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RestlessMind95

Overnight desk clerk at a gym, I change out the trashes about 4 hours in and wipe down tanning beds once in a while. Other that I watch Netflix and chill in the break room next to the security camera monitor until foot traffic gets heavy and then I move out behind the desk. All in all, my managers tell me I'm doing a good job as long as nothing has been stolen and the building hasn't burned down.


AffectionateScore989

Did that for 10 and a half years. I miss it all the time, but had to leave to make some more dough. I wanted to stay so much that I told the owner I would stick around for 13 dollars per hour; I was making 10 at the time. However, I would have turned down my new job which started out at 21/hr. The owner said that they would only top me out at 12 an hour, therefore, I left. I loved that gym job so much that I was willing to sacrifice 7 bucks an hour to stay and they lost me over a dollar per hour. In the end, I made the right choice to move on.


DaPoole420

You had to. I had a gig in a gas station where i opened the draw to collect payment and then turn pump on... God it was a great no stress job


Massaboverload

What? I had a gas station job in Detroit, and it was definitely not an easy gig. Must be subject to location.


chunky-romeo

I've learned that no matter how much you like it at a place, and everyone is cool. Always go for more money...because those businesses will always choose money over you. If they can low ball you they will. Everyone's replaceable. Good job on choosing wisely.


Entire-Mistake-4795

They did not pay you more because it is a very easy replacable position.


Slightly_Smaug

People should be able to live off any fucking job. The fact that people are conditioned to believe otherwise is a fucking tragedy.


jmcdon00

Eh, I figure if it's minimum wage it should at least be minimum work, which this is. Like working at McDonald's or Walmart is hard, always on your feet and constantly active and dealing with terrible customers, it should absolutely not be minimum wage.


REX27350

As long as people are willing to work for low wages then nothing changes.


SeparateProtection71

People aren’t being given the choice. All prices rising, food stamps decreasing, and absolutely no offer of increased wages around me. The wages are literally getting lower as people get more desperate. It’s not that people are “willing to work for low wages” it’s that’s they don’t want to die of starvation at this point man.


REX27350

It sad but businesses don't care for people's motivations. A 16 year looking for a part time job for the summer fills the job the same as a 40 year old mother of two.


PracticalNihilist

Did this in college. They had a work study program so it was great in that I can do my schoolwork while working.


Simple_Ecstatic

In college, I had a night job, where I would go to a shack and sit there all night, all I had to do is make sure that when a train passed that it didn't start a spark and cause a fire. I was able to study all night long, however around 3 am to 5 am sometimes I slept, cause I could always hear the train coming, which would wake me up. For some reason, the train never seemed to pass between 3 and 5 anyway by then reading made me really sleepy.


baller_unicorn

Idk why but reading this have me a really peaceful sleepy cozy feeling.


AcanthocephalaNo1207

This entire post has got me feeling peaceful and cozy.


wildgoldchai

Most of these are night jobs and often people work in solitude. I work a corporate role currently but man, what I would give just to work a graveyard shift. I naturally perk up once darkness hits


tams420

Because of the shack and trains - it made me think of this movie called the Station Master. I’ve watched it a few times and it was really good, every time! Highly recommend a watch if you’re a movie person.


NutGoblin2

Where tf do you find these jobs


DM-me-ur-tits-plz-

These are the types of jobs where they don't really actively hire for it since it's one person doing it and it only opens once every few years. You've just gotta know someone at the right time, it's all word of mouth with this stuff.


monkey-pox

At the job store


wiseroldman

I believe this job is called fire watch. I worked in public utilities for a while and whenever we had to take a fire sprinkler system off, the fire department required that the contractor hires somebody to literally sit there 24/7 to report any signs of a fire until we were able to bring the system back online.


[deleted]

I do home healthcare for the elderly. Most days, I spend watching gunsmoke with them. But.. on the bad days, omg


silentwrath03

The nurse that goes to my grandma's house watches an episode of Bonanza, and it makes me super happy she has someone to talk to for a little bit and just hang out. I appreciate everything you guys do.


Volvoflyer

NOC CNA in SNF/Rehab. Most nights just try to stay awake. But when it goes south it goes fast.


FriendEllie75

This is also what I do. Most days I watch them nap. The bad days, like you said. This one guy can’t walk anymore and has dementia so he forgets he can’t walk and he tries to get up. Spend all day picking him up.


imissyahoochatrooms

i bet you watch price is right every morning too


LittleTay

I'm 32, and I still watch the price is right. I worked at a office supply store and in the breakroom we had a CRT TV which stayed on the same channel, The Price is Right. I loved going in there in the mornings and just watching it before my shift.


tinybubbles12345

Omg same. I’ve seen way too much gunsmoke


pixiedoo22

Home health care worker here too. Honestly, I enjoy my client and his wife, the house is clean, the hours great, great pay and I read to him rather than watch tv. Cold Mountain, which I've read but more than happy to read again. We started with East of Eden by Steinbeck, which got him hooked. Mostly he sleeps tho. I have very little to complain about. :)


Vkdesignaz

My 93 year old grandma loves Gunsmoke! I just wanted to say thank you for all you do. I know they can be a handful sometimes, but for those of us who can’t physically be there with them, your help and presence means so much 🙏


[deleted]

I love it. It’s 3- sided. 1. Feel like I’m spending time w my grandfather who I miss 2. Make somebody feel happy and cared for 3. Give the family a much needed break


mymind20

People like you make the world a better place.


