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* you can work for things other than money: | * you can work for things other than money: | ||
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One topic of debate is whether to tell employers or co-workers that you live in a van. Reactions can vary from curiosity to hostility to jealousy at your freedom. | One topic of debate is whether to tell employers or co-workers that you live in a van. Reactions can vary from curiosity to hostility to jealousy at your freedom. | ||
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+ | ===== Seasonal work ===== | ||
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+ | Many hotels that are in or around National Parks in the Western states will need to hire staff for housekeeping, | ||
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+ | Ski Resorts are another frequent location that needs a lot of temporary jobs filled during the ski season which don't have a lot of preexisting requirements. | ||
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+ | Skydiving Dropzones are a great place to find seasonal gig work [[https:// | ||
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//Digital nomads// are folks who "work from home". With the advent of Covid, even more tech-type jobs have become remote and can theoretically be done from anywhere. For the most part these are career-type jobs that will require a good deal of experience before you can go fully remote, and if you have already gotten to that level in your career you likely don't need to read this wiki about how to get a remote job. | //Digital nomads// are folks who "work from home". With the advent of Covid, even more tech-type jobs have become remote and can theoretically be done from anywhere. For the most part these are career-type jobs that will require a good deal of experience before you can go fully remote, and if you have already gotten to that level in your career you likely don't need to read this wiki about how to get a remote job. | ||
- | Typical careers that have good remote potential are usually highly technical in fields like Software Development, | + | Typical careers that have good remote potential are usually highly technical in fields like Software Development, |
- | Stable | + | Since COVID hit, many telephone customer service position that were formerly done in call centers have gone fully remote. Companies like Apple, AT&T and Verizon are staffing their customer service departments with people working from home. These jobs require a quiet environment without much background noise, and a very good & stable internet connection. |
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- | Many highly seasonal industries require small armies of people doing jobs that have a low barrier to entry, especially in hospitality. Many hotels that are in or around National Parks in the Western states will hire staff for housekeeping, | ||
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- | Ski Resorts are another frequent location that needs a lot of temporary works and doesn' | ||
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