I think I might do something

[bill_schubert]

I've been doing nothing for a while now and turns out I'm pretty good at it.  And the past few months have been an excellent time to do nothing.  I've been in peak performance.

But two rather predictable factors are poking me towards relinquishing my full monty of retirement in favor of dabbling as a contractor in the realm of service support.  

Inflation is really visible now, especially in food but really in everything but my mortgage.  So we're in a degrading spiral that is unsettling.  The other factor is there are some things I want to do that require a few bucks.  Not travel.  For the foreseeable future I've given that up.  But I do enjoy woodwork and need to spend a little money to get that set up the way I want.  

Fortunately the mechanism for earning some money is easily available without my having to relinquish very much of my hard won freedom nor promise anything permanent.

The initial venue will be customer support of the Peleton exercise company.  I've got training coming up in September then I get choose hours and I start answering the phone.

Actually Peleton hired a company called Working Solutions Vyne and they are hiring me.  The upside of that is they also support a lot of other companies so there are other places to go.  And, most importantly, there is no contract.  There are some incentives to keep me interested but no hooks if I decide to pull out or find something better or do something completely different.

I'm very carefully putting my toe back in the employment waters.  

Comments

[dimity-blue.livejournal.com]

:( That's the problem with being on a fixed income. I hope it works out for you.

[bill-schubert.livejournal.com]

yeah, thanks.. i don't mind too much.. i need something to keep my mind busy anyway.

[susandennis]

that is very cool. seattlejo does peleton. maybe she'll need you. i'm quite excited about this.

[bill-schubert.livejournal.com]

I also interviewed for TurboTax through the same contractor, Working Solutions. The TurboTax pays a bit more but is a short term project (that obviously picks up again after the first of the year). No idea where it will go but I think it is a good idea. Worst can happen is I don't much like it and build up some coasting capital while I figure out what is next.

Prolific can't pay for everything!

[susandennis]

such a good idea.

[sleepybadger.livejournal.com]

Interesting! Always good to have a way to get some extra cash. I hope it goes well!

[msconduct.livejournal.com]

Best of luck! Nice to go into it knowing you're not dependent on it and can leave when you want.

[bill-schubert.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Entirely different point of view approaching the interaction with the company when it is not hand to mouth critical.