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.

[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.

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.

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.

[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.

[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?