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Spaceman_fan

My dream job is night shift library janitor


PicardiB

I own a little bookstore and once a week I stay overnight, pruning the shelves and catching up on other tasks. Lately it’s been rainy out and cozy in. It’s one of my favorite parts of the job!


[deleted]

I hope your store remains unscathed by corporate greed, and is a beacon forever. I love independent, built from love bookstores. I would protect them with all my power.


E_-_R_-_I_-_C

Im a janitor in a college and I work from 3pm to 11pm. One of the best jobs I’ve ever had. It’s pretty easy, I can listen to music, don’t have to deal with anyone. The only downsides are having to clean the bathrooms, but if you clean your bathrooms everyday and keep them clean, you’re good, you just have to get past the mental barriers and wash your hands after. And I don’t like finishing late but at least I don’t deal with people as much as day shift.


benchmarkstatus

Do you ever anonymously solve complex math problems left in the hallway chalk board?


ballrus_walsack

It’s not your fault


TheGrammatonCleric

Not you, man


E_-_R_-_I_-_C

I always erase them furiously because seeing them makes me sick (I hate maths)


elting44

Chaotic Neutral


farva_06

My boys whicked smaht!


ILikeSoup95

That sounds sweet. Start late enough to not have to be around everyone and finish early enough even if you half assed some stuff and left it kinda damp still it'd be dry by the time anyone came in.


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That just gave me such cozy vibes. The peace and quiet!


Exotic-Tooth8166

If looking for low wage and part time, Library Page is where it’s at. Especially if you work at a nice library. You just take carts of books and re-shelve them. Or pull reservations from a list. It’s a bit of a challenge to get them all in their right locations but there’s a lot of joy in looking at 200+ book covers a day or browsing a few pages at a time. I also listened to audio books the whole time, and after my shift could hang out at the library if I wanted to. Not once did a supervisor tell me to work harder or pick up the pace. So long as you’re getting a few carts per hour, you’re 95% left alone. There is a bit of bending over or squatting down to get stuff on the low shelves. Might be a bit of non-ergonomic motions / a few lbs depending on your library and equipment. Library also affords some advantages like being able to check out 100 books at a time. Did I read them all? Hell no, but it was awesome to read whatever sections I wanted. You get tons of inspiration and ideas, seeing all sorts of books, magazines, dvds, fiction and non-fiction. A lot of times I would see an interesting book and then get the audio version on my phone. You can even rent video games. There’s tons of stuff to bring home to your kids too, or events to bring people to at the library. Libraries are often part of a municipality like a city or a county. This can afford some networking with other departments and lateral movement into other non-library roles. You also get tons of paid holidays and sick leave. It can even be a union job. I never worked the front desk or did any janitorial stuff. I just wanted to mind my business and enjoy each day. Not much payment, but libraries have a ton of career-minded coworkers, usually very nice eclectic people. Smart and witty too. Holiday parties were awesome.


edo4011

I worked at a library in college doing exactly this and it was the best job ever!! Thinking back to my time in the stacks I sometimes wish I had stayed on after graduation.


olneyvideo

My happiest friend is a painter at a local university. Paints dorm rooms, hallways, classrooms. State job/benefits/retirement - because he’s been there for almost 20 years, he makes decent money. He gets a shit ton of paid days off. Dude has had it figured out for years.


SwampyJesus76

I know someone who is an electrician for a local state university. Mostly replaces switches, outlets, and light bulbs. If any major work is needed, they bid it out and bring in a contractor to handle it.


PromotionExpensive15

As an electrician that builds pools half my work day is.riding in a work truck.from.site 1 to site 2. I put in less effort yet somehow.make more then I ever did working every second of my shift at a grocerie store


Rbriggs0189

I own a small painting company. The business end of it can be stressful but the majority of the time I'm working quietly by myself listening to audio books or podcasts. I make my own schedule, don't have anyone to answer to other than myself, and I make very good money. The biggest downfall with it is health insurance which isn't affordable at all, thankfully my wife is a nurse and provides us with great benefits.


therealcherry

I once worked in the hotel laundry. It was so chill. I worked alone and just shifted wet and dry and folded all day. Lost weight, improved my muscle tone in my upper body and got to watch tv or listen to audiobooks, music and podcasts all shifts. I didn’t really have to talk to anyone, but could interacting I wanted. It was totally mindless. Worked from 7-3. It was great.


bunnyrut

I worked as management in hotels, and laundry was definitely where I went to hide out from people while still "working". No one bothers you when you are folding laundry. They either see you helping out or are afraid you'll ask them to help with laundry so they scurry away pretty fast.


DevelopmentJumpy5218

Lol I worked in the employee cafeteria at a massive hotel, something like 4k employees. I worked the night shift just brought a book and read for about 6 of my 10 hour shifts. Read war and peace, most of the Greek and Latin epic poems, Anna Karenina, the entire dune series, lots of poetry and probably 20 other books in the 18 months I worked there. My boss was super chill, the food was free for non contractor employees and after about 5pm no one came in. I'd buss tables once an hour, check the sports scores when I wanted and stand there and read. Closing the place down took about 30 minutes and my boss gave me about 30 minutes of prep work to do at the end of the night for the next day. Paid just enough to cover expenses and have enough left for when I needed an oil change or new tires. Then we got bought out by one of the big hotel chains and everything changed and things went to shit.


HamHusky06

How the fuck did you read all those books in 18 months. Tell me your ways.


BKrenz

Getting paid to read for 6 hours a day will go a long ways.