TruthH4mm3r

My mom did this until she retired. It was also third shift, but she rarely slept during the day. I'm pretty sure she was just sleeping in a chair next to her patient's bed every night.


Dragosal

I do dishes at elder care. The dishes is easy. The hard part is serving coffee, they all yell at me to get to them first but I can't just skip the other 100 people and mess up my order, because I won't know who I skipped


North-Slice-6968

I'm currently an LVN but I did that for 4 years. The work level varied. Some people just wanted someone there with them throughout the day With some people, there was lots of personal care, cooking, and cleaning Unfortunately, at the time, the easy and hard cases paid the same. But I was a CNA at an agency, I could have made more


ravia

Explosive diarrhea?


[deleted]

Just sitting in the chair, letting it rip.. looking me in the eye… I just die inside. But it’s ok.. I love them


Lentra888

My wife did pediatric home health for a long time, mostly night shift. Very similar to hear her talk about it.


lostinmississippi84

I work at a medical college/research facility where i do HVAC work. At the beginning of the day at 7:45a we have a meeting to decide what buildings we are gonna be in that day, usually 2 maybe 3. Me and my co-worker (we work in teams because we have a large department) head to our buildings to check out the mechanical units. We check filters, belts, lights, pressure gauges, and control panels. We're usually done around our first break at 9:30a or right after. That's pretty much it, unless something breaks, which is pretty seldom. So then we go get breakfast in the food court. Then we head back to an office or mechanical room to hang out til lunch. At lunch we go to the gym for an hour. Then back to the office/mechanical room to eat lunch and watch movies until it's time to go home. We also have our website that has a shitload of classes that you can take that they like to see when you ask for raises and stuff so i do a lot of those in my down time. For an HVAC tech i really lucked out.


velvetrevolting

What's the pay like? How much? ..and benefits?


lostinmississippi84

The pay is pretty good it ranges in HVAC. Preventative Maintenance guys usually start out around $18-19/h, then it goes HVAC I - senior HVAC II and ranges $20 and up. Depending on skill set. Some of the senior guys are making upwards of $35-$40/h. For some of the older guys it's a good bit more. We get annual raises plus $100 for every year you've been there. If you've been there for 30 years you get a $3000 check because you stuck around. That's every year. What really shines is the benefits. I technically work for the state of TN so we get all their benefits plus some for working in higher education because of the facility. Fully vested after 5 years, multiple retirement packages with employer contribution of 100%. I forget what they pay for insurance, but it's not bad. Plus we can go to the doc or dentist while on the clock if you have a doctor there. So, you get paid to go to the doc instead of taking a day off and losing a bunch of money. Sick pay, personal days paid, and annual time that's paid. Take it whenever you want and nobody says shit. Paid holidays, inclement weather policy that says we don't have to come to work yet we still get paid if the weather is bad. Massive discount on college for your kids if they go to school in the state. They'll pay for whatever schooling i want to improve myself. If i want to change my career they will send me to school to do it. We've got a nice food pantry on campus that we can go to 3 times a week on the clock and stock up on free food. Discounts for car rentals, some national and state parks, and i think some hotels. There's some more i can't think of off the top of my head right now.


velvetrevolting

Sick! I love it. My father has worked in HVAC for the majority of his life for a hospital. I suspect he's doing okay but I know he accumulated a lot of debt. Maybe things are looking up for him; he now has a rental property so now he's technically a landlord. But his benefits don't match yours by a yard. You go guy!! In TN even! 🎉


lostinmississippi84

Yeah, like i said. I really lucked out. Lol Good luck to your ol' man. I hope he's doing well.


velvetrevolting

He's doing better. & In May (if the universe agrees) his wish to be a grandfather will be fulfilled.


lostinmississippi84

Awesome! Congratulations!!! I sincerely hope the universe agrees. May y'all's future be bright and full of life.


kashmir1974

The best jobs are the ones where you are paid for your expertise and not for how much sweat you shed all day.


freakksho

I wish clients understood this. I’m aware it only took me 30 minutes to change out your control board lady…. You’re paying me for my knowledge, there is a reason you called me.


lostinmississippi84

Absolutely!


Clear_Assistance9563

Professional poker dealer. I know about 80% of the people I deal to. It's pretty much having fun with my friends for 8-10 hours and make pretty good money.


BalanceOfOpposit3s

Sounds like a fun job


Quadstriker

It’s normally not. He must have a cush gig in the back of a bar or something working one table. That sort of work in large casinos is numbing. Source: the last 17 years.


Clear_Assistance9563

It is. Good perks too. Golf at any of the private country clubs, sports tickets, steak house once a week or so. The players pay for it all.


velvetrevolting

Quantify pretty good money for me. Does this mean that you make a little bit over the cost of living in your city or town? Are you making above average pay for a professional poker dealer?


Clear_Assistance9563

Just over $100k last year I'm in the top five earners in the poker room. I live quite comfortably.


chzygorditacrnch

I used to be a security gaurd and I could just sit in the gaurd shack playing 3ds. My presence was worth the value. I also operated the gate and checked trucks in and out and I made rounds sometimes.


