I need a low tech, low stress job

[Anonymous]

Find a job at an ice cream, cookie, snow cone or donut shop.

[Anonymous]

I would avoid any job where you need to be on your feet all day.

If you’ve been at a desk for many years and are above age 30, you will not make a 8-hour shift on your feet. Your feet/back will not cooperate even if you go to the gym and consider yourself in great shape, it is different to be on your feet so long. Avoid all those retail like suggestions here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would avoid any job where you need to be on your feet all day.

If you’ve been at a desk for many years and are above age 30, you will not make a 8-hour shift on your feet. Your feet/back will not cooperate even if you go to the gym and consider yourself in great shape, it is different to be on your feet so long. Avoid all those retail like suggestions here.

Wrong. Speak for yourself. Plenty of people over 30yo have jobs on their feet all day, and are just fine.

My father did such a job until his 60s. I know plenty of other people in their 50s, 50s and 60s who work on their feet all day, in jobs like healthcare, retail, restaurants, farming, trades etc.

[Anonymous]

I teach a stretch and foam rolling class. I love that I get paid to roll around and relax with people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Librarian?

Low stress?!?! Have you been a public librarian lately?!

They obviously haven't. Any librarian is going to be using technology most of the day and dealing with some stress.

Maybe a library assistant,but they will still have to be staring at a screen half the day. Book shelver is low stress and low tech.

Most retail, and restocking positions OP. Also a CNA, daycare provider, and older person companion may be more what you are looking for. Teaching is fairly stressful these days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any position in restaurants. They will hire you without experience. You can move from being a host or busser to waiter, bartender and then manager.
Way more money a more flexible than retail or school. They also feed you which is awesome.

What do they feed you? Ultra salty- processed food, full of carbs and fructose because is cheaper?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Find a job at an ice cream, cookie, snow cone or donut shop.

they don't provide benefits. All the workers are PT. My DC works at one of those types of shops.

[Anonymous]

Me, too, OP.

[Anonymous]

What’s your minimum salary requirement OP?

[Anonymous]

Park Ranger

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any position in restaurants. They will hire you without experience. You can move from being a host or busser to waiter, bartender and then manager.
Way more money a more flexible than retail or school. They also feed you which is awesome.

What do they feed you? Ultra salty- processed food, full of carbs and fructose because is cheaper?

Must be American restaurants. We had really good food. I still go there as a customer. Same with the Tapas restaurant I worked at for 10 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think the trickiest part is finding low key, low tech that also has benefits. Maybe look for an entry level job with a local government? Park ranger? Personal chef? What do you enjoy doing as a hobby?

DC Medicaid is easy to get on low income. The rest of the benefits are useless. Open a Roth IRA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:School nurse

This is hilarious. My aunt is a school nurse and is regularly with kids in the ER with SI, helping talk down anxious kids for a test, catching vomit. The list goes on. Not enough social workers to deal with all the mental health stuff so school nurse handles a lot too. Plus the whole... degree thing!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any position in restaurants. They will hire you without experience. You can move from being a host or busser to waiter, bartender and then manager.
Way more money a more flexible than retail or school. They also feed you which is awesome.

Very stressful.