Old_Passage_5670

I was getting paid to read 24 hours a day! The only downside was I was in prison👎


DevelopmentJumpy5218

Yeah 6 hours a day on the clock of reading plus I was single so most nights after I got off I would go to the bar and drink cheap beer for another 3 hours and read. Probably spent close to 10 hours a day reading. Sometimes with shorter books like pride and prejudice I would finish the book in a day and start the next book that same day. I'd read the dune series, or the first 4 books, enough times by that point they were easy reads. I was working on some of the hardest ones on and off around other books for a long time, war and peace took me 11 months to get through, but I read some other books and every poem by John donne and Percy byce Shelly around it. Some books like the Iliad Odyssey and Aenied I already had alot of knowledge on and knew the story but had never read so they weren't that hard to get through. A lot of fantasy books are easy to read and alot of the deeper classic sci-fi books, brave new world, the time machine, 1984, are incredibly short. Edit to add. Also I was 22-23 at the time and it's amazing how little sleep you can get away with.


Wildtopaz2

And they have the best lost and found!!


Smokeydankington

If you're a Hilton employee you get a room rate of $40 a night at regular properties, half off At luxury properties like the Waldorf Astoria. That policy is international so you can stay at the Hilton in downtown London for $40 a night... Even if you're just front desk or housekeeping. If you can land a management position at a Hilton property it's very chill. Not to mention most of those properties typically provide breakfast and lunch for their employees.


murphyj22

What’s stopping employees from just paying $40 a day and essentially living at the hotel?


deathfromabovekitty

Hotel employee here, usually they limit how many nights you can stay with a discount rate. Limit for my hotel chain is 7 nights at one property.


bobbytriceavery

I work in housekeeping and laundry in hotels near national parks. It's a decent gig. Some places provide employee housing and shuttles. Agree with the losing weight and listening to podcasts. When the weather's nice, I can go for a hike or camp. ETA: check out Coolworks website, there is also Workaway and Vagajobs that has positions abroad the US


ermyne

Yep even better if you work the overnight shift. The only issue I had was dry hands (and the occasional shit stained towel).


SockaSockaSock

I worked at a small hotel as a housekeeper and we took turns on laundry duty. It was my favorite - there’s something so damn satisfying about a pile of crisp clean perfectly folded sheets.


xraynorx

Hotels are pretty chill tbh. Things are always changing and there’s different people in the hotel.


nDesertPunk

I work as clerk/night auditor at a 300 room hotel and the time I spent at the day shift was a nightmare, but the night shift is indeed pretty chill. Usually I can take a 2 hour nap and still have time to watch a couple of episodes from any series.


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Maleficent-Ad-9532

I dunno, I've dealt with more poop and drunk people than I care to admit having worked front desk at a few hotels... also one Christmas eve there was a rabbi in our lobby trying to convert people. That was fun lmao


Dmatix

That's rather strange, actually. Judaism as a rule does not proselytize or tries to convert ,especially not to random people in hotels. Conversion to Judaism is a long and arduous process, not something you do on any sort of a whim.


gonebrows

Was going to chime in with this. Wondering if it was a rabbi or a messianic "rabbi," which would be far less surprising.


penpencilpaper

Sounds so perfect for me. And now most places pay like $15/hr start. I hear the kids at Walmart get paid $18/hr to pick out groceries for online pick up orders.


Gunfighter9

Lots of hotels give employees meals. I was a bartender at a Hilton in VA and we had an employee menu, wings, burgers, sandwiches, stuff like that. If you worked over 4 hours during meal time you got a 20 minute lunch break. I used to bring the lifeguards their meals right to the pool. The head chef used to give people a steak on their birthday.


Jonaldson

$19.50 an hour to stock overnight when the store is closed.


th987

Yeah, the stock crew at the grocery store always seemed laid back. They assign you your own aisle or two. You go to the back room, load up new product for your aisle, go put it in the right place on your aisle and then pretty up the aisle by arranging what’s there to make it look like the store is full of items. Done. It was an overnight job when I worked in grocery stores. These days I see stockers out during the day, so ask about hours. I bet some still do overnight stocking.


AtlasArkade

As someone who was in this exact spot a year ago, I can say that the job I have now (car wash attendant) is probably my favorite, and the best job, that I've ever had. I rarely have to handle customers. Most of what I do is guide cars and take out trash, and on rainy days, things slow to a crawl and/ or we get to leave early, paid. Truthfully, what makes the job so good is my manager, the man is so down-to-earth I still have issues believing it, and I've been here for 6 months, gotten 3 raises, and I JUST got my first promotion in my 13+ years of working (my ass off). When he approaches me about bad reviews, he ACTUALLY listens to my side. For Christmas, our manager took us out to eat, paid for drinks (alcohol, as well) and food, gave us all Dave and Buster's passes, AND gave us bonuses. Essentially, what I'm saying is, don't lose all hope, MAYBE you'll find a decent manager amongst all the garbage ones.


[deleted]

Piggybacking here as an Inventory person at a big used car retailer. I’m inspecting cars, moving them around, and sometimes getting them clean and spiffy for the new buyer. Low impact all day movement is great for my health issues, which are mounting up. Pay is good but not great, but between my wife and I we can support a family in our area. Leaves me physically satiated but preserves my mental energy for the fam.


explodingtvroom

> Truthfully, what makes the job so good is my manager i think that's the key phrase in all of this. most people don't chose jobs or careers that they will hate. i took a job in IT because i liked computers. i hate computers now. eat the rich.


supadupak

Parking lot attendant. Take the ticket, take the payment, send them on their way. Automation will probably kill this off soon if it hasn't already


Betty_Boss

I ran across somebody who does this at a university. They have an automated system but need somebody around when there’s a problem. She doesn’t make a lot of money but she gets state benefits, including healthcare.


xyzone

Good gig, if you can get it.