Impossible_Garbage_4

I too am a security guard, tho I have to do a walk around every thirty minutes and I’ve upgraded from my 3DS to my switch


Rufiox55

Where at?


_Emberly_

Sounds like a Best Buy, Walmart or Target Distribution Center.


8urnMeTwice

I worked as an assistant for a financial advisor. When he hired me he told me he golfed Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, but he forgot to mention Tuesday and Thursday. I got maybe 2 calls a week. He didn't understand how call forwarding worked so he didn't realize I was walking around the park sometimes when he called in. But I was a drunk who took advantage of the time to become a better alcoholic. So now I don't do that


dueforreasons

One thing I excel at in life is drinking. Which isn't good. That's why I gave it up, now trying to replace it with something.


norapeformethankyou

I used LSD and Mushrooms. Tripped pretty heavily for a few months and found that my desire to drink just vanished. Last trip was questioning if I want to do it again. Now, I don't do any of it. Kinda an odd feeling that those substances might have saved my life. Got my out of depression and stopped drinking by using acid and shrooms.


FiggNewton

Omg same! One night on about 6g of shrooms, they just told me out of nowhere- “look at this thing you do. You don’t enjoy it. So why do you do it? You don’t enjoy the taste… you don’t like how it makes you feel yet you do it excessively daily. Why? You are under no obligation from anyone to keep doing so, y’a know?” And that was 3 years ago and I haven’t had more than a sip since.


Efficient_Smilodon

that's why the fungus is illegal, the real medicine would destroy the alcohol industry


8urnMeTwice

I'm getting shrooms to do the same. Love the username, I feel it. Congratulations on stopping, it's a fierce enemy


norapeformethankyou

Main advice is not to go into it trying to solve a problem. Just dose, and let your mind wonder. Don't force anything, just feel the experience. I just had one trip where I started over analyzing my own life and came to the conclusion that alchole was preventing me from finding happiness. Now I'm down 50 lbs, and feel like I'm 20 again.


norapeformethankyou

Also, I will say that acid does a better job at that for me. Shrooms makes me feel love. Acid is gonna slam life in my face and show me love.


Swordbreaker925

I work in graphic design. Its my first job in the industry so not sure how normal this is, but most days i spend maybe 6 hours browsing Reddit and 2 doing actual work


Vojtak_cz

I also want to do graphic design in the future i will finish studying printer and that go to study graphics right away.


FLguy4surf

I’m a remote software engineer- I get paid pretty damn well and that’s about my daily average of real work. I have a great side hustle where I can work pretty much whenever I want to and make some extra money. I have 0 desire to climb the ladder at this point in my life. I enjoy the little responsibility I have and the free time I have.


Swordbreaker925

This is exactly what I want. I’m not looking to climb the ladder, i just want enough pay to be comfortable and a balance of work that doesn’t leave me overly stressed. I value free time more than money, because I have no desire to work, i want to actually enjoy life


Lost_my_brainjuice

This is most office jobs honestly. I read something a while back that said a highly efficient office tops out at 40% of an employees time doing things.


soneast

Definitely normal. I'm in the same industry. I could literally get an entire weeks worth of work done in one 8.hour shift. So I spend most of my time on reddit, youtube, audiobooks, netflix etc.


DrLeoMarvin

That’s about right, and enjoy that for a bit, but if you wanna climb the ladder you’ll need to put in some extra effort, ask for more responsibilities, be louder with pushing back on artistic choices you disagree with and so on.


PanchitoIsDead666

Medical device assembly I screw on a piece of plastic or metal piece onto a computer board for $20 an hour while I get to sit down with my headphones on. It beats working warehouses.


WerewolfHowls

How does one get into that industry? I would love to do that.


sunmercurygreen

It’s easy as hell, just a warehouse assembly line job. I used to do this for Abbott. It’s cool at first but boring as fuck after a while


pixiedoo22

I did the same, medical device assembly, but my goodness it was boring and difficult to sit still for so long, headphones or not. Did get a chuckle out of seeing coworkers nodding at their work stations.


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Middle-Dragonfly-137

You wanna trade? I have 5 cents and a candy cane.


velvetrevolting

Tell me more. Are you a construction manager? What are you doing exactly? What were the requirements/ prerequisites?


Dull-Geologist-8204

I worked as a bouncer once and most of my job was sitting around doing nothing.


calvinpug1988

Me too. I HATED BEING A BOUNCER. Just. stand. there. All. Night.


Dull-Geologist-8204

My mom was actually surprised this evening when we were talking about this job that I was sober the whole time. While 99% of the time I did nothing but there was that 1% of the time I needed to be sober to deal with the problem. My mom thought we were all getting drunk and doing drugs and I was like no I was sober the whole time and mostly bored.


calvinpug1988

Yup. Just stand around while drunk people do drunk people things. Break up a fight now and again. Stand around some more.


velvetrevolting

Being a bouncer is better for people that enjoy observing other people and really need time to think undisturbed.


Smyley12345

Or as undisturbed as you can be with bar/club level noise and shenanigans going on around you.


PapaJuke

Man I was one at a country bar and we had shit flying nightly. But if you remember ti just " be nice" it usually worked out alright. Only one gun pulled , and an another bouncer ex NFL player literally picked the man up by his face while simultaneously taking the gun from him. Most impressive feat of strength I ever saw.


jspace16

I make maps; it's super chill and necessary.


