeless people and others in need of work to wait in line – overnight if necessary. Just before the hearing begins, the paying customer can take his or her line-stander’s place in the queue, and claim a front-row seat in the hearing room.
又或者，你希望旁听一场国会听证，却不愿花费几个小时排队轮候入场券。那么你可以找一家排队公司。这些公司雇佣那些无家可归或者其他需要工作的人去排队——有必要的时候甚至可以通宵。等到听证会就快开始之前，付了钱的顾客就可以和排队者交换个位置，并因此在听证厅里占据一个前排的座位。