Hiring a SAHM

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Anonymous wrote:As a SAHM, I am not working and wouldn't have any interest in a low paying 3-6 hour job. You'd have to pay a LOT of money for me to b interested.

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Right? The condescension of OP is almost as amazing as their inability to perceive it

I was SAHM who worked part-time for 1 1/2 yrs. It was great. I made a little money and it helped me put something on my resume for when I went back to WOHM full-time instead of having a big gap. The two of you are pretty clueless. This is the right opportunity for someone right now. OP is smart to get mature, motivated SAHM.

NP. They don't want it because it's easier to be supported entirely by spouse. Why would they want to mess with that?

When I did a small etsy business on the side, and was doing decently, by the time they took out taxes based off my husband's income plus fees, it wasn't worth it. My husband had me shut it down as it complicated things. We aren't even "high" income.

That is so sad! I'm thinking of starting an online business on Etsy selling kits for my hobby. I'd be sad if DH banned me from pursuing my happiness.

He did not ban me but financially it made no sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a SAHM, I am not working and wouldn't have any interest in a low paying 3-6 hour job. You'd have to pay a LOT of money for me to b interested.

Same.

When I wanted part-time work that paid a decent amount, I couldn’t find it. Part time jobs paid $15 / hour even though they required high-level skills. If I did the same job full time, I’d get low six figures.

Working 3-6 hours a week? That would be too nuts for me.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, I think you are right to look at SAHM. I’m so tired of all the assumptions that SAHMs can’t be bothered to work. As long as you are paying fairly snd flexible, you should have no trouble finding a mature, motivated and experienced employee. Also, moms are great multi-tasters.

I’m tired of the assumption women will work for peanuts.

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Flex Professionals is a great placement agency for jobs just like yours. They have a local NoVa office.

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Anonymous wrote:Flex Professionals is a great placement agency for jobs just like yours. They have a local NoVa office.

https://www.flexprofessionalsllc.com/

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Anonymous wrote:OP, I think you are right to look at SAHM. I’m so tired of all the assumptions that SAHMs can’t be bothered to work. As long as you are paying fairly snd flexible, you should have no trouble finding a mature, motivated and experienced employee. Also, moms are great multi-tasters.

I’m tired of the assumption women will work for peanuts.

Agreed! I’m a former SAHM who works very part time now. I have multiple degrees and 20 years of experience. I make $85/hr for my 10 hr/wk job.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:As a SAHM, I am not working and wouldn't have any interest in a low paying 3-6 hour job. You'd have to pay a LOT of money for me to b interested.

Same.

When I wanted part-time work that paid a decent amount, I couldn’t find it. Part time jobs paid $15 / hour even though they required high-level skills. If I did the same job full time, I’d get low six figures.

Working 3-6 hours a week? That would be too nuts for me.

+2. I had a job like this, about 10 hours a week for $15 an hour, and I had to be available very specific times and whenever they needed me randomly. Plus, they paid me as an independent contractor. It was too much. They were unhappy because they had full-time expectations and wanted me available at a moment’s notice, I was unhappy because it was a ton of stress for $150 a week.

The only way I could see it working is to have very strict boundaries. Such as, I check in to do an hour’s work when I’m available that day, then I check out and am done for the day. No texts or calls, any issues sent to a work email to be addressed the next day.

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Anonymous wrote:As a SAHM, I am not working and wouldn't have any interest in a low paying 3-6 hour job. You'd have to pay a LOT of money for me to b interested.

+1

Right? The condescension of OP is almost as amazing as their inability to perceive it

I was SAHM who worked part-time for 1 1/2 yrs. It was great. I made a little money and it helped me put something on my resume for when I went back to WOHM full-time instead of having a big gap. The two of you are pretty clueless. This is the right opportunity for someone right now. OP is smart to get mature, motivated SAHM.

NP. They don't want it because it's easier to be supported entirely by spouse. Why would they want to mess with that?

