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[quote=Anonymous]I’m a Fed in a technical role who has been trying to land a higher paying job for years so spouse can downshift from their stressful job (law). I have applied to hundreds of jobs, had dozens of interviews, and probably a dozen job offers — and none paid anymore than my GS14 job but required longer hours and usually actually less pay. And I could not nail down growth potential for salary, no bonuses, etc. So it’s clear I’m not marketable in the $200k job market. So instead of changing jobs, I’m going to try to bring together a weekend job that maybe could bring in $30k (I know that’s a big ask), and looking for ideas. No entrepreneurs in my family or close friend circle, so coming to DCUM. I was thinking I might make a small useful app (I’ve had some ideas for parenting apps that I would use) and sell for $1 or what not (I don’t want ad supported software, it’s just a curse on humanity). Or maybe doing websites for small businesses? Or freelancer.com or something like that? Or should I just do dog walking — but that’s usually during work times, and as a Fed I need strict firewall of hours worked and this side gig (and I’ll get ethics approvals). Thanks for any advice![/quote]
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