Jobs with a lot of free time

[Jannes]

I worked at a coffee job and at the supermarket before and it was okay but pretty stressful and I think the effort money ratio could be optimized.
My idea is to have a job that requires little effort so I can spend most of the time productively working on my studies or whatever else. I thought about working at a casino but when I entered a casino the first time of my life I could smell the vibe of desperation everywhere. It would be a perfect fit practically but the misery there would drag me down I think and it would conflict with my values to work at an unethical place like that. Other ideas I had were babysitting, working at a small shop with little customer or working at a gas station because I heard you have a lot of free time there but I never did it myself.
Any experience or recommendations?

[RedLine]

Try to get a remote job. You could optimaze the task to do them very fast so the rest of the workday you can work on your stuff as nobody is watching you. That´s where I want to move to. Currently I am working 9-6 in a office 30 min away from my home and I hate it.

Edited December 4, 2022 by RedLine

[Michal__]

If you don't want to freelance then a small shop is probably the best.

Maybe a book shop or the library or something. That should be pretty chill and you could study during your shifts.

[thepixelmonk]

3 hours ago, blueberries said:

My uncle works in security - not at night clubs or stuff like that, mostly locations for TV and movie sets. Most of the time he just sits in his car for a 12-hour shift on the off-chance that someone arrives and does something dodgy, in which case he has to alert someone else.

Don't think you can beat that for free time 

I'm in the UK which may make a difference.

Yeah I also know security guard type people who basically just sit there and do nothing the vast majority of the time.

[Nilsi]

Get a government job

[Jannes]

5 hours ago, blueberries said:

My uncle works in security - not at night clubs or stuff like that, mostly locations for TV and movie sets. Most of the time he just sits in his car for a 12-hour shift on the off-chance that someone arrives and does something dodgy, in which case he has to alert someone else.

Don't think you can beat that for free time 

I'm in the UK which may make a difference.

2 hours ago, thepixelmonk said:

Yeah I also know security guard type people who basically just sit there and do nothing the vast majority of the time.

But don’t they have to at least appear like they are actively watching out? I can’t imagine it being acceptable that I just read on my tablet all the time, completely ignoring my surroundings. 

[Jannes]

6 hours ago, RedLine said:

Try to get a remote job. You could optimaze the task to do them very fast so the rest of the workday you can work on your stuff as nobody is watching you. That´s where I want to move to. Currently I am working 9-6 in a office 30 min away from my home and I hate it.

I think that would probably take a lot of work and I don’t want that to be my destination anyway. 

 

2 hours ago, Michal__ said:

If you don't want to freelance then a small shop is probably the best.

Maybe a book shop or the library or something. That should be pretty chill and you could study during your shifts.

That’s a good tip. I got a little book shop nearby, I will ask them. 

 

2 hours ago, Nilsi said:

Get a government job

Haha  It still takes a good amount of effort to qualify yourself for that position. I would rather put that energy into my life purpose.

[Jannes]

Maybe I have to take the job of @blueberries uncle, then use half of my time there to work remote in a time efficient way like @RedLine recommends and use the other half to study.

[Leo Gura]

A receptionist-type job in a slow company.

[Thought Art]

@Jannes I used to work in learning centres with autistic kids, and other strange disorders and differences. Because a large part of the job is just making sure they don’t Kill themselves I was able to read and journal a lot. One guy just sat on his iPad playing the same game everyday while he screamed and screamed. I would read books and write poetry.

While working as a janitor I was able to listen to lots of podcasts. 
 

While working in accounting now  I can find repetitive tasks that allow me to listen to podcasts. I am learning so much everyday at my job.

Edited December 5, 2022 by Thought Art

[Thought Art]

2 minutes ago, Tahuti said:

If you want a job where you can work at  a daycare and touch yourself to some jiggly milf-bubbles, that ain't ever the case.

 

Wtf? When did he mention jerking off at work?!