When I did a small etsy business on the side, and was doing decently, by the time they took out taxes based off my husband's income plus fees, it wasn't worth it. My husband had me shut it down as it complicated things. We aren't even "high" income.

We had the same experience. I was a new SAHM to 2 under 4. Literally part of my therapy for depression and anxiety was to secure a p/t job - my therapist helped me work out a plan to have something to get outside of my house. Through a friend, I got a merchandising job doing product inventory and display set up. It was stress-free and the perfect fit at the time for me. I think I made just about then minimum wage and got a monthly paycheck that might have been $400. Did this for one year and learned that this tiny bump in income put us into a higher tax bracket! I lost so much in taxes! Also had to quit and ended up doing volunteer work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

When I did a small etsy business on the side, and was doing decently, by the time they took out taxes based off my husband's income plus fees, it wasn't worth it. My husband had me shut it down as it complicated things. We aren't even "high" income.

We had the same experience. I was a new SAHM to 2 under 4. Literally part of my therapy for depression and anxiety was to secure a p/t job - my therapist helped me work out a plan to have something to get outside of my house. Through a friend, I got a merchandising job doing product inventory and display set up. It was stress-free and the perfect fit at the time for me. I think I made just about then minimum wage and got a monthly paycheck that might have been $400. Did this for one year and learned that this tiny bump in income put us into a higher tax bracket! I lost so much in taxes! Also had to quit and ended up doing volunteer work.

I'm curious about this. Does getting a raise at a full time job of $400 a month have the same effect on your tax bracket? I've never heard of anyone turning down a raise because it puts them in a different tax bracket. Not doubting the math or the PP's decisions to quit - just genuinely confused by this.

I'm a PP who stays at home and does some freelancing on Upwork - this past year my earnings were about $6k. We've never considered whether it puts us into a different tax bracket. I'm not really doing it for money, though. I mean, if I make $6k and it puts us in a different tax bracket, are we paying more than that $6k in additional taxes? (Sorry if that's a dumb question...).

For me, I do it for fun, and I'm hoping when my kids are in school I can do it more hours and make more money. If I didn't have my Upwork jobs, I would probably do some kind of hobby that I would spend money on, anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Jeff ought to start an employment division or thread

+1

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a SAHM, I am not working and wouldn't have any interest in a low paying 3-6 hour job. You'd have to pay a LOT of money for me to b interested.

+1

Right? The condescension of OP is almost as amazing as their inability to perceive it

I was SAHM who worked part-time for 1 1/2 yrs. It was great. I made a little money and it helped me put something on my resume for when I went back to WOHM full-time instead of having a big gap. The two of you are pretty clueless. This is the right opportunity for someone right now. OP is smart to get mature, motivated SAHM.

NP. They don't want it because it's easier to be supported entirely by spouse. Why would they want to mess with that?

When I did a small etsy business on the side, and was doing decently, by the time they took out taxes based off my husband's income plus fees, it wasn't worth it. My husband had me shut it down as it complicated things. We aren't even "high" income.

We had the same experience. I was a new SAHM to 2 under 4. Literally part of my therapy for depression and anxiety was to secure a p/t job - my therapist helped me work out a plan to have something to get outside of my house. Through a friend, I got a merchandising job doing product inventory and display set up. It was stress-free and the perfect fit at the time for me. I think I made just about then minimum wage and got a monthly paycheck that might have been $400. Did this for one year and learned that this tiny bump in income put us into a higher tax bracket! I lost so much in taxes! Also had to quit and ended up doing volunteer work.

I'm a SAHM without the skills or experience for working at home online and would love a part time job like this-inventory and display set up. Does anyone know where to look for something like this? Or is it too rare to find?

Also, does anyone have any suggestions for any classes to take to make you more marketable for an online at home job? I have a BS degree in education but haven't used it in many years and I'm not interested in that field anymore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.busstopmamas.com/

Does this actually work? Does not seem to?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a SAHM, I am not working and wouldn't have any interest in a low paying 3-6 hour job. You'd have to pay a LOT of money for me to b interested.