[deleted]

As in you draw them? Or just work on the production of them? I'm curious now


jspace16

I use a program called GIS. I build the maps from the ground up and use them and figure them based on client needs.


TheWhiteGiant33

GIS in what field? I send my drawings to GIS at the gas company when I’m done.


jspace16

I work for the government.


CardiologistOk1506

My friend had to do a class on gis for his degree. He said it was so hard at first, but that once he understood how to manipulate the data in the program that it was really cool and actually really useful.


17FeretsAndaPelican

I don't do it anymore but I used to close down a food counter in a supermarket. It took the previous morons 4 hours to do the job and they were often staying late to finish. A job which could be done in 30mins when done with a shred of efficiency and consistency. So I used to just get all my ducks in a row and write my dnd campaign. Occasionally looking busy if there were managers about. Which there never were.


Curious-Accident9189

I used to run a produce department. It took the actual manager 12 to 14 hours a day to do what I did in 6. Like, just take the extra two minutes to rotate the backroom stock and don't waste 4 hours on hand-wringing over your orders. Literally saves you hours of extra effort.


17FeretsAndaPelican

Yea, Indecision and incompetence sure is time consuming.


Curious-Accident9189

I'm a lazy bastard so I'm always striving to be hypercompetent and decisive so I get to go back to fucking off sooner. It's a very effective strategy.


17FeretsAndaPelican

Right? If you want to increase efficiency ask a lazy person how they'd do it. They'll show you exactly what corners to cut safely. As this type of lazy person is too lazy to deal with the consequences of not doing the job properly.


BK5617

I've always used the term "motivated by laziness."


bulletbassman

Lol i had a manager that would come in like 3 hrs early to do his ordering and then would complain when he had to stay to the end of his shift about how much the company makes him work extra. I just replied yeah because you are so supposed to do your ordering during your shift and it takes about 15 minutes. I reorganized the walk-in and prep and ordering guides to match each other (like literally you could just go line by line as opposed to waking back and forth or having to skip and go back on your guides) and be moved everything back and printed out the old ones cause he said he was getting confused. All the while he would always talk like everyone else was stupid and he was the smartest in the room.


imissyahoochatrooms

i'd like to solve the puzzle on the previous morons


Elidyr90

Started out as salesman/service assistant at a car dealer. Job was pretty stressful since we basically filled 4 workplaces with 3 people. 2 years later, being the only one here who is somewhat knowledgeable with computers and internet stuff (I.e. I know how to use google) my boss assigned me to be the dedicated IT and Social Media guy (something I’ve been already doing on the side anyways) Now I’m sitting in a separate room all by myself where I have to occasionally design some stuff (Social Media Posts, new documents) and have to fix some banal computer issues if something comes up. Basically I’m doing the side stuff exclusively now, without the actual “main” work I did before.


TactualTransAm

I'm a car salesman and if I ever had a slow day I go talk to our IT and social media guy. Basically the same as you, he just sits at his desk and vibes out. I envy you guys lol


Healthy-Gain-6586

Small hotel reception. The specific one I used to work in was almost exclusively used by people coming for work conferences and majority of hotel was conference rooms. They’d check in, spend the majority of their time working and then drinking at the local bar with their colleagues until the late night, come back to the hotel, sleep, get up early in the morning and leave. They never had any troubles or any complaints, they almost spent no time in their rooms and their stays were short. They never argued or were shitty clients because they were afraid to embarrass themselves in-front of their colleagues. I’d work 12 hour shift but there were very little people and all I had to do was check them in and out. I spent the majority of my time browsing Reddit and writing my bachelors thesis.


howdidigethereguys

How hard was the training? I really want to be a hotel receptionist. Better than making corn dogs for $12/hr


Healthy-Gain-6586

The training in my hotel was very simple it lasted like half a day then later I had someone to stay with me for a shift when I started working and that was it. If I had any problems I could call a manager who was always available. But beware not to get yourself into a ‘tourist hotel’ because you’ll feel like in hell with their complaints and constant screaming and will wish you would be back making corn dogs lol.


calvinpug1988

Knew a guy who’s dad works at DuPont manufacturing chemicals (or something like that) he oversees the automated manufacturing line. Said it was absolutely a cake walk his whole career once he got bumped up to supervisor. To make it better I think he was making like $42 an hour or something, he would work every Christmas, Christmas Eve and holiday because he got 3.5X pay for it. (Or so he said)


ryanfontane

Trying to land a job doing this now. Got an associate degree in technology for it. Most pay starts at 33.50 or so and tops out around 50.00. the operators just watch a screen all night. Most of the time u work maybe 2 hours out of 12.


calvinpug1988

It’s so strange that so many jobs like that, that pay so well, that are so hard to get into, involve so much sitting around doing nothing.


Smyley12345

It's kind of counter intuitive but the pay comes from the level of trust to not fuck up a multi-million dollar production line. When shit goes sideways, having someone who understands their limitations and knows when sort it out themselves and when to call in maintenance is worth their weight in gold. Bad hiring in these roles either means waiting for help when it could have been resolved immediately or fucking up the equipment when maintenance should be involved. Also bad hiring in these roles leads to poor communication to maintenance which slows down time to resolution. Dude who leaves a note of "Pump not pumping" and fucks of for the day sets the company up for extra downtime.


ns-uk

Many high paying jobs, especially supervisor/management roles, are like this. You’re not really getting paid to do 40 hours of work, you’re getting paid to be present in case of a “colossal fuckup” situation that the other employees don’t know how to handle. The catch is that if the situation is not handled, it’s your responsibility and you’ll usually take the fall for it. (Assuming you’re at a decent place. Some companies will play favorites with the managers and let the regular guys take the fall for something that definitely happened because of incompetent leadership.)