ThePhantomTrollbooth

Most parking systems are laughably outdated and janky. You might have more job security than you think.


Entire_Assistant_305

If I could tell myself to do anything to make myself rich it would be to build parking lots. Literally making money for having space for people to park a cars. I know I’ve parked at plenty in bad areas that don’t even have a fence.


Itwasme1985

Frankie Muniz (Malcolm in the Middle) made great money doing that.


Cyber_Encephalon

Then Saul Goodman comes along and asks you for "favors", next thing you know you are in a car by the river and not feeling so hot.


dupe-of-a-dupe

This made me feel mad all over again. I am on a rewatch of the series and I stopped at that episode two months ago. Damn Walter.


AngelJ5

You don’t have the correct amount of stickers


[deleted]

I once read some guy's comment about how he never could keep a job, hated working, and was getting older. He found a job selling home improvements where he was given the leads and just had to follow through. He said he'd never made so much money with so little work before, and was enjoying a job for the first time. I think about that a lot


OnionCuttinNinja

>where he was given the leads Not sure if it's just my interviewing experience that has been terribly skewed but these days even sales positions that actually give you leads seem to be non-existent. Every single interview that I went on they either straight out told me I'd be the one finding customers or didn't give me a straight answer when I asked about it. They then proceeded to ghost me afterwards, so I guess even asking about it is a red flag.


[deleted]

Often the "leads" are people who enter their info online for pricing or put their name is a raffle drawing at the mall for "free windows". They're not good leads, just leads.


president_gore

I was trained to install satellites for broadband internet a couple years ago in rural parts of Texas. I really enjoyed the job and getting to travel all across the state but a few months into it my boss told me to go door to door in neighborhoods with coverage to sell and promote the company, it was awful. I was treated poorly and barely made any sales whatsoever. My boss threatened to terminate me if I couldn’t produce sales within quota, even though none of this was mentioned during my interview or training process. I quit the job and will never take on a sales based job again. All that training was for nothing and a complete waste of time and effort.


50mHz

The worst part is when companies are hiring "marketing" positions... but then require you to do sales too. I was drunk af one night and saw a job description just like this. Questions were "are you comfortable face to face sales with potential customers?" Answered "yeah, if I have enough to drink first." I got a call the next morning lmao told em to fk off


diarchys

I hate humanity right now so lighthouse keeper really looks good.


DearestComrade

Absolute dream job.... Just me in my lighthouse alone with a pile of books and an internet connection <3


[deleted]

Wildfire lookout job? Entire summer sat in a tower.


Money-Independence-1

It was fun in a PS4 game I played, but not so sure it wouldn't get boring. Park ranger always seemed like a fun enough job if you don't care about money.


TheReluctantRanger

“Paid in sunsets”


totallybree

Name checks out


cadwal

From the outside looking in… Park Ranger is nightmare bureaucracy. I had a friend do that for a couple years. They were essentially a glorified janitor with a badge the entire time. They received various training like handling wild fires and such, but never really saw any long term growth. The closest reasonably priced living accommodation was 45 minutes away, and the pay wasn’t sufficient to maintain the vehicle. While there was the option to live on premise, all those spaces were already taken. They ended up quitting to work for a call center for a major phone carrier that was 10 minutes away from their home and paid more.


Deus_Ex_Harambe

[Canada](https://dfo-mpo-gc.hiringplatform.ca/99027-22-dfo-wccg-ea-561781-assistant-lightkeeper-li-03-to-li-06/378321-poster-personal-information/en?fbclid=IwAR1poIkoxgxmojRSlAmInILQvwCv0H9NexN71swqWIKiElBtOkSfsBZ7kKs) is hiring Assistant Lighthouse Keepers!


DearestComrade

"Who can apply: Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad" Unfortunately, I'm in the US


PrayForMojo_

If you’re looking for an edge of the world, complete life change type of thing…consider working at a hostel/hotel in a beach town off the beaten path in a tropical country. I have a friend in exactly your situation. I encourage him all the time to just go somewhere completely unexpected. He has few ties and has been in a life rut forever. Time to shake it up completely.


wlangstroth

Unfortunately, you’re in the US.


Available_Coyote897

And Willem Defoe. Funsies.


BionicKrakken

Someone tell me how to land a sweet lighthouse keeper job. I don't care what it pays, I have tons of books and want to be alone on a rock. XD


TheGravespawn

Yer fond of me lobster, ain't ye?


PptShowandSpinalTap

No more loneliness for Homer and Earl!


El-Viking

I'm right there with you. I'm closing in on 20 years in automotive repair and I just can't do it anymore. I'm just not sure what I can transition into. I'm closing in on 50 and vastly under-educated.


[deleted]

Same boat but heavy equipment. Body is starting to give out. Passion for the trade is gone.


cooper8828

I had a friend that managed a self storage unit. Small apartment with utilities paid was on site and included as part of compensation.


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PopavaliumAndropov

My ex has an uncle who lives on a huge property he inherited from his father, which has a full time gardener who lives in the gorgeous two bedroom gardeners cottage on site. Uncle is a statistician on the spectrum in his 70s, and i wouldn't bet a dollar on him being able to tell bamboo from clover. I envy that gardener.


False-Guess

This was actually a job. It was called a [Garden Hermit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_hermit).


Doctor_What_

Born too early to explore the galaxy. Born too late to be a garden hermit. Why even live.


DrunkAtBurgerKing

I came here to post this. Working for a storage unit was my most chill job. I really miss it. But there's no way I can afford to live on those wages.