+1

Right? The condescension of OP is almost as amazing as their inability to perceive it

I was SAHM who worked part-time for 1 1/2 yrs. It was great. I made a little money and it helped me put something on my resume for when I went back to WOHM full-time instead of having a big gap. The two of you are pretty clueless. This is the right opportunity for someone right now. OP is smart to get mature, motivated SAHM.

NP. They don't want it because it's easier to be supported entirely by spouse. Why would they want to mess with that?

When I did a small etsy business on the side, and was doing decently, by the time they took out taxes based off my husband's income plus fees, it wasn't worth it. My husband had me shut it down as it complicated things. We aren't even "high" income.

We had the same experience. I was a new SAHM to 2 under 4. Literally part of my therapy for depression and anxiety was to secure a p/t job - my therapist helped me work out a plan to have something to get outside of my house. Through a friend, I got a merchandising job doing product inventory and display set up. It was stress-free and the perfect fit at the time for me. I think I made just about then minimum wage and got a monthly paycheck that might have been $400. Did this for one year and learned that this tiny bump in income put us into a higher tax bracket! I lost so much in taxes! Also had to quit and ended up doing volunteer work.

I'm a SAHM without the skills or experience for working at home online and would love a part time job like this-inventory and display set up. Does anyone know where to look for something like this? Or is it too rare to find?

Also, does anyone have any suggestions for any classes to take to make you more marketable for an online at home job? I have a BS degree in education but haven't used it in many years and I'm not interested in that field anymore.

PP with product display job. I work for American Greetings and then Hallmark cards as a merchandiser, at in store locations like Safeway and Giant. Loved this little gig. My friend who got me the job worked for a costume jewelry line (I think it was Monet) who set up all the store displays in mall stores.

My single uncle retired from a government clerical job and does re-shelving and merchandising for World Markets.

A retired teacher friend works for Kohls but only handles store-to-store transfers. She typically works 3 days a week and has zero customer service interactions / makes her own hours.

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There are staffing companies out there that specialize in SAHMs who want part-time gigs. I can't recall the name of the one my friend works for, but google it. Also, I belong to a moms group and people post part-time job listings on there ALL the time. Try that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

When I did a small etsy business on the side, and was doing decently, by the time they took out taxes based off my husband's income plus fees, it wasn't worth it. My husband had me shut it down as it complicated things. We aren't even "high" income.

We had the same experience. I was a new SAHM to 2 under 4. Literally part of my therapy for depression and anxiety was to secure a p/t job - my therapist helped me work out a plan to have something to get outside of my house. Through a friend, I got a merchandising job doing product inventory and display set up. It was stress-free and the perfect fit at the time for me. I think I made just about then minimum wage and got a monthly paycheck that might have been $400. Did this for one year and learned that this tiny bump in income put us into a higher tax bracket! I lost so much in taxes! Also had to quit and ended up doing volunteer work.

I'm curious about this. Does getting a raise at a full time job of $400 a month have the same effect on your tax bracket? I've never heard of anyone turning down a raise because it puts them in a different tax bracket. Not doubting the math or the PP's decisions to quit - just genuinely confused by this.

I'm a PP who stays at home and does some freelancing on Upwork - this past year my earnings were about $6k. We've never considered whether it puts us into a different tax bracket. I'm not really doing it for money, though. I mean, if I make $6k and it puts us in a different tax bracket, are we paying more than that $6k in additional taxes? (Sorry if that's a dumb question...).

For me, I do it for fun, and I'm hoping when my kids are in school I can do it more hours and make more money. If I didn't have my Upwork jobs, I would probably do some kind of hobby that I would spend money on, anyway.

Probably they got screwed because they initially started withholding as head of household but then had to switch to married filing jointly and that screwed up the amount they owed/had refunded. It's usually just a one time thing until you figure out proper withholding. But also having your own business like Etsy means you have to file quarterly and it's just a pain in the butt.