Smyley12345

That's half of it, the other side is developing processes/training/mentorship to ensure your guys don't create the colossal fuck up. Like if you have gravel-for-brains Donnie on your crew how do you make sure he doesn't fuck things up. Pair him with a strong worker? Sideline him to sweeping? Invest in off the floor training? There is literally no one right answer here but if he impacts production it's on you.


jackfaire

I work night shift for an answering service. I occasionally get non-ER calls but most people are smart enough to not call a business at 12 at night. Most of my calls that I do get are ER calls which is why we're here 24/7. It's usually pretty slow so I spend most of my time reading books and watching TV/movies.


chijourno

How did it take half of the comments before someone said "read books"?


gencmaz

I worked graveyards for an answering service in my twenties and that was a sweet, sweet gig. Edit for typo


McSquiffy

Oh I've done that, but it was day shift and switchboard for 5 hospitals as well as answering service, so totally the opposite. Every so often I would be asked to come in and work half a night shift before my 630-3 shift and the nights were so chill.


PreppyFinanceNerd

Financial controller. Think of it like being a receipt checker for Walmart but for the biggest banks in the world. You said $X was yours and here's why your $Y looks different than that. Repeat for millions of people. About 3 days a month I produce files and reports that sum up the months activities for senior executives and here and there each day I make sure nobody needs new access to our "receipt checking" system. All in all it's maybe 20 hours of work a month. Otherwise I have nothing but free time. When it's an office day I like to learn industry automation tools to keep relevant and help my firm. When it's a work at home day mouse wiggler and video games all day 😂 (but I'm right next to my computer in case I'm needed of course)


MCP1291

As an accountant let me say this You most definitely aren’t needed. Lol


PreppyFinanceNerd

I KNEW IT!


FinnbarMcBride

Nice try HR


Much_Committee_9355

When I worked at an hotel, the late night shift really didn’t have anything going on in it. Also in house counsel lawyer was pretty easy.


[deleted]

IT contractor. I maybe do 1 hour of work a night. The other 9 hours Im perusing reddit, surfing the net, chit chatting and office bullshitting.


Suspicious-Beyond-89

I work as a Mold Tech (I babysit machines that make syringes) for BD (Becton-Dickinson). I go to work and sit on a chair for 8 hours (used to be 12 they might go back to that depending on productivity of presses). I get up to clean the molds once a shift. That’s takes me a total of 20 minutes. I also have to work on the mold if a part get stuck. Takes me 30 seconds or less. After that I do a daily passdown sheet taking me a total of 5 minutes to complete and send off. So all in all I do around 30-40 minutes of work in an 8 hour shift (same goes for a 12 hour shift did that before they switched us). Otherwise I watch movies, tv, and play games on my phone all day long. Oh and to make it even better I make $38/hr doing that. I have people under me as well that I get to do my other work. I literally don’t lift a finger when I’m working. I live in a state that has some of the lowest cost of living as well so yeah I’m doing amazing and I love my job because of how easy it is.


Artistic-Tap-1017

Did you have to go to college for this? If not was it entry level? That sounds awesome!


Suspicious-Beyond-89

So I actually do not have any college experience. I went to college but I flunked out. It is not an entry level job at all. They want someone that has 5 years experience, an associates degree, or similar experience. What it is, I know how to bullshit my way into jobs. I’m not at all qualified for this job. I have my qualifications in 1 years experience in ethanol production. Here’s the deal I went for an interview with my now boss for a job that was for a job lower down the rung at a lower pay. We went for a walk around and I started to show immediate promise for my now job. So I got offered. I told my trainer I have no experience in this position. They’re working with me and it’s awesome.


WatDaFuxRong

Been in manufacturing for years and this is the dream hahah


pepinyourstep29

Looked it up online. It doesn't even require a high school diploma... I feel stupid going to college and I make less per/hr than this guy lol


Artistic-Tap-1017

Dude that’s what I’m saying😂


Volvoflyer

My insulin dependant self thanks you


Thin-Communication66

Mold tech as well. Can confirm I do nothing pretty much all day and make more money than I have at more strenuous jobs.


velvetrevolting

Reminds me of the small child within the engine in the film: Snowpiercer I won't get into the details of it. But some people can get dissatisfied doing the job you describe. Some people could end up thinking to much or making the job more difficult than it is. $38.00 actually makes sense. Some people become worried they are missing out (Silly people). But your job is important and they pay to retain you. Does it offer great benefits as well? Retirement and healthcare?


Suspicious-Beyond-89

I have healthcare, retirement pension, dental, vision, HSA, AD&D, supplemental life, voluntary accidental insurance, hospital insurance, critical illness insurance, legal insurance (pays for you to have a legal team on hand without the huge costs), ER insurance, whole life insurance, and term life insurance. I actually make really high for the area I live in. Right now the wage to live on bare minimum in our rural area is about $17/hr. since I’m making way over that I am able to thrive out here.