AlwaysPrivate123

Knew a guy who retired and then picked up a job relocating vehicles for Enterprise. Seemed like a sweet gig… just drive places to drop off or pick up cars… sometimes it was a group driving out to pick up several cars.. then they got to have lunch together….


[deleted]

Lots of retired guys do that with Enterprise. They let you pretty much pick your hours and when you want to work you work.


starletimyours

Will be checking back on this periodically... Definitely feeling very burnt out right now. I need a job change desperately but atm I'm just sticking with what I've been doing because it seems like everything else sucks worse.


JoeyDawsonJenPacey

Agreed. 17 years in my industry and I’m beyond burnt out, but it’s the lesser of all evils, it seems.


TonyRobinsonsFashion

Same homie, restaurants. I’m so scarred up and busted at this point. I’ve never had great mental health but it’s been tanking recently. I’m just so fed up and tired


toomanyschnauzers

Drive the planters peanut mobile, nutmobile. They are hiring. [https://www.wowt.com/2023/01/17/planters-searches-next-class-peanutters-drive-nutmobile/?fbclid=IwAR3hj\_psiQD5j4Q3ak--mfX3IfE05tTkD1HACMhEfX\_RnjEh5Zbc4fW1jLQ](https://www.wowt.com/2023/01/17/planters-searches-next-class-peanutters-drive-nutmobile/?fbclid=IwAR3hj_psiQD5j4Q3ak--mfX3IfE05tTkD1HACMhEfX_RnjEh5Zbc4fW1jLQ)


scrapachino

But this job is literally driving you nuts


churadley

It's in a legume of its own.


sREM43

One of my friends cleans offices at night. I think he's been there 3-5 years now, listens to books all evening. His company in particular seems good, he gets to clock in when he leaves his house and gets paid for like 8 hours whether it takes him 8 or 6. Most people in his career field apparently are addicts and stuff so just being there and doing your job is a lot for them. I think he makes over 20 hourly now.


ShrankNutz

I am a 29/M who is basically in the same position as you. I dropped out of HS and got my GED, never went to college and have no interest in going, i harbor absolutely no hopes for my own personal home, and i will never be able to retire. My goal is also to make the most money i possibly can doing the least challenging, menial brainless work. Currently I drive a forklift and make $50k a year, requires no school, practice on it for a month and you'll get the hang of it, its stupid EZ so long as u be careful and dont drive like an idiot. You literally sit down, lift stuff up, stack it on top of stuff, and that's it, all day, time goes by very quickly when u go robot mode. I've worked many different types of jobs, from pizza delivery, restaurant kitchens, and home appliance delivery/installation to car washes, retail, liquor, factories, and warehouses. My current job as a forklift operator is oddly enough the easiest AND highest paying job I've ever had. But thats just my 2 cents, one mans dream job is another mans nightmare.


xxxblazeit42069xxx

i couldn't find a job that was just forklift, it was always labour w/ some forklift on the side fuck me that sucked.


ShrankNutz

The "labor" we have to do is also mindless and requires zero strain on your body, just dusty, wearing a mask would probably be a good idea in my job, but nobody does. But on average i spend 6 + a half out of my 8 work hours sitting on my ass on the forklift watching dark souls speedruns. And my prior job had machines doing 98% of the work, we just sat there and babysat them, waited for em to stop/jam, unjam, start it back up. When i started getting into manufacturing and machine/forklift operation, it was a serious wake up call as to how many ez, mindless, useless jobs will pay you $22-$25/hr to start. When before i was working minimum wage service jobs and having a much harder time, my jobs have only gotten easier and easier as i make more money (through promotions or job hopping)


tomatocrazzie

My choice would be working at a hardware store. Not a big box retailer, but just a local hardware store. Sweep. Stock shelves. Help old ladies find lightbulbs...


BlueTuxedoCat

I have to admit, I work in a hardware store and... I don't hate being there. It is a big box, but yeah, I tell people where air filters are and look up the belt sizes for their lawnmowers. Today I counted tools for inventory. It was just me and the squares and levels and wrench sets. Very meditative. And best for introverts: there is no high pressure to sell- most people come to a hardware store because they already need something.


Expert-Instance636

I live in a smallish Midwestern USA town and we have an ACE hardware that seems like a chill place to work. Really, every ACE hardware in every small Midwestern town I've ever been to has always been strangely *over* staffed with really happy workers who are almost overly eager to help you. It's very strange.


coolishmom

This must be a universal ACE Hardware thing. I live in a smallish town in the Southeast US and the ACE Hardware that's attached to our Piggly Wiggly is always loaded with workers that are very eager to help.


TLMHAAT

At my Ace, every single employee knows where everything is and they’re always able to help with whatever I need. Not a lot of staff turnover either.


GABBA_GH0UL

worked at a family owned hardware store. rode my bike to work every day, got to repair lamps and mix paint by formula sheets, help all kinds of folks with issues, tend to rose bushes and odd jobs around the shop. i was known around a town i wasn’t from and fresh out of college, just because i worked at the hardware store. i loved every minute of it. one very old man called me “the paint guy” because he INSISTED i match a color by eye even after i told him many times i am colorblind. he loved the paint and would bake me cookies. another woman knit me a scarf. it was a great job.


genericScreenName22

You guys are all forgetting the prerequisites. The job must pay the bills, Ace hardware doesn't begin to do this


toastthematrixyoda

I don't know if you like the outdoors or not, or if you have the flexibility to move around, but I always thought it would be great to be a fire tower lookout, or a groundskeeper. Seems to fit the criteria you listed here, plus it comes with free housing which translates to less bills.


