Is this a unicorn? I'm looking for a companion for my mom, but not a set schedule.

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Anonymous wrote:Who would actually want a job like this? I’m sorry but you are looking for a unicorn OP.

Actually I would want a job like this. OP what city are you in?

Out of curiosity, how can you swing a job like this?

OP mentioned 5 - 9 on weekdays and otherwise on weekends, times when I am home and available.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who would actually want a job like this? I’m sorry but you are looking for a unicorn OP.

Actually I would want a job like this. OP what city are you in?

Out of curiosity, how can you swing a job like this?

OP mentioned 5 - 9 on weekdays and otherwise on weekends, times when I am home and available.

Different poster here

But do you not have a day job? Even if your day job ends by 4 pm or so—that would be a very long day. Wouldn’t it be hard to be alert and cheery after working 13+ hours straight?
A spouse/significant other?
Kids at home?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who would actually want a job like this? I’m sorry but you are looking for a unicorn OP.

Actually I would want a job like this. OP what city are you in?

Out of curiosity, how can you swing a job like this?

OP mentioned 5 - 9 on weekdays and otherwise on weekends, times when I am home and available.

Different poster here

But do you not have a day job? Even if your day job ends by 4 pm or so—that would be a very long day. Wouldn’t it be hard to be alert and cheery after working 13+ hours straight?
A spouse/significant other?
Kids at home?

Kids are high school age. Work ends at 4, and I wouldn't be care giving every day, just the occassional need OP talked about.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who would actually want a job like this? I’m sorry but you are looking for a unicorn OP.

Actually I would want a job like this. OP what city are you in?

Out of curiosity, how can you swing a job like this?

OP mentioned 5 - 9 on weekdays and otherwise on weekends, times when I am home and available.

Different poster here

But do you not have a day job? Even if your day job ends by 4 pm or so—that would be a very long day. Wouldn’t it be hard to be alert and cheery after working 13+ hours straight?
A spouse/significant other?
Kids at home?

Kids are high school age. Work ends at 4, and I wouldn't be care giving every day, just the occassional need OP talked about.

OP said "often" and that it's for sporting events. I guess I was assuming it would be 2-3 times during the week and at least one weekend day.
I have a kid in high school right now I'd be really sad to miss dinner with him frequently, miss things like games, school plays, music performances, etc. Unless I was really desperate for money to put a roof over our head and food on the table, it just wouldn't be worth it.

[Anonymous]

Naborforce is probably closest to what you want. Around 30/hr

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who would actually want a job like this? I’m sorry but you are looking for a unicorn OP.

Actually I would want a job like this. OP what city are you in?

Out of curiosity, how can you swing a job like this?

OP mentioned 5 - 9 on weekdays and otherwise on weekends, times when I am home and available.

Different poster here

But do you not have a day job? Even if your day job ends by 4 pm or so—that would be a very long day. Wouldn’t it be hard to be alert and cheery after working 13+ hours straight?
A spouse/significant other?
Kids at home?

Kids are high school age. Work ends at 4, and I wouldn't be care giving every day, just the occassional need OP talked about.

OP said "often" and that it's for sporting events. I guess I was assuming it would be 2-3 times during the week and at least one weekend day.
I have a kid in high school right now I'd be really sad to miss dinner with him frequently, miss things like games, school plays, music performances, etc. Unless I was really desperate for money to put a roof over our head and food on the table, it just wouldn't be worth it.

I mean, people do work second jobs. They do a side gig to earn extra money to pay off debt or save for a kids' college. I have done it as an elementary school teacher (tutor afternoons, evenings and weekends) despite having kids at home. Sure, you don't do it if you don't need the money.

Be glad that you have never had a need to work a second job, I guess. But it's a "thing"!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who would actually want a job like this? I’m sorry but you are looking for a unicorn OP.

Actually I would want a job like this. OP what city are you in?

Out of curiosity, how can you swing a job like this?

OP mentioned 5 - 9 on weekdays and otherwise on weekends, times when I am home and available.

Different poster here

But do you not have a day job? Even if your day job ends by 4 pm or so—that would be a very long day. Wouldn’t it be hard to be alert and cheery after working 13+ hours straight?
A spouse/significant other?
Kids at home?

Kids are high school age. Work ends at 4, and I wouldn't be care giving every day, just the occassional need OP talked about.

OP said "often" and that it's for sporting events. I guess I was assuming it would be 2-3 times during the week and at least one weekend day.
I have a kid in high school right now I'd be really sad to miss dinner with him frequently, miss things like games, school plays, music performances, etc. Unless I was really desperate for money to put a roof over our head and food on the table, it just wouldn't be worth it.

I mean, people do work second jobs. They do a side gig to earn extra money to pay off debt or save for a kids' college. I have done it as an elementary school teacher (tutor afternoons, evenings and weekends) despite having kids at home. Sure, you don't do it if you don't need the money.

Be glad that you have never had a need to work a second job, I guess. But it's a "thing"!

Well that's the "thing." I actually HAVE had to work at second job before. What OP is proposing wouldn't help someone who NEEDS the money. It's few hours, and random/not on a set schedule. The person accepting this job won't be able to depend on the money to pay bills.
Be glad that you have no idea what you are talking about, I guess. But someone who needs the money, needing dependable regular hours is a "thing."