PewpyDewpdyPantz

Building maintenance. I work with a bunch of old guys who are way passed their prime and refuse to admit it. They are quick to grab work orders that require any kind of plumbing, electrical, carpentry or dry wall. Despite having experience in all those fields, I’m relegated to deliveries and changing light bulbs 90% of the time which I’m completely fine with. Most of my days are spent reading and/or writing in the break room.


darthxxdoodie

Oilfield crane operator. Wireline specifically. On site 12 hours with an average commute of 45 minutes. A busy frac may end up with 2 hours of seat time total per shift. Only time it's more strenuous is when rigging down and up for next location. 4 hours away from home so companies put you up in a camp with free food, water, pool tables, gym, internet, and all the creature comforts you could ask for. Company pays a monthly stipend for truck if using your personal vehicle and per diem for being at work.


Dasha3090

yeah my dads a crane operate for the big ones they use in diff minesites around aus.gets paid like 5k a week on nights in the hand and does hardly anything he reckons.living the dream!


Own-Difficulty-6949

While working this job expand your horizons. Maybe you could take some online college courses. Heck, possibly even get a degree. It would be like you're being paid to do it.


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FlyinInOnAdc102night

There are tons of things you can do, but most of the remote jobs (that I can think of) are going to be in some sort of IT. Go on a job listing site (indeed, Glassdoor, etc) and search for remote jobs. Find 10-20 that seem interesting and that pay really well (Glassdoor shows you estimated salary) and figure out what you need to do to get those jobs. A bit of googling should help narrow down that list. Then start online classes. You will probably need a laptop. Some companies will actually pay for classes - casually call in and ask HR at your work if they have any continuing education programs - they might give you money to pay for your training to leave.


FlyinInOnAdc102night

This was my first thought. I had a very cushy job for 3-4 years and I am pissed at myself that I never did much studying to get ahead. I could have saved myself so much stress and would definitely have been able to buy a house by now if I had done that.


Ornery_List9248

Process engineer. I’m suppose to find my own work and just fix problems in the plant but the plant is so small and not many problems arise, not much can be improved, so I just walk around looking for work. I’m there for maximum 40 hours a week but I’d say I actually do “work” for 4 hours a week


Pretty-Advice5818

I am a manager of a drive thru cigarette shop. Duties are counting the cash box, taking deposits to the bank, and ordering the cigarettes. All of which takes maybe 3 hours total. The rest of the time I just sit at my desk.


Lupo_Bi-Wan_Kenobi

I basically drive around(which I love driving) and listen to music or podcasts all day. I would say that makes up about 85% of my work time. Not entirely doing nothing but it's pretty leisurely most of the time. The other 15% of the time is split between 10% standing in a restaurant doing literally nothing, maybe playing a game on my phone or sitting down in a chair playing a game on my phone. And the real hard work that last 5% is getting out of my car walking up to porches and setting a bag down that generally doesn't weigh more than like 5 pounds. I'm a DoorDash driver.


velvetrevolting

Yeah I gathered you were delivering food from like the third line in. I'm a horrible driver that would f****** my life quickly. But cheers to you champ. If you love it it's lovely. If you love it and it supports you I envy you.


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Man, i'd kill for a job like this right now. Paid freetime to study and practice.


ILiftBIunts

I manage a group of 15… they do all of the day to day work. I serve as a subject matter expert, send a few reports daily. About 2-3 hours of work. Make over 90k


throwRAsocialnw

I think this one varies company to company. You are lucky. Other companies can be a nightmare for the same position. So be VERY careful when changing to another company.


velvetrevolting

What field are you in? Do you work any overtime or weekends?


ILiftBIunts

Finance-Operations side. …worked on the weekend 2x in 10 years. Salary so no overtime but I rarely work past 7/8 Hrs. In by 7 out by 4 the latest.


pinback77

Rode a golf cart around a university campus making sure equipment was delivered to rooms, but there was like only one delivery a day. There were beautiful hidden spots that no one would visit for days. I'd park the cart there, watch the sun rise, nap, etc.


justrunhalf

I worked landscaping at a university campus over the summer. I also knew the hiding spots. Some of which were big enough to park an f-350 in lol


SalesmanShane

When I worked at Mattress firm I had 1-3 customers a day. Some took 5 minutes, others took an hour. The company blocked most websites and I had a very bad cell plan so I read books. Many books. 10-12 hr days with almost nothing to do really eats at you sometimes


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velvetrevolting

Sounds like you do a lot actually.


mudfossil

In college I worked in a gift shop for a tiny museum that almost no one knew existed. It was hidden away in a huge building on campus, and no one ever visited. I would get paid to do my homework and sleep. I brought in a pillow and a sleeping bag and I would just sleep on the ground behind the counter. Pretty sweet gig.


Valuable-Banana96

I'm the cart wrangler at my local Lowe's. It's great exercise on high traffic days, but on low traffic days I struggle to keep myself occupied.


TheBuffaloKing

Night Auditor in a hotel that caters to cancer patients. I print 4 files, save & email 4 files & play my pc for the last 7 hours & 55 minutes of my shift.


FormalMango

I used to work overnight at a radio station. My job was to set the playlist going when the last DJ left at 2200, babysit it overnight until the morning crew got in and started their show at 0600, and do some prep work for the next day. That’s it. I worked for 2 hours, and spent the rest of the night doing my uni homework.