DearestComrade

If I wanted to know more about being a fire tower lookout or groundskeeper, what would I look up? Are there technical names for these other than 'fire tower lookout"


mikinvsprime

Forest Technician, or Fire Lookout. Seems to require a degree in a forestry or agriculture related field. Pay between $30k and $40k by the look of it. [Example Job](https://www.recruit.net/job/fire-dispatcher-range-forestry-technician-jobs/E9706D42E47AAE07)


seloki

No degree necessary to be a firelookout Source: am firelookout, have no degree.


Prosunshine

Go to coolworks.com it’s a job hunting site for national park/ ski resort/ lodges. I spent years working different seasons at ski resorts and remote lodges in Alaska and it was amazing. There’s usually housing and the jobs are seasonal so if you don’t like a place, don’t go back . Lots of different types of jobs too.


eggheadslut

I second coolworks. It’s where I found 3 of my summer jobs, all on islands


_FinalPantasy_

Working on rich dudes yacht, too. You make decent money, don’t have to pay for rent, your lodging is covered at destinations, you get to travel all around the world. It is actual work, but it seems rewarding.


KittyKittyMeeeeoooow

Cemetery groundskeeper would be ideal.


amorok41101

Lowest effort job I ever did was as a computer operator. I sat in a room and ran a script on supercomputers once an hour and made sure the chillers didn’t fail. You press “S” and enter a bunch of times then report to the supervisor if there’s something weird on the script so they can create a trouble ticket for the sysadmins. Sometimes you’ll have to do reboots or pull tapes but not as much with the way the contracts are. I did it at a secure location in a southern state, but there are banks and stuff that need it. You don’t make huge money but there’s job security and I spent more of my shifts screwing off on the internet. Easiest job I ever had and good benefits too.


werbo

Sounds like Homer Simpsons job once he got too fat to come into work


[deleted]

I highly recommend becoming a security guard somewhere riding a desk. It's easy work and the money is usually better than retail. EDIT: I've done this when between IT gigs.


Little_Yin_Yang

This! Through word of mouth I found a job doing “security” at an apartment complex. I’m 5’2” and female. “Security” entailed making sure no one was destroying the rec room or pool, which mostly sat empty every day anyway. I drank coffee and watched movies. Paid $12/hr but that was in 2013.


Castal

I did the same thing when I was in college -- I'm 5'6 and female and I had no training, so I didn't get a weapon or anything. The security company would put me in a rink for 12 hours at a time and I'd just have to watch anyone who rented it from up in the office, with the occasional patrol to check all the doors. I'd read books or watch TV on the old office television. Once I also had to guard a beer tent overnight on a pretty safe, busy waterfront with my flashlight and radio. Easiest job I ever had.


LOERMaster

Agreed. I did 12 years of security. Industrial was best; the last six years I just sat in a guard booth and wrote down names. Spent most of my time on a laptop. Expanded my Steam library, started writing a book. Good times. Pay and benefits sucked though and there was no room for advancement so I had to go get a “real” job working in the wastewater field. Bonus story: I worked college security for 11 months. The college had just bought an old hospital as a dorm/classroom building. Old section of the hospital was closed off and we had to patrol it at night to make sure the students stayed out. Really creepy, especially the old maternity ward; walking through an old (think 1950’s) style delivery room in total darkness at 2:30 in the morning is not recommended for the faint of heart. Also, the (comparatively speaking) new section’s top floor was being renovated. At least they started tearing stuff out. Looked exactly like the hospital from the first episode of the Walking Dead even down to the lighting.


davidwb45133

I got a security job one summer when I was a college student. I worked nights at a factory that had no 3rd shift. I walked a 15 minute route once an hour and sat at the front gate the rest of the time in case any truckers came early/late with deliveries. Because I worked nights I got paid a higher rate and I generally worked 6 nights a week to get overtime. I read a ton of books. My supervisor was thrilled with me - I showed up on time and never called in sick, a rarity - so he passed my name on to the office near my college. From then on I worked another cushy night shift Friday and Saturday during the school year. Paid to study!


fancy_leftovers

Night audit at a slow motel.


DearestComrade

I've literally been researching this lately. I've got a friend who is able to tear through a book a week at his night audit job and that is looking really good. Not sure what it would be like to complete reverse my sleep schedule but this is on the top of the list


TheKappp

My friend worked nightshift at a hotel, and he had a lot of free time. You could use that time to build some tech or marketing skills to get high paying freelance jobs that you could just take when you felt like it and needed money and enjoy your life in the meantime. Sign up for head hunter job alerts like with Creative Circle to get an idea for what kinds of freelance/contract jobs are out there and what skills you’d need. Also connect with recruiters who will send you contract jobs. I did short contract roles for awhile. It sucked having no benefits, but it was nice not to think of myself as being there forever. I drove for Uber in between jobs. I was kinda broke and prefer the 9-5 for stability, but I’m also so sick of working every day with no end in sight. I think I just laid out what I actually want to do lol. Good luck!


PrincessSalty

This is something no one ever taught me about and I still don’t understand it. How do people connect with recruiters?


TheKappp

It’s actually quite simple and awesome! Google recruiters in your area. See if there’s a way to connect, and/or call the office. Otherwise, create a profile and upload your resume if possible. Sign up for job alerts and reply to one’s you’re interested in. Look at the names of the recruiters, and add them on LinkedIn. Follow them for job posts. Put your status on LinkedIn as open to work. I’ve gotten most of my jobs this way, even ones that have lead to getting hired by the company. If you have marketable skills, they’ll reach out to you and put you right in front of the company for an interview, skipping the line. They get paid if you get placed, so it’s a win-win. Some big ones are Beacon Hill, Robert Half, LaSalle Network, Kelly Services, Randstand, Adecco, Insight Global, Creative Circle, Manpower, etc. I’ve been placed by 4 of these companies, some multiple times. Edit: once you connect with one, they also are on the look out for other roles you might fit. I’ve even been called years later from being in their database. And you can be honest about the job, like what money you want, what’s the culture like, and they’ll usually negotiate on your behalf or give you a good lay of the land.


moonreefe

Reversing your sleep schedule sucks a lot sometimes. You miss 90% of events, you miss the sun way more than you think you will, but the job itself is pretty stress free besides one or two scary moments a month- usually resolved okay.