[Anonymous]

Some people do it for nice to have money and not need to have money. What’s so hard to understand?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some people do it for nice to have money and not need to have money. What’s so hard to understand?

It's very difficult to understand why a parent would find it "nice to have" unnecessary money instead of spending time with her kids, instead of going to the kids' games, concerts, school plays, etc. If you find it very easy to understand why a parent doesn't want to have anything to do with their kids, then I think you are the one with a problem.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Some people do it for nice to have money and not need to have money. What’s so hard to understand?

It's very difficult to understand why a parent would find it "nice to have" unnecessary money instead of spending time with her kids, instead of going to the kids' games, concerts, school plays, etc. If you find it very easy to understand why a parent doesn't want to have anything to do with their kids, then I think you are the one with a problem.

Maybe, consider, that everyone’s lives are different. Maybe a divorced parent who wants to fill their time when the kids are with the other parent. Maybe kids are older teens who drive themselves to their after school activities, etc. Maybe just live and let live.

[Anonymous]

Were you able to find your unicorn OP?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who would actually want a job like this? I’m sorry but you are looking for a unicorn OP.

Actually I would want a job like this. OP what city are you in?

Out of curiosity, how can you swing a job like this?

OP mentioned 5 - 9 on weekdays and otherwise on weekends, times when I am home and available.

Different poster here

But do you not have a day job? Even if your day job ends by 4 pm or so—that would be a very long day. Wouldn’t it be hard to be alert and cheery after working 13+ hours straight?
A spouse/significant other?
Kids at home?

Kids are high school age. Work ends at 4, and I wouldn't be care giving every day, just the occassional need OP talked about.

OP said "often" and that it's for sporting events. I guess I was assuming it would be 2-3 times during the week and at least one weekend day.
I have a kid in high school right now I'd be really sad to miss dinner with him frequently, miss things like games, school plays, music performances, etc. Unless I was really desperate for money to put a roof over our head and food on the table, it just wouldn't be worth it.

I mean, people do work second jobs. They do a side gig to earn extra money to pay off debt or save for a kids' college. I have done it as an elementary school teacher (tutor afternoons, evenings and weekends) despite having kids at home. Sure, you don't do it if you don't need the money.

Be glad that you have never had a need to work a second job, I guess. But it's a "thing"!

Well that's the "thing." I actually HAVE had to work at second job before. What OP is proposing wouldn't help someone who NEEDS the money. It's few hours, and random/not on a set schedule. The person accepting this job won't be able to depend on the money to pay bills.
Be glad that you have no idea what you are talking about, I guess. But someone who needs the money, needing dependable regular hours is a "thing."

But don't you see that there are both kinds of people who exist at the same time? People who need a full time job or full time second job to pay for the basic necessities of life, and people who work for some extra money, but don't absolutely need it? Not every job needs to be for every person, right?

I'm not saying that there will be a ton of people interested in working for OP's kind of set-up, but there certainly could be someone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some people do it for nice to have money and not need to have money. What’s so hard to understand?

It's very difficult to understand why a parent would find it "nice to have" unnecessary money instead of spending time with her kids, instead of going to the kids' games, concerts, school plays, etc. If you find it very easy to understand why a parent doesn't want to have anything to do with their kids, then I think you are the one with a problem.

In my case, I would pick up tutoring jobs after school, when my own children were doing their own afterschool clubs or sports. Or a couple hours on a weekend morning, when my teenagers were.. um... sleeping in, usually. The money I was earning was probably $800 - $1000 per month and I put it in my kids' college funds. Please don't think I was working because I didn't want to spend time with my kids, or my husband.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who would actually want a job like this? I’m sorry but you are looking for a unicorn OP.

Actually I would want a job like this. OP what city are you in?

Out of curiosity, how can you swing a job like this?

OP mentioned 5 - 9 on weekdays and otherwise on weekends, times when I am home and available.

Different poster here

But do you not have a day job? Even if your day job ends by 4 pm or so—that would be a very long day. Wouldn’t it be hard to be alert and cheery after working 13+ hours straight?
A spouse/significant other?
Kids at home?

Kids are high school age. Work ends at 4, and I wouldn't be care giving every day, just the occassional need OP talked about.

OP said "often" and that it's for sporting events. I guess I was assuming it would be 2-3 times during the week and at least one weekend day.
I have a kid in high school right now I'd be really sad to miss dinner with him frequently, miss things like games, school plays, music performances, etc. Unless I was really desperate for money to put a roof over our head and food on the table, it just wouldn't be worth it.

I mean, people do work second jobs. They do a side gig to earn extra money to pay off debt or save for a kids' college. I have done it as an elementary school teacher (tutor afternoons, evenings and weekends) despite having kids at home. Sure, you don't do it if you don't need the money.

Be glad that you have never had a need to work a second job, I guess. But it's a "thing"!

Well that's the "thing." I actually HAVE had to work at second job before. What OP is proposing wouldn't help someone who NEEDS the money. It's few hours, and random/not on a set schedule. The person accepting this job won't be able to depend on the money to pay bills.
Be glad that you have no idea what you are talking about, I guess. But someone who needs the money, needing dependable regular hours is a "thing."

Exactly.

[Anonymous]

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