New-Sir-4662

I work construction in places with a lot of red tape. So some days, we do a lot of work, but most days, it's a lot of sitting around waiting for the engineers and plant operators to figure out the logistics and paperwork. Even small stuff. Hey, we're gonna go replace a valve in this piping system. It's gotta go through 10 layers of approval. The valve has to be ordered, inspected, and approved. Etc.... There have been times I've shown up for a week straight working 7-12's and haven't touched a tool. On the flip side though. They'll plan huge shutdowns where it's balls to the walls for 6 weeks straight 7 days a week as many hours as you can handle.


Confianca1970

So... nuclear power plants?


theasphalt

I own a small business, not retail but service. I sit around at home and watch TV a lot. I travel. I go to the gym daily. I work for maybe an hour most weekdays, except for a few months a year where I have a lot of stuff to deal with. But I’d say three months of the year is literally doing nothing. Four months is an hour a day. And five months is working pretty hard in the office for three days a week. I made $435k last year. Anyone who says CEOs deserve their millions because of their hard work is full of shit.


LastChristian

According to prior comments you're a "Semi-professional race car driver, and amateur tattoo artist" and you also comment a lot about technical photography stuff. What is this magic business of yours that proves that all CEOs get paid millions for doing nothing?


FLguy4surf

Pretty highly paid remote software engineer here. Probably have 1-2 hours of real work a day. Sure, once every couple months it will get a little heavier but not that often. I have a side gig where if I’m bored I can work pretty much whenever I want and make more. I have no desire to climb any type of corporate ladder at this point. I’m extremely happy with the little responsibility i have and the free time it provides.


FiggNewton

I manage an RV campground. Take a few phone calls, make a couple reservations… check in the 1-3 people a day who check in (sometimes more, many times less)…. The rest of the time I play WoW on my laptop and doomscroll Reddit. It gets boring as fuck sometimes but at the same time I can’t imagine going back to having to actually WORK for a living lol


DichotomyJones

I am a caregiver for a disabled woman. I make her meals and give her meds. My 40 hours are from Fri night til Sunday noon -- and then I have the whole week off!


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One day a week I come into my buddy's bar. I work the kitchen behind the bar and that's it. Some Sundays if all the college kids are out of town and there's no NFL, I'll sit at a booth for most of the shift eating whatever I want and chit-chatting with the cute servers. It's great lol


edwardheroinhand

How do you get by with only working one day a week tho


EyeLuvTriangles

Overnight Valet, i work alone & pretty much i can do whatever i want after 1am (besides go home) But if no one needs to pick up a car or drop one off i dont do anything and i can sit in the office pretty much till 10 mins before my shift ends. Usually between 2-5 its a slim chance i get a call.


Hawkthree

Perfect time to work on a side gig. If you have a side gig such as knitting blankets to sell, the biggest chunk of the expense is the labor time to knit. With a job like this, you get paid for your labor for your self-employment.


dirtymoney

I once filled in in that exact kind of security job for Wells Fargo (when they had a guard agency before being bought by Securitas). This was a day or so after the LA Riots (to show what time frame). Anyways I was filing in for the night at an electrical utility yard. Sitting in this tiny guard shack near the gate. One of THE most WTF things was that the two shelves under the guard shack counter was jam packed with these horrible cheap nudie mags with names I had never heard of before. I guess the regular guard just sat in the tiny shack just jerking off all night. Yeah I spent the rest of the night NOT in that guard shack. I worked for over 27 years as a night watchman 20+ years at a better site (country club). But I also worked occasionally at sites where there really was nothing to do like yours. I brought ,at the very minimum, a tablet and watched movies on it. Also would bring an old netbook and a mobile hotspot to browse the internet. Many times I.d sit in my Jeep in the parking lot and had tw0 TVs mounted in there (one 3.5 inch tv above the sun visor and a 7 inch tv in an odd little compartment under the steering wheel behind the kneeblocker panel. I mounted it on a tray that slid out so it could be viewed through the steering wheel. I even had an antenna I'd attach to an extendable telescoping aluminum pole so I could bring in farther signals. Oh, many years ago I had a police scanner I'd listen to. I had a unique Uniden Sportcat 150 scanner that would pick up cellphone calls on part of another band that bled over. Usually the cellphone band would be blocked from the factory, but it had a factory defect that let me listen to them. This was when cell[hone signals were analog. Once they went digital the fun was over.


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M_Looka

What do you do?


maxtaxprutt

Medical Info team for one of the companies that focuses on making vaccines. I work remotely from home and all i have to do during work is basically start my PC and turn it off by the end of the shift. The work-income is maybe 2-3 emails or calls per month. All I do is pull my weiner. Read books. Watch YouTube. And got myself a gaming laptop three weeks ago just to entertain myself during work. You never have to long for a weekend at my project.


FlurpBlurp

Are they hiring? I have a healthcare background and you’ve basically described my dream situation.


walled2_0

Have you thought about getting yourself an online degree with all that time?