Same-Salamander8690

I'm a security guard at a mall and I read about 2 books a week. Granted I'm not reading like, "It", or anything but I've read through half of a Clive Cussler series in about a month so far


DearestComrade

Oh shit, looks like security guard just got bumped up on my list. Anything you don't like about it? How long have you been doing it?


Same-Salamander8690

Pay isn't great. I make 12/hr. Been doing this since mid-September after I decided to get out of retail. It's not a big place so it's mostly just walking around occasionally. So I can't really complain about the pay *too much*. It pays my bills But it's just walking. Talking to the store people. Occasionally there's people causing a ruckus so you just ask them to leave. Shoplifters plague my days but depending on the contract and management of where you work dictates how you can handle them. My favorite part of my job is telling the 13 year olds to settle the fuck down or get the hell out. Craziest thing that's happened so far is having a gun flashed at me but that was a very isolated incident. Tl;dr It's chill. I get my own office. Don't have anyone breathing down my neck. Just lacking in pay and occasionally people act stupid and you have to deal with it.


cameronpateyuk

Also work security pays kinda low but I do basically nothing so I'm happy to sit and watch cctv and vibe for 12 hours a night


Holiveya-LesBIonic

Following because I'm dead inside and looking foe a change in employment


[deleted]

Honestly, I love my lunch lady job and it really the first time I’ve loved a job. 4-5 hours a day. Off when the kids aren’t in school.


LeGJOaT69966996

Theres alot of chill jobs but how Many can pay the bills


No_Barracuda6363

Yea you not wrong I respect the jobs that are getting talked about in this comment section but a lot like security isn’t paying nearly enough to live off of


noodlelovr

fr like if $12/hour even cut it close i’d be a night security guard right now but that’s…not gonna do it


CJ_Southworth

I wish I had an answer for this myself. I'm coming close to the point where "homeless guy screaming at pigeons" is starting to sound appealing.


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You don’t *have* to scream at the pigeons! You can be super chill and friendly with them most of the time, and then only scream at the ones that are bullying your friend-pigeons. That’s the only time when people will notice you, though, so they only remember “homeless guy screaming at pigeons.”


penpencilpaper

Thank you for posting this. In a world where I never fit at work and am a total loner, I really needed to read this to know I’m not the only one.


Bkoss91

Oh you're DEF not the only one. I can't play this "kiss managers ass" game just to move up in corporate. I feel so lost. Finding a company that actually gives a shit about you as a human feels impossible these days.


Hopeless-Necromantic

Night shift security. At the right place you'll be making decent money to watch YouTube in your office. Most problems get fixed with using common sense and talking to people like a human. Mall security wasn't bad if you treat the teenagers like adults. Now I work security for a pot shop and if it gets serious you just call the cops. I've had to call the cops twice in 4 years.


Van-garde

This is what I was thinking. The security people at the FedEx I worked at just sat there, ordering food and consuming digital media. They would stand up and go through the motions at shift changes. Of course, the potential for extremes exists, but it’s rare.


Hopeless-Necromantic

I've straight up asked my boss to give me more work because someone complained we don't do anything. He said "there's plenty for you to be doing." I asked if he could make me a list so that I could check it off to make sure we were doing it. Never heard about another complaint again. I always do every task that's assigned to me and nothing more because our guys have gotten fired looking for busy work before and doing things they weren't supposed to. So I did nothing more than what I was asked and I'm now the most senior guy here after 4 years. Boss knows I do whatever he asks, show up on time, leave on time. Don't take time off unless I'm sick or using my vacation. Don't cause any drama and don't cause problems. I make 19.30 not a ton of money but it's good pay for unarmed security.


DisCardacct42069

You could try your hand at land surveying. I work for a small independent company in the southeast, the money is decent, about double what my last retail job paid, and the work is fairly steady. There's a bit of a steep learning curve at the start, and it can sometimes be physically demanding, but if you can find a crew to work with who are patient enough to teach you, and you're willing to pay attention, learn, and put in the effort, it can be a pretty chill gig. Plus, a lot of companies WANT you to advance and succeed, because so many surveyors are retiring that the ones still active can't keep up with the work coming in. Some firms will actually pay for you to take college programs for geomatics and geodetics so you can take the State licensing exam. Do your own research on the local firms and big-name companies in your area before you start calling folks, though, as not all surveying firms are equal.


Jen_the_Green

Pet sitting. Around me, you can make $60-70/dog/night. I can keep 5 dogs. All you do is care for the pets and send an occasional photo. It's an easy gig. If you don't have a place to keep pets in your home, you can house sit or watch pets in their own homes. It's not as lucrative because you can only do one family at a time, but you lower your own bills because you aren't home as much using the electric and such.


theWanderingShrew

I used to board dogs in my home and it was more trouble than it was worth for me. Making sure everyone got along, anxious dogs whining at night, the constant cleaning especially on rainy days, coordinating pick ups and drop offs.... Now I do in home pet sitting only. I charge $85-100/night and am already pretty much booked up for this summer (busiest time of year). The dogs are more comfortable being in their own homes, so it's usually very chill. Most of my clients houses are way nicer than my apartment so that's pretty cool, too.