[Thought Art]

Just now, Tahuti said:

From Mental-numbing activities to mental-masturbation activities. Great upgrade. Hey, at least your putting food on the table. ??‍♂️?‍♂️

Accounting and administrative skills are very powerful foundational skills that will serve me in all future endeavours. 
 

wtf are you talking about that being mental masturbation 

[PenguinPablo]

Sales job in a mattress store.

people walk in only so often...

you're by yourself most of the day in an empty store.

when people DO come in, you get a few chances to make a very decent weekly earning (low six figures at the high end... maybe 50k on the low end -- assuming full time)

 

Edited December 5, 2022 by PenguinPablo

[Thought Art]

@Tahuti In an accounting/ administration role such that I have there are a variety of tasks some of which are good for podcasts. Though many are not. 
 

Security actually seems like a good idea for him

Edited December 5, 2022 by Thought Art

[John Paul]

Security

[Space]

20 hours ago, Jannes said:

I worked at a coffee job and at the supermarket before and it was okay but pretty stressful and I think the effort money ratio could be optimized.
My idea is to have a job that requires little effort so I can spend most of the time productively working on my studies or whatever else. I thought about working at a casino but when I entered a casino the first time of my life I could smell the vibe of desperation everywhere. It would be a perfect fit practically but the misery there would drag me down I think and it would conflict with my values to work at an unethical place like that. Other ideas I had were babysitting, working at a small shop with little customer or working at a gas station because I heard you have a lot of free time there but I never did it myself.
Any experience or recommendations?

I'd say remote jobs are definitely your best bet. When you're working at a store, office, shop, whatever, you're basically working non-stop 9-5, even if you don't have work to do. 

Everyone knows you don't need to work solidly 9-5. 

With a remote job, you get to distribute your work however you want. You can easily take half an hour off here and there, even an hour off if you're not too busy. I used to take the entire afternoon off sometimes because I had no meetings or work to do, lol.

This is exactly what I did whilst I was working towards my new career. I literally had a few hours of work to do each day, at most. The rest of the time I was 'online', but actually just doing my illustration work. I was actually working professionally as an illustrator quite a long time before I quit my previous 9-5 because I could distribute the work throughout the day. Lots of people are working 2 remote jobs these days.

What work did I do? I worked in digital marketing. I was a Paid search specialist (also known as PPC) for a year, and a paid social specialist for 7 months, which are both similar entry level jobs. I didn't have any experience when I started. Paid search and paid social jobs require you to create and manage online ad campaigns across google, facebook, youtube, Instagram etc. Other types of digital marketing: SEO, copywriting etc. I'd suggest looking for entry level remote digital marketing jobs. Usually you'll work within an agency, can be very large (1000 people) or small (15 people) who then work with companies and brands to do the digital marketing. Or maybe you work in an office for 6 months, learn how to do the job (probably easier to learn in person tbh), and then quit and find a remote job with those skills. Definitely possible. Easy said than done of course but i know it 'actually' works as a career path because that's literally what i did.

Edited December 5, 2022 by Space

[something_else]

+1 for remote job. Plus if it's truly remote and you work for chill people you can travel while you work too.

[kylan11]

Software Developer, fully remote, hands down. If you have a somewhat logical, problem-solving oriented mind, you can do a day's work in like 2 hours or less and then fuck around while keeping an eye for the occasional unexpected Microsoft Teams call. It's amazing how little it's expected of you as a junior programmer.

Just spend 2-3 months learning the basics of programming (I'd pick Python and Java), find a job (stupid easy to get an entry level IT job in this day and age) and have fun.

During the pandemic I was so addicted to weed I was stoned all day, could barely function, had serious short term memory deficits, yet I was able to keep my remote job without any issues and even be fairly productive. At least my manager seemed to think so.

Plus you get to wake up at 8:59 AM, turn on your laptop and voilà, you're officially at work.

Of course by doing the bare minimum you're not going to get promoted but it will be enough to get by while you cultivate your passions.

[Mohammad]

Learn about stock market and forex, gather some small capital, and the learn swing trading. You just have to sit and be patient most of your days.

[RedLine]

1 hour ago, Mohammad said:

Learn about stock market and forex, gather some small capital, and the learn swing trading. You just have to sit and be patient most of your days.

lol, it is not that easy, I am in that business and you need hundreds of hours of experience behing the graphs, it does not work if you just apply a strategy robotically

Edited December 5, 2022 by RedLine