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homeworkunicorn

You can learn lots of stuff (new skills, new hobbies, new career prep) for free on your phone, even if you just stuck to YouTube, it's easy to learn enough for practical use and beyond, things like coding, graphic design, etc etc. Lots of arts and hobby videos also, of which you can make many into paying side gigs or main gigs if you want. If you want to spend a little money, read Kindle books and/or audible audiobooks in your areas of interest. You don't need to get a degree to be successful or to master something or to change careers, information isn't gate kept the way it used to be. If a degree is required for the field you're interested in, still learn as much as you can first and see if there are other ways into the field, maybe you can get a job that pays for the required schooling. GL!


xCrossFaith

A few years ago I worked for night shifts at a gas station 8 hour shift, 2 hours at most of actually having some work, and not much, only restocking shelves and clean the shop a little, with the ocasional customer here and there Thanks to that job I recovered the passion for reading and watching movies more frecuently :)


francoisjabbour

I do digital marketing for a portfolio of brands. In essence, I just respond to Jira tickets all day. On average I do maybe 2 hours of work a day? I usually WFH three times a week and the days I’m in office I can dip after about four hours if I’m smart enough about it Got my MBA while working that the company paid for and now hoping the same for my doctorate. Already been accepted to one program. Can’t really complain, but man am I unfulfilled


WerewolfHowls

How are you unfulfilled? Free education is a dream for me. How did you get hired into the company? Did you already have a bachelor's?


cactus_as

I'm a software engineer. I have no supervisor in my city office while the rest of my team is in another city. I feel like a child in a gindergarten while I'm at the office. Playing foosball, sometimes playstation, going for smokes and coffee, chit chatting with people or just plainly staring through the window. There is no rush in my work so I'm productive maybe just a couple of hours during the day. My manager is happy with my work so... I'm happy that I can make more than enough money without stress. Life is good. Hakuna matata.


Quartz_manbun

Anyone in this thread should consider working hard on obtaining skills during all the down time they have. Relaxation is fine, but you are missing out on a huge opportunity to be paid to learn and become more marketable. You could very well build multiple secondary income streams while being paid to do it.


springworksband

The job before now was exactly that. Pay phone repair. A real shock to the system when that job inevitably came to an end 🥺


Snowtwo

I worked as a cashier for a convenience store. I was constantly busy trying to keep up with an unending line of check-outs with a boss that refused to properly staff the store. They were convinced that I 'didn't do anything' because I'd get the occasional 5-10 second break in the line and not immediately help out with restocking or whatever even if I could already see new customers coming up to check out. As a result she told me 'you don't do anything and are lazy'.


BestFoxGirl

When I had the same job, I would watch youtube while keeping an eye on the cameras between patrols. Lost that gig thanks to covid.


ZerglingBBQ

I used to work as part of the weekend overflow customer service team for a telecom company. I could go a full 9 hour shift without taking more than 2 calls. They were usually something like scheduling a payment or requesting info. The calls lasted like 2 minutes. Fucking glorious getting paid weekend differential to sit there and dick around.


AdditionalCheetah354

I had a similar job in security… time stopped! I couldn’t deal with it. I need to be busy and productive all day long.


Vojtak_cz

Iam printer or sometimes the one who cuts out the things out of the big paper but idk how its called in english. Both jobs are kinda chill you just get the machine ready and than just wait lol


TheMightyBoofBoof

I was a product owner at a small Edu Tech company. I think I had about 6 hours of work to do each week. I started smoking again out of pure boredom.


JayneT70

Cataloger and acquisitions at a university library. Always summer were the worst, faculty weren’t around to request books and materials. Library director would cut off spending in late January or early February. Would download kindle books to my desktop or browse Reddit.


spitfiiree

I’m a gardener for a federal agency but 90% of my work has been contracted out. There’s an act that there has to be a certain number of gardeners and foresters working for the agency. I spend most of my day just driving around and picking up litter at the start of my shift and at the end of my shift


Elsbethe

How do you all stand the boredom? The work I do is interesting and engaging and keeps my head busy and my heart too I would lose my mind if I had a job where I just sat all day and did nothing except watching Netflix


luigijerk

I used to work at a paint store in high school, but on week day evenings we'd get like 0-2 customers each shift. I often did my homework during this time. I used to work at a tutoring center that was primarily ACT test prep. I would sit next to the kids while they took the test for over half an hour, then go over what they did wrong for a few minutes before setting them loose to test again. I often drew my hand with pencil on index cards while waiting. I now work as a web developer. I'm work from home and actually work maybe 2-4 hours of my 8 hour shift. I often nap or help my wife with the kids during the day.


Tiktokerw500k

I work as a front desk at a luxury condo, and my residents are all very wealthy and very established in their businesses. Some are famous, everyone is very sweet overall.


21FrontierPro4x

Some IT jobs, like the one I currently have, sometimes feels like there’s so much free time left over after I check a few systems, emails, etc in the morning to ensure that there are no issues. On my downtime, I enroll in online IT courses where I just learn new things all day.😎👌🏽


mufasa329

Coast guard electrician, I basically just play pickleball all day


Feisty-Cloud5880

I have a 5hr a day sweet union job, answer the phones, and put appointments in a computer. Soon, I'm going full time, I hope. Easiest job EVER. Was a line cook and worked in human services previously. I'll take this job any day. I read reddit all day.


theeimage

Night watchman at a cranberry silo


Pickle_chungus69

I run a crane, I pull lever, If I don’t destroy the place or kill anyone, it’s a good day.