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Part-Time/Second Job
It's often suggested on here to pick up a part-time/second job. What do you ladies suggest as the best "bang for your buck" waitress, retail, bartending, something from home?
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Re: Part-Time/Second Job
PT bank teller.
Sundays off. Bank holidays off. Closes each day at 5 or 6pm...can't take work home.
ah ok. In that case I would think retail or waitressing would be ideal for you. I have never worked in the restaurant business but would assume you would make more money in being a waitress/bartender because of the tips. I always hated retail jobs
I have experience in retail but didn't love it. Waitressing makes me nervous, but I could always give it a go.
I second the waitress/server suggestion. I know it is very easy to get a retail job (I just did this and got hired on the spot). However, the pay is minimal and nowadays it seems customer service is a lost art as retailers are more interested in signing people up for their rewards program and/or credit card and not so much in creating a great shopping experience. (A little rant-y I know...sorry)
Best of luck!
If you are nervous about waitressing, I would recommend a job in another type of food service- like a bakery or ice cream parlour. You still work for tips, and you aren't really a waitress. When money is tight in our house, I pick up a few shifts at an ice cream parlour I used to work at when I was in school- the manager and I stayed in touch, so she is always able to squeeze me in. It's easy work, and you get tips, and like PP said- you don't take work home with you!!! GL
Bartenders tend to make more than servers but it depends on the place. Old school / nightclubs people will throw you $1 per drink if they are paying cash. On a credit card / tab you'll probably make the same 15-20% as the servers. Overall hospitality pays beter than retain but the hours can be long. Do you really want to work on Friday & Saturday until 2-3 a.m.?
Work from home rarely pays but it can. When my parents were ill, I had a few writing gigs that paid well that I was able to do sitting in their hospital rooms. Thank heaven for wi fi.
I use to work at NY and Co when I was in college. They really pushed selling that credit card of theirs. We would get in trouble if we didn't have 3 card sign ups a week. they would keep track. I am not a sales person and don't like doing it. I got all my friends to come up and help me out by applying for a card, but eventually ran out of friends. They made me watch another video about selling that card. Then they docked my hours when I didn't open enough cards. I quit because I though it was so stupid. Ended up working at Kmart for a little bit instead.
I think retail/restaurant would be most suitable for you as well. I keep going back and forth if I want to get a second part-time job. I work 7:30am - 3:30pm, so I could easily pick up a couple nights/week. We're not "struggling" per se, but we could definitely use the extra money.
The only thing stopping me from getting a part-time retail/restaurant job is the weekends. I remember I lost out on a lot of family stuff when I worked at a restaurant through high school/college, and I don't want to miss out on family stuff.
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Retail will probably be best or office cleaning (not sure of pay but you don't have customer headaches like retail). I would suggest looking at local classifieds to see what you may find. You may be surprised. I have a part time job at a gym I was going to. I work the desk at night, no sales required but if someone wants to join, I do give them information & can sign them up. Nice part is that I save on the cost of the membership. I had to drop membership because I've picked up more nights working so no time to work out, but it's only 5 1/2 hours a week & the pay is really good.
My 2nd/part-time job is selling Tastefully Simple. So there's the option of doing a home-based party business. You can do it in jewelry, food, cooking utensils, candles, etc. There are a lot of options, and the pay structure is pretty good with all of them. I strictly only do parties Monday-Wednesday at night, and am done and home by 9pm at the latest (work M-F 8:30-5 at FT job). This works perfect for our family, because I can be home on the weekends and don't miss out on a lot of things. You also make your own schedule. So if you have something going on one night, then you don't do a party that night. Or if weekends work best, then you do parties then.
It takes some work, but the income is pretty good. I bring in anywhere from $100-$1,500 a month in extra income from it.
Just another option.
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