“There’s no easy job” … but help me find one

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Philanthropy. (Not fundraising). Find a foundation who’s looking for an Executive Director and you're set. Easy, good enough money.

They don’t just hand these jobs out like cookies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There’s tons of easy jobs but most of them don’t pay well. I do literally almost nothing on my shifts but I only make $50k a year.

What do you do?

I’m an admin on duty at my local VA. We staff one person 24/7 to handle emergencies. Day shifts have a few more administrative tasks and phone calls and sometimes fires to put out, but after hours shifts you run a few reports and mostly sit around and wait for something to happen. I watch a lot of tv.

[Anonymous]

Do not get an MSW, there are no easy social work jobs, and it's also underpaid (but some find it rewarding, and there are ways to have an ambitious career as well).

What about an admin? Start by signing up with a temp agency, then see if any of the companies will hire you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do not get an MSW, there are no easy social work jobs, and it's also underpaid (but some find it rewarding, and there are ways to have an ambitious career as well).

What about an admin? Start by signing up with a temp agency, then see if any of the companies will hire you.

I know it wouldn't be easy, but I tend to be a good listening and reader of people - I've always thought some sort of counseling work would fit my skills. And with many sessions being remote these days, I wouldn't have to worry about safety / physical conflict as much as I would in that sort of role.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There’s tons of easy jobs but most of them don’t pay well. I do literally almost nothing on my shifts but I only make $50k a year.

Same. I work from home and have good health insurance, but the pay is crap.

[Anonymous]

Admin is not an easy job. Sorry it's not. It usually requires lots of facetime and a good admin ends up being procedure police without any real power/respect.

I have an easy job. I work a good 4 hours a day and the rest is intermittent. Have busy periods a few times a year where I may put in a full 40 hours or even work overtime. I started at mid 40s and have gotten up to 70s recently in less than < 5 years. Pay is low but so is responsibility. leave is okay, health insurance is fantastic.
Retirement is x contribution at the end of the year based on salary.

Pay raises are consistent. I get to WAH FT and travel every 2-3 years for a few days, which is a nice break. I work with chill people who treat me like an adult and understand that I have a life outside of work. Some days are interesting, some are dull. Not a job for an extrovert as 99.9 of my communication is via email or website.

I thought about teaching or going back to school but I'll make more than my teacher friends ina few years who have masters degrees. Our HHI income will be 200k in a few years and that's good enough for me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Admin is not an easy job. Sorry it's not. It usually requires lots of facetime and a good admin ends up being procedure police without any real power/respect.

I have an easy job. I work a good 4 hours a day and the rest is intermittent. Have busy periods a few times a year where I may put in a full 40 hours or even work overtime. I started at mid 40s and have gotten up to 70s recently in less than < 5 years. Pay is low but so is responsibility. leave is okay, health insurance is fantastic.
Retirement is x contribution at the end of the year based on salary.

Pay raises are consistent. I get to WAH FT and travel every 2-3 years for a few days, which is a nice break. I work with chill people who treat me like an adult and understand that I have a life outside of work. Some days are interesting, some are dull. Not a job for an extrovert as 99.9 of my communication is via email or website.

I thought about teaching or going back to school but I'll make more than my teacher friends ina few years who have masters degrees. Our HHI income will be 200k in a few years and that's good enough for me.

I agree that admin wouldn't be a good fit. That's why I don't want to go into school administration, even though that's where the money is and where more senior teachers want to be.

What is your easy job?

[Anonymous]

College essay writing tutoring. Parents in this area will pay $100 plus an hour.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:College essay writing tutoring. Parents in this area will pay $100 plus an hour.

That’s not an easy job for most people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Admin is not an easy job. Sorry it's not. It usually requires lots of facetime and a good admin ends up being procedure police without any real power/respect.

I have an easy job. I work a good 4 hours a day and the rest is intermittent. Have busy periods a few times a year where I may put in a full 40 hours or even work overtime. I started at mid 40s and have gotten up to 70s recently in less than < 5 years. Pay is low but so is responsibility. leave is okay, health insurance is fantastic.
Retirement is x contribution at the end of the year based on salary.

Pay raises are consistent. I get to WAH FT and travel every 2-3 years for a few days, which is a nice break. I work with chill people who treat me like an adult and understand that I have a life outside of work. Some days are interesting, some are dull. Not a job for an extrovert as 99.9 of my communication is via email or website.

I thought about teaching or going back to school but I'll make more than my teacher friends ina few years who have masters degrees. Our HHI income will be 200k in a few years and that's good enough for me.

I agree that admin wouldn't be a good fit. That's why I don't want to go into school administration, even though that's where the money is and where more senior teachers want to be.

What is your easy job?

I work for a tech company in a non-tech position

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:College essay writing tutoring. Parents in this area will pay $100 plus an hour.

I've done this as well as tutoring. I don't really want to do it anymore (or deal with parents and their overbearing anxieties/ambitions/fakery). I like teaching kids, but parents and administrative work make it hard. And the kids themselves have changed over the past 15 years.

[Anonymous]

Are teaching or training adults any better than dealing with children?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There’s tons of easy jobs but most of them don’t pay well. I do literally almost nothing on my shifts but I only make $50k a year.

Same. I work from home and have good health insurance, but the pay is crap.

This is OP. Somehow I don't think your definition of crap is the same as mine...

[Anonymous]

Op, if you're used to working with kids, consider being a nanny. No it's not always easy, but it pays decently well and you're not starting from scratch. A hard part of new jobs is the learning curve.

[Anonymous]

Nursing?! 2nd career RN. Not easy. Flexible yes but no not easy.