Is there a job where you make crazy money but do not work long hours?

[Anonymous]

I posted earlier, I have a psych degree, very very socialble and competitive. High energy, like adrenaline rushes. Thick skinned, very important in sales. Driven. I sold hospital equipment, lots of big medical companies offer this.
Earlier pp was correct, I did it for 10 years and made no money for the 1st 3 years. I drove an insane amount of miles most days and spent almost my entire day in the car. But it paid off in the end, on a good year, if I met all my goals I could take as many vacations a year as I wanted. I won a bunch of free cruises, usually hit bonus's over $30,000.

[Anonymous]

Is there anyone out there who can address the salaries of RN nurses in this area. Specifically, nurses with a BSN? I've been considering one of the second degree programs offered locally. Any takers?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is there anyone out there who can address the salaries of RN nurses in this area. Specifically, nurses with a BSN? I've been considering one of the second degree programs offered locally. Any takers?

Yes, I heavily researched this, as I was going to apply for GMUs nursing program. Anywhere from 50-70K/yr.

The only way you will crack 100K (and barely at that) is to become a NP, but you have to be a RN for 2 years first.

If you want to make good money, nursing is not where its at, but it can be flexible if working odd hours appeals to you, but you also have to consider that if you have a hospital job (which pays more than a doctors office) then you will be working weekends and holidays.

[Anonymous]

And I forgot to add, there are a glut of nurses right now looking for work, a major over supply. That was not the case a few years back, but when the economy tanked, nursing programs filled up and older nurses either came out of retirement or failed to retire, making very little space for new commers

[Anonymous]

Oh, that ain't workin' that's the way you do it
Get your money for nothin' get your chicks for free..

[Anonymous]

Thank you to the previous poster re: Nurses. I would have thought nurses make more than $50,000 to $70,000 with overtime, etc. I know they really work hard and I've read they "eat their young".

[Anonymous]

Hey this is InkWell but my real name is Antoine Hamilton so how do. l get started with this Job?

[Anonymous]

What about jobs no one else wants, like garbage collector or funeral director? I don't know how much money they make though but you'd think if no one wants the job, you'd have to get paid alot.

[Anonymous]

The ones I know are in sales...commercial insurance, pharma, and medical supply kits.

[Anonymous]

Finance. DH works 55 ish hours a week. Last year he made 700k.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Finance. DH works 55 ish hours a week. Last year he made 700k.

Really? All the Wall St. people I know complain about working 80-90 hours a week.

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Anonymous wrote:Finance. DH works 55 ish hours a week. Last year he made 700k.

DH isn't on Wall St. We're in a small city on the east coast. One of the advantages of working at a branch office or a smaller shop is more family friendly hours. He probably would make more in NYC but the COL would be higher, commute longer, hours longer, etc. His comp is pretty good considering he very rarely has to work more than 55-60 hours.

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Anonymous wrote:What about jobs no one else wants, like garbage collector or funeral director? I don't know how much money they make though but you'd think if no one wants the job, you'd have to get paid alot.

Maybe not garbage collector, but what is wrong with funeral director? It is a well regarded field.

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Anonymous wrote:Hollywood actor (if u can make it)

Not really. Since many production staff are paid by the days they work, the industry is typically built around LONG days. It is not unusual for even the big names to have to be on set at dawn to go through make-up, costume fittings, review scenes, daily schedule, etc and have shooting run 12 hours, then have to take off make-up, prosthetics, etc. Then they have to go home and review lines for the following day's scenes. Most productions cram as much as possible into each day on set to minimize the number of days that they film in each location. They schedule often has to be flexible if there is a star that only has a limited number of scenes/cameos or has schedule conflicts so that they have to navigate around them.

While they can pick and choose projects, often once on a movie or series, the days are quite long.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hollywood actor (if u can make it)

Not really. Since many production staff are paid by the days they work, the industry is typically built around LONG days. It is not unusual for even the big names to have to be on set at dawn to go through make-up, costume fittings, review scenes, daily schedule, etc and have shooting run 12 hours, then have to take off make-up, prosthetics, etc. Then they have to go home and review lines for the following day's scenes. Most productions cram as much as possible into each day on set to minimize the number of days that they film in each location. They schedule often has to be flexible if there is a star that only has a limited number of scenes/cameos or has schedule conflicts so that they have to navigate around them.

While they can pick and choose projects, often once on a movie or series, the days are quite long.

Sounds like you've been talking with Gwyneth Paltrow.