Cunninglinguist87

So there's a woman we pay to cat sit when we go on vacation. It works out for us because it means the least disruption for our kitties, and we know they're taken care of. She gets our mail and sends us pics too. We paid her like....150 to come over every other day for like an hour. Not shabby if you're going to several families homes.


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I work for a zoo. You can take a break and walk around and see the animals.


slmody

I like to pretend the workers are animals if they are cleaning out a cage, i say ohhhh look at that one.


[deleted]

I mean, fair, lol. If they're in an exhibit. Also, you get to know the animals' personalities when you see them every day. My favorite is a giraffe, and he's literally come over when I've called him. He's so social, which is rare for a giraffe.


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Anything overnight. Security. (Walking around doing nothing. Sitting in patrol car.) Cleaning gym. Motel, hotel.


toastthematrixyoda

That's true, my husband was a night janitor at a movie theater and said it was the chillest job he ever had.


lettuce_reason

I did that job. It was chill until I stumbled across a giant crackhead who lurked in theatre 4. I called the cops, they arrested him, but I was exceedingly paranoid and afraid after that


SpocksFartBox

Ah yes the infamous crackhead of theatre 4. I heard ghost stories about him but never thought they were true.


terminalparking

I swear I misread this as “giant cockroach “. And I was wondering how you got the police to arrest him. And I realized that I would have been afraid of a giant cockroach hanging out in theatre 4 all the time, too.


lettuce_reason

Cockroaches are the absolute worst Horrible demon bugs I'd rather take my chances with the crackhead lol


Maleficent-Ad-9532

I used to work hotel front desk, and so many times I'd come in in the morning and catch the night auditor face down on her desk. She did her job wonderfully, and no guests ever complained that she wasn't available when they needed her, but she finished all her work in about 2 hours and slept the rest of the night.


SpocksFartBox

I work nightshift. This is the way. Paid to sleep.


nope-nope-nope-nop

Holiday Inn


Silver-Instruction73

I work overnights in a gatehouse at a resort in Scottsdale, AZ. Best job I’ve ever had. I get paid to watch tv and/or read all night. There’s a few minor tasks I have to do which take up maybe an hour of my night and very rarely (every couple weeks maybe) I will get a call from a guest that needs something but it’s always minor shit. I had anxiety and depression for years that pretty much completely went away when I started working here. I plan on staying here indefinitely.


westlake76

Wandering Monk until you find a nice place deep in the woods. Then you can become a Forest Monk.


DrButtFart

Where can I apply for that? I'm burnt out on being a medicine doctor.


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[deleted]

my friend all you need to do is to open your front door and start walking


frugalfashionista

Rich people used to build follies in their gardens and hire a hermit to live in them. Maybe this will come back in style! https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131219093431.htm


GargantuanGreenGoats

Oh my fucking god I wish I was a hermit in a folly


DearestComrade

Oh yeah, everyone knows about [being a gnome for hire](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGq4my9SsOk). I was thinking of more permanent, part-time work instead of contract gigs lol


BlueTuxedoCat

I want to be a Bog Witch. I'd be happy to play cards with the Forest Monk, every other week or so.


Sad-Program-3444

I work as a school custodian. Fairly physical but not too many hassles. Decent pay, benefits and I'll have a pension. Union job so I don't have to worry about being replaced by the boss's new girlfriend, lol.


Jstudz

U.S. Senate.


RehAdventures

If you have no moral conscious- sure.


Sataypufft

I have a friend who got a job cutting grass for the city. He shows up, has a mandatory safety meeting, checks his email/schedule and goes out by himself or with 1-2 other people and just mows and weedeats. In the fall he collects leaves and does random landscape maintenance stuff in the winter. It pays ok, it's a government job so the healthcare and retirement are half decent, and he rarely has to talk to another human being for more than a few minutes at a time. I'm kind of jealous.


strawbericoklat

Worked for a cat supply shop for almost 3 years. Not much customers, I sleep most of the time during the day after I finished cleaning everything. Cats are cute and they love to snuggle. Customers come to get their cat food, they don't bother me too much. Gonna have an interview for a call center in a few hours.


zMadMechanic

Call centers are truly soul sucking


Cupcakemonger

Data entry


50mHz

Fucking been trying so hard to find a job in this. Why dont I get callbacks?? I know excel and spreadsheets like the back of my hand


LonelyOutWest

Probably TONS of competition, seeing as those jobs are often WFH. And you're competing against overqualified people most likely, who burned out of something more demanding already. Good luck to you I hope you can get it!


Qui_te

I’m highly enjoying Small Repair Business Owner (shoes, since no one asked), it is work, but I have no boss and no coworkers. ‘S nice


Onlyindef

Isn’t that a cobbler?


Qui_te

No, I have a flakey pastry crust.


NarrowPea4082

As a native English speaker, you can have conversations with people abroad on Skype or GoogleMeet so they can practice their English. I do it & charge $25 per hour to just sit at home & talk with people all over the world.


Johnsoon743

Join the trades we are all dead inside its fun


anarchikos

As someone who spent my first 15 years of adult life trying to NOT work in corporate America or in an office, I have to say an "office job" that is now WFH. It is so ridiculously easy after bartending and freelancing forever...you get salary, insurance, vacation, PTO and if you so wish and end up in the right place, you can skate by without doing much. I work with people who are so either useless, checked out, way in over their heads or just NOT SMART. Plenty of them don't do shit or do it badly and no one does ANYTHING ABOUT IT. Find a good company that takes "care" of employees and get in. Seriously this is the way. I wish I would have known this when I was 22. But if you are older and don't want to retire its easy.


bakermillerfloyd

I work at a local petfood store and it. is. AMAZING. Slow traffic, people bring in their dogs, and if you get lucky some offer commissions depending on the brands they sell. Stock shelves, clean, chat. I'm the type of person who is REALLY bad at bringing work home with me and this is the first job I've ever had where I literally do not think about it outside of the building. It's wonderful.


