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I believe it to be quite draining to work 40 hours a week in a corporation and building a business simultaneously, so I've put together a list of jