Turns out they REALLY want people to work

[bill_schubert]

Again I am surprised at the availability of work with just a quick bit of research.  Turns out the flex job online kind of positions are everywhere and they really want people to work them.

I had a lovely talk with a really nice rep of Working Solutions, a company started by Kim Houlne.  Turns out she was the right person at the right time with the right idea and I'm guessing she is a dynamo.  She's got a pretty good set up.  I was fed into the lowest end of the hopper, customer service ("I'm so sorry your Peloton shoes don't fit, let's get them replaced immediately").  I'm getting paid at the level of a burger flipper but I make my own schedule, work from my PC and demonstrate that I should at least be cooking the french fries.  No gas, no car, no uniform.

Digging a little deeper I see a lot more jobs with the same outsourcing company.  Jobs that pay more and require some background experience.

The training starts in September.  

It was nice to have an interview in a situation where success was not critical to my being able to eat next week.  Way more relaxing.  And the fact that I likely had 30+ years more workforce experience than the person who was interviewing me didn't hurt.  It was a phone interview and, of course, they couldn't ask my age.  

With the same company I applied for a gig supporting Turbo Tax which is really more up my alley.  I have pretty significant experience with Intuit products and I may pursue that once they see how wonderful I am.

Other than that, another quiet air conditioned day.

Comments

[runeshower.livejournal.com]

Sounds like you've got plenty of options! And yeah, the best interviews are the ones where you really don't need the job!

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

The part work I have in my building as Concierge suits me really well. To be at work, all I have to do is take the elevator downstairs. I am choosing to dress up for work. I like most of my neighbors and I really like our manager. I had gotten tired of commuting to the State Farm office; the work really didn't suit me and I felt singularly unproductive. I retired in 2017 and discovered to my dismay, I didn't have enough money to keep my head afloat, so I pursued the insurance licenses. (I got more out of studying and passing the exams at my age on the first try than I ever did doing the actual work.) What did I discover about myself? I still feel the need to be productive for my emotional and mental health, but I hate dealing with the public.

[bill-schubert.livejournal.com]

Yeah, you and I are much alike. So nice you've found your niche in your building.

We're a little underfunded too. I could probably scrape by but inflation is really cutting into things. We're slowly spiraling down. And much as I enjoy doing nothing it is healthier for me to have a gig of some kind. I'm hoping the customer service thing for a company with which I have zero emotional attachment and no investment will be comfortable. One of the big issues with my computer company is I was responsible for everything. When someone would call with a problem, especially one with their service, I could fix it but there was that emotional attachment that was always so draining. With this, none of it is my doing. I'm just the fix it person. No ego involvement at all.

I'll probably screw it up and get more involved.