I need a frigging job--or job advice at least

[leftofthedial]

flexible enough I can work for 8 weeks and be off for 2 weeks five times a year

any ideas?

[ThomCat]

1. 10 weeks of vacation per year?

If you find a job like that, please let the rest of us know about it.

Right now I'm dealing with 10 DAYS of vacation per year, and I end up using all of them as sick days. I'd kill for the type of schedule you're looking for.

[leftofthedial]

6. it's not vacation.

it's another job

[leftofthedial]

7. even part time?

[ThomCat]

14. Even part time jobs usually require a very regular presence.

It might only be 20-25 hours per week, but it's pretty much every week. :shrug:

[Fox Mulder]

2. Good luck finding a job like that.

I'd kill for a job like that.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

3. Move to Europe.

Seriously, almost nobody get that kind of vacation in this country.

[leftofthedial]

9. like I said above, it's not vacation, it's another job

I don't mind if it's part time, seasonal, only fills part of the 8 weeks "on" or whatever. It would just be good for the job to still be there when I got back.

[LeftyMom]

4. Temping?

You get to decide when you're not available, but if you're unavailable often enough the agency might stop calling.

[ThomCat]

5. Temping is the only way I can think of getting that schedule.

But then you're pretty much deciding that you'll never earn more than peanuts. :shrug:

I guess the time off would be worth it if you don't need the income very much. But how many people can say they don't need the income?

[flvegan]

10. Does a gigolo make good money?

Seems like you set your own schedule in that line of work.

[ThomCat]

12. LOL!

I'm guessing only a small subset of men could do that job, and I'm definitely not one of them. :P

And of the few men who could do it, how many of them really earn all that much money?

[flvegan]

16. Wiki (be all, end all infocenter of facts it is) says $200-250/hr.

Damn.

[LeftyMom]

13. You could. But then I would kill you.

As soon as I figured out how to make it look like an accident, for insurance purposes. :D

[flvegan]

8. You could see if Van Halen is hiring.

[tigereye]

11. Western fire fighters?

grueling job, though...

[truedelphi]

15. Figure out what you are good at, teach yourself to be better, then

Invest in a web domain name and become self-employed.

Graphic design, and web deisgn, laying tile, painting interior or exteriors of structures, if you have a truck, helping people move.

[leftofthedial]

23. thanks.

I'm trying to do some of those things now. I guess that's the solution.

:toast:

[Gormy Cuss]

17. Temping is the easiest short term way to achieve this...

and longer term, self-employment, both options already mentioned. I've done both in the past when I couldn't lock into a regular schedule. Self-employment is more rewarding but takes time and money upfront to get started.

[riderinthestorm]

18. Even more importantly, what job do you have that's only 10 weeks/year?

That requires your presence so infrequently, and pays so well that you are willing to keep that, and search for temp/seasonal work as a filler?

[leftofthedial]

19. It's all year, but I can handle another job

I have to travel about two weeks out of every ten.

[leftofthedial]

20. I need more than one job to survive in this economy

I'm not looking for much.

[Corgigal]

21. Do you want to work out of the house?

I work out of my little computer room and make my own hours. Normally I only make 10 bucks an hour, but I can decide when I want to work. Not a "fun" job but I like the extra bucks every two weeks. If interested I can PM you the companies name.

[leftofthedial]

22. that's a great idea. Thanks.

How many hours do you work?