Would you be able to take an additional work if required?

[paxmao]

A few of my friends are struggling to get a job. They are in their mid-lives and the country they live in is particularly difficult to find a job at a certain age. Also, when some recovery was being noticed after the 2008 - 2012 crisis, COVID struck hard on an economy with a strong tourism sector. Meanwhile, I made some choices that landed me an stable and reasonably paid job that also leaves enough time to do other stuff that generates income or reduces my costs if I wish to do so.

What is the situation in your country and for yourself? Would you be able to land additional work for example working with crypto, selling stuff on-line, youtubing or something else?

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[Charles-Tim]

It is my country that the incumbent president says gratuates should learn how to provide for themselves with learning of skilled works, the government are not ready to provide employment, even if they are ready, they do not yet know how to provide enough job for citizens. When education just started in my country, people that went to school did not look for job, it was jobs that were looking for them, but the case is now different, most gratuates in my country now do not get employed, or do not have option than to be underemployed. Could you imagine  the minimum wage in my country is less than $75 monthly, less than $18 weekly for someone that left his home and resume work at 8 am and worked till 4 pm in the evening. Even some states are still complaining they can not meet that amount.

It always just paining me that some people do not just find themselves online and live a life they do not want offline as online works is far better than many jobs in my country. Yet, online jobs are better because you will have enough time for yourself, most of the work makes you feel bossy even if you are not the boss, unlike a boss controlling employees in the office. One thing I also still notice is that working online making someone to think smarter and also finding ways to more establish yourself. But yet, a lot of opportunities have evolved after the creation of Bitcoin that gives job opportunities to people.

[dothebeats]

We are already required to take overtimes and take some other admin stuff that we usually don't handle given that we work in the more science-y part of the company.

It's kinda hard knowing that our company already laid off a lot of admin workers and distributed their workloads to us mere handlers of samples and whatnot. The increase in pay is already very minimal in proportion to what workload was added, but I can't really complain much given that I still have a stable job despite being our country struck hard by the pandemic.

I still keep some other things on the side for my additional income even if I don't really need it. I never know when I would be the next in line to be asked to leave. The medical industry is one of the top performing industries currently in this pandemic, but even us who handle bulk of the testing of samples here in the country is still in a very precarious position given the shortness of budget and economic difficulties of the country. Add to that the growing pains of corruption.

[The Sceptical Chymist]

Would you be able to land additional work for example working with crypto, selling stuff on-line, youtubing or something else?

I wouldn't be able to do any of the above--and personally I detest most professional Youtubers, as I think they're just phonies who think they're "influencers".  I'm not sure what working with crypto means exactly, but if you're talking about starting up things like ICO-related projects or some other development, I don't have the technical knowledge to do that kind of work.

But yes, if I needed another job right now I'm sure I could find something easily.  Right now in the US, I think most people would rather stay home and collect government money than work for a living, which means that job vacancies are in abundance. 

Could you imagine  the minimum wage in my country is less than $75 monthly, less than $18 weekly for someone that left his home and resume work at 8 am and worked till 4 pm in the evening.

I couldn't imagine that in the US, but in other countries where the cost of living is much less, sure.  But I don't know what country you're referring to, so a situation like that could be a complete disaster for most people.  And if you're making $75/month, I bet signature campaigns look very attractive and it's no wonder so many people have found this forum (which is both good and bad).

[Hydrogen]

What is the situation in your country and for yourself? Would you be able to land additional work for example working with crypto, selling stuff on-line, youtubing or something else?

I used to do labor work, installing floors. Which isn't the type of work people usually enjoy. Hopefully I could find employment doing something similar if worse came to worse.

Strange things appear to be occurring in labor markets in the USA. Jobs are being lost at a record pace. Employees are blaming management and corporate execs for it. While the media blames employees. Everyone is pointing the finger at everyone else. There doesn't seem to be a clear consensus of what the cause and effect is. Many businesses admit they are understaffed while many unemployed applying for jobs are unable to find work. Its a parody of healthcare providers claiming they are overflowing to capacity with COVID-19 patients with one breath. While firing nurses and staff for refusing the COVID vaccine with the next.

Semiconductor shortages, HDD manufacturers saying warranties are void if the hardware is used to mine chia coin and now we have gigabyte exploding power units. There are so many strange things happening everywhere its hard to keep track.