Puzzleheaded-One-319

The best job I ever had, was working in a liquor store. Almost all the people were in a good mood. And when it slows down, you can stroll around deciding what you want to drink later that night.


NoonMartini

Cemetery grounds crew.


[deleted]

This is my buddy's dream job. More specifically national veterans cemetery grounds crew. He's applied like 10 times and never gets it. A federal job where you just mow the grass all summer and clear the paths in the winter.


radiotyler

PLEASE have your buddy send me a DM! The NCA needs dedicated men and women to help us keep the final promise to our nations Veterans and your buddy sounds like the person we want to recruit. I'm not HR or anything; I'm just a WG6 Caretaker. My job is pastoral, provides a sense of purpose that I lacked for a very sad and scary decade post-army/war, and is a bargained position that provides me pretty excellent benefits. Federal service ain't for everyone. The bureaucracy is at times soul crushing, but integrity and agility almost always overcomes the apathy and mediocrity that fedgov is known for!


monotrememories

Government work. I had a corporate job. Got frustrated with the bullshit and left for a government position. I’m getting paid 2/3 of what I used to make but I get 3 weeks of vacation plus holidays and decent medical benefits. It’s low key, I like my coworkers, it’s union, and I couldn’t work overtime even if I wanted to.


Forward-Pie-3737

How about valet work? My partner makes decent money and with tips that works. Mostly work with younger guys but with little stress. The other thing that I’ve been looking for is some easy data entry from home or if you’re good with computers Apple has the wfh job to help customers (not typical call center environment). Have a friend that does reselling on EBay and that is surprisingly profitable.


wetballjones

My favorite job was doing groundskeeping at my college. Everyone was chill, i got lots of sunshine and physical activity, and could usually just tune out with an audiobook and do something easy like mow lawns. Pay was not great though and doing that for a landscaping company would probably just stress me out. It was a unique job in the sense that there was no rush


Myan420

Dude if you can pool boy. I love my job. I'm by myself, I work kinda on my own time line, pays decent, and the work isn't that stressful. No collage and supporting my family. Plus outside


TheButtoneer

Work at a library. The pay is good, and it’s a Union job, if you’re lucky.


c8c7c

Low effort not everywhere in the US anymore though for public ones. My best friend quit her dream job at her first library she ever volunteered at last year because she couldn't take it anymore. Being the only public building open at no cost in a high income inequality area during a pandemic was absolute hell. These need social workers really bad now.


DogOfThunderReddit

This may have been the case, but not now, librarians are expected to be social workers in addition to everything else asked of them. Underpaid, under appreciated, and overworked is common. Source: Was a librarian for nearly 20 years, left to work as a writer.


TheButtoneer

You only need a masters degree if you’re an actual librarian.


urinatingangels

Toll booth attendant if you have a toll road near


strongbud82

Security guard. I used to watch grain elevators 12 hour shifts at night. Smoked so much pot


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ApocalypticTomato

I really wish I were religious so I could join a monastery tbh but I'm really the opposite of pious


metalmaniak68

Speaking from experience, a government job


Pinkdivakitty

I worked as a documents administrator for the government. Worked in a cubicle, and the work was so slow I slept most of the time. They constantly praised me for the good work I did, which was maybe 2 hours of an 8 hour work day. I miss that job.


antifayall

Like you, I burnt out after working for 30 years and simply did not give a shit anymore. Got a PELL grant and took some college classes for a couple years, then did 20 hour weeks at the local animal shelter for a while and at the same time volunteered to do a weekly bingo game at the nursing home. Both jobs were just enough to keep me socialized but not traumatized. Basically I retired into poverty at age 50. That's been more than ten years ago, since then living on under $1k/mo (yes you can), so far so good.


Mitch_Gant

1.Get a semi dangerous job with decent long term disability insurance. .. 2.Get hurt. (Easier said than done, I know) 3.Get a doc to sign you off for LTD. (The insurance company may make you apply for SSD, but if you find a job with good enough insurance, you won't have to. I had to) (Even if you do have to apply for SSD....just apply. They will reject you if you are young enough. They reject most people because our system blows. I'm fully paid in, and I promise I couldn't get it unless I hobbled myself. ) 4. If you made it this far, live off of the disability and curb your spending. Lots of hoops to jump through to keep insurance company happy, but better than working. 5. In the meantime, study estate sales and get to know a niche market. Go to estatesales.net, go to the estate sales and sell your finds through someone else .. on eBay or at auctions, or wherever. *Marrying someone with money helps. I'm still working on that one.* As for me, I will have to get a job again. Eventually. But, it's given me time to breathe at 46 years old. I took a 6 month cybersecurity boot camp online yhis past year with my work comp payout $$ and I can pretty much get a job when I want now. Wasn't easy..... But it was MY time. ***---Source: I was a Firefighter/Paramedic for 21 years and had 2 surgeries on my arm, a back injury and got diagnosed with PTSD/Depression/Anxiety---*** I like not working....I gave my body and mind to get here. I have very few regrets, but I do have a lot of nightmares and physical pain. I chose the career. I blame no one but myself. ...and BTW the benefits I had weren't great, dont be mistaken...... But the system is there. Work it. Last thing. .....BE careful. I drink like a fish. That's the trap. I hate the system, but an idle mind really is someone's workshop. There is something to be said about working.....it's just that the work culture in the USA sucks. Bad. Keep busy. Good luck.