by "That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms" (thatbastardkurtis5)
Published 08/30/2017 at 20:41
by "That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms" (thatbastardkurtis5)
Published 08/30/2017 at 20:41
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So I’ve got a job interview tomorrow, which is cool because I just found out the job existed this morning. They wanted me to come in today, but it was going to be at 5 and I had to pick up my son from daycare. The job itself is kinda neat though.
It’s spraying lawns for mosquitos and ticks. On its own that isn’t exciting, but it’s a seasonal job...8-9 months a year. During those 8-9 months it’s a lot of hours, but at the end you get laid off and either collect unemployment or get a seasonal gig until it starts back up. He said half he job is driving, which is cool because that means half the job I don’t consider work.
Is it a ton of money? No, not in the grand scheme of things. But it’s 50% more in 3/4 of a year than I make in a full year right now, so that’s a definite improvement. It’s enough to let my wife quit her job and go back to school, which is what she wants, which is therefore what I want.
I figure I can supplement that with a seasonal gig at UPS or FedEx, keep the money coming in. Or I’ll just take a few months off and be a fat sack of fat, whatever.
So hopefully it’s cool and hopefully I get it. I’d love to quit my job and start this one before I take the family to Seattle in late September, but we’ll see.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
08/30/2017 at 20:53, STARS: 2
And soon, your son will be out of daycare. That’s like getting a raise.
"random001" (random001)
08/30/2017 at 20:53, STARS: 0
Good luck to you!
"AestheticsInMotion" (aestheticsinmotion)
08/30/2017 at 21:02, STARS: 1
Before my window washing business took off, I had almost no clients through the winter months so I took a couple weeks off to relax, then delivered pizzas for a few months. Driving the Miata with the top down, running to someone’s door and handing them food hardly felt like work, and the pay was surprisingly good. About $350 in tips per week working 5 nights (5 hour shifts) plus hourly wages. Here at least, every pizza delivery driver seems to be a total gearhead too!
"That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms" (thatbastardkurtis5)
08/30/2017 at 21:03, STARS: 1
Fact. Ours is one of the ‘cheaper’ ones around and its still like $1000 a month. I suppose when you think about it, he’s there 40 hours a week...so $6/hr is a relatively low price to pay for keeping my small human alive for me, but still.
"That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms" (thatbastardkurtis5)
08/30/2017 at 21:05, STARS: 0
I’ve got a WRX delivery guy and an S2000 delivery guy. I hadn’t thought about that at all, but the Miata is an excellent pizza delivery car with its mileage/get paid to drive it quotient. That’s not a bad idea.
"Carsbikesscooters" (carsbikesandscooters)
08/30/2017 at 21:07, STARS: 1
I’m thinking of becoming a Jimmy John’s delivery driver to have a little money in my pocket during high school and college. Around where I live, they do it kind of on a do it when you want basis. Driving my golf around delivering sandwiches doesn’t sound bad.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
08/30/2017 at 21:07, STARS: 1
Preach. We never had our kids in daycare full time, but even then, it was a chunk of change. And I had twins in daycare. We only put them in for 9 months, sort of like Pre-K to get them ready for kindergarten.
"AestheticsInMotion" (aestheticsinmotion)
08/30/2017 at 21:12, STARS: 1
If you’ve got the time, go for it! I’ve heard that Jimmy John’s is pretty good as far as treating employees goes
"AestheticsInMotion" (aestheticsinmotion)
08/30/2017 at 21:14, STARS: 1
As long as you can handle your local weather, it seems like a pretty good gig.
Save even more money by feeding your family nothing but free pizza! /s
"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck)
08/31/2017 at 05:54, STARS: 0
I delivered pizza when I was in high school. I got to drive around with my radio blaring, so it was a great time for a teenager. But since I was working in a tiny town, the tips were awful. Most weeks I made more on my hourly wage than I did in tips. This was the norm for all the drivers. Sometimes small towns suck.
"nieldcaj" (nieldcaj)
08/31/2017 at 08:18, STARS: 0
One of my professors once said “If an employer wants you to come for an interview at the same time you have to be at a funeral, see if you can get the funeral moved”. Real life doesn’t work like that, but I enjoyed the quote.
"That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms" (thatbastardkurtis5)
08/31/2017 at 09:23, STARS: 0
I usually agree with that. If they wanted me in any time other than 5 it would have been fine...I doubt anybody is going to argue with the ‘I have to pick up my toddler from day care’ defense, haha.