I have a few sidelines which might be expanded into providing full time income. But TBH I wouldn't know until I tried. Hope everyone is doing well out there.

[ethereumhunter]

I think the situation is almost the same in my country. People struggling to make money and they do many things to survive the hard situations. Some friends have positive Covid-19 and make us donate something to them and make sure that they can still survive and make their hearts stronger day by day.

It is a difficult situation for every people in all countries, but if we can try hard to survive and still help each other, I believe this pandemic will be over soon. We can help the government by following their suggestion and make their job is not too difficult and together, we will have a better situation than this.

I am grateful that I can still make money to survive and help some friends who needed. I wish I can still do more for them because I know how it feels to be in their position.

[Charles-Tim]

I couldn't imagine that in the US, but in other countries where the cost of living is much less, sure.  But I don't know what country you're referring to, so a situation like that could be a complete disaster for most people.  And if you're making $75/month, I bet signature campaigns look very attractive and it's no wonder so many people have found this forum (which is both good and bad).

I always make use of Wikipedia, 'list of countries by minimum wage' to check each countries minimum wage which I think is frequently updated if there is any changes in the minimum wage in any of the country listed. You can check Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Egypt, Ghana, Nigeria and many African countries, it will be easy to know how poor they are in Africa. It will surprise many people to know that a signature campaign on this forum pays more than minimum wage jobs in those countries, the hope many people from such countries have are online jobs, it may not be signature campaign, signature campaign may also just be as an extra income, but some people might be left with no option than even the signature campaign, some are just gathering some amount to start a legit business of their own. That is why citizens from such poor countries want to travel out to US (their main target), Canada and Australia.

[AbuBhakar]

Due to pandemic I have stop working since the company temporarily close for operation. I do online selling now and doing trading. There are many online jobs that we can apply with but these doesn't guarantee in long term so having back ups or side hustle will help to survive and paid our bills. We’re still lucky that we know crypto that we can trade or have jobs related in it.

[uneng]

I'm always looking for something else to complement my income, but it's not that easy. The problematic countries like mine are the majority and at same time they are the most populated ones, so of course there won't be enough jobs' spots for everyone. I'm constantly thinking about new ideas on what to search online to find opportunities, however without much success, because there are many people on the same situation.

There are plenty of youtubers teaching others to earn money online, but besides views they just want referrals for their personal accounts and the shared methods offer scarce spots, making most of their content useless. Outside the internet there isn't much to do, because the local economy is broken and it would be a big risk to start a business these days. Also, the local society already has its mafias who help their own members only. If you are an independent person who doesn't belong to groups, opportunities just won't be disponible in your area.

On the other hand I think I can't complain at all, because at least I've found a precious opportunity on this forum and in bitcoin. I'm really thankful for this.

[xSkylarx]

Due to pandemic I have stop working since the company temporarily close for operation. I do online selling now and doing trading. There are many online jobs that we can apply with but these doesn't guarantee in long term so having back ups or side hustle will help to survive and paid our bills. We’re still lucky that we know crypto that we can trade or have jobs related in it.

Agreed, I'm working two jobs and two side hustles right now, and it makes me wonder how long these jobs will last because I'm pretty sure I'll be doing them until I'm fired or they go down, but my family's future is also in jeopardy because I don't know what I'll do if these jobs disappear. I had also lost my job prior to applying for this job, and it has been extremely difficult since the pandemic. I hope everything is going well for  you and that get accepted in your dream jobs.

[magneto]

A few of my friends are struggling to get a job. They are in their mid-lives and the country they live in is particularly difficult to find a job at a certain age. Also, when some recovery was being noticed after the 2008 - 2012 crisis, COVID struck hard on an economy with a strong tourism sector. Meanwhile, I made some choices that landed me an stable and reasonably paid job that also leaves enough time to do other stuff that generates income or reduces my costs if I wish to do so.

What is the situation in your country and for yourself? Would you be able to land additional work for example working with crypto, selling stuff on-line, youtubing or something else?

Personally, I'm okay with taking on some side hustles but definitely not any further major commitments at this point.

I think that COVID has really diveded us into two categories that form quite the dichotomy. One is the hospitality/tourism industry that is struggling big time due to lockdowns, and the other is the overworked population that are WFH.

I've heard horror stories of WFH from my friends working in financial services - they seem to be stretched beyond imagination already.

[bittraffic]

Yes. As long as you still can manage to take a mother job, it wouldn't be a problem. The pandemic is really putting us all in a bad position, I was just thinking of moving out of the city and live in a campaign site near the beach where I can actually cash a fishing line myself to save some money and at the same time work online.

My offline job however isn't something I can negotiate with. All I can do is just follow the rules, wear a mask to continue while there's few option.

[Rruchi man]

What is the situation in your country and for yourself? Would you be able to land additional work for example working with crypto, selling stuff on-line, youtubing or something else?

In my country, it is not advisable to completely depend on earnings from one job because there are price control body here or the one we have is no longer functioning, so you can see the prices of commodities in the market or the price of services changing very quickly and abnormally.

So if you don't seek out ways to diversify and increase your income, you might soon find out that your income is not enough to support your ever increasing expenditure, and the government here is not helping issues.

You can take additional work, or start a side hustle, whichever one it is, you just have to ensure that it doesn't take up completely your free time and disrupt your peace.

[Darker45]

I live in a country where most working people are looking for a source of income outside their regular salaries. This is because regular salaries for ordinary workers cannot support a decent family life, especially if only one of the spouses are employed and they have children.

They have no choice if they want to improve their quality of life but to find alternative sources of income. Selling stuff, whether online or offline, is one way to augment income. Others are also freelancing. Some others are doing extra short jobs when they get home from work.

Personally, I'm doing well with my limited income because I have yet to build a family. But I know that once I have a family, I, too would be compelled to look for more ways to earn.

[semobo]

YouTube career is taking the next step especially after the covid even truck drivers started vlogging and travel vlogs, cooking or doing stupid scripted pranks, etc so the opportunity is vast and we need that courage to step into it by overcoming all our fear.

[cabron]

Hard to find a job than getting fired. As much as possible having 2-3 jobs today is fine. I know some of them right now, a friend Eddie works as a janitor in the nearby hospital also works as a trash collector in the building where I live as a trash collector for 3days a week.  I talk to him from time to time whenever he comes, we chat sometimes and just smoke a cigarette outside. He is fine with what he earns as it pays the bills.

[Wexnident]

Not sure if I'd last but I'd start with developing my art skills and if possible, together with some video editing and blender stuff. Those have been my passion and I've started developing in them slowly, just that it's taking so much time to learn, especially since I'm trying to learn what, 2-3 types. I'm currently trying my hand out on various beer money jobs that I got from reddit plus some NFT games, but honestly, if my skills were actually a LOT better, I'd be willing to take commissions and stuff since it helps me both in developing and learning as well as earning money.

[Kakmakr]

I have been working full-time for the majority of my life, but I have made time for additional work to fund my Crypto activities and these activities have funded Crypto profits of more than 800% of my initial investment.

People do not understand the impact that a small investment (Say $10 to $30 per week) into Crypto currencies, can have over time. Those small investments that are funded from "additional" work, can yield massive returns in the future. (It can also drop to zero, but you have to manage that risk, by taking profits to cover your initial investment ...when the opportunity are there to do it) 

[bakasabo]

I can say that I'm a workaholic, or I simply dont know how to spend free time and I'm living a boring life. If I someone asks me to do something extra at work, I would love to do it. Maybe this is a result that my work tasks are quite routine, or I've been working in same company on same position for years.

While at home, I even caught myself thinking about what should I do next or what should I do now to get some extra money. I'm must say that I'm not living on an edge from salary to salary; I can afford lots of things. I just often think about what should I do now, that will in future help me to get some passive income or that will help me to do things easier and quicker. Instead or while watching movie or tv-series, I do parallel tasks like from Micro Earnings or easy get paid for completing micro tasks (yandex toloka for example).

I would love to do extra work, but I have some limits. I will do tasks if I can do them comfort conditions. I would not go work night shifts as a parking guard for example.

[TheNineClub]

Unfortunately, from a position (geographical and financial), I am forced to take sporadic additional jobs, sometimes in crypto, sometimes outside of it, but there is always something going around. And it's not because I want to, it's just the way it is. But, crypto made it easier to get some additional income. But, who knows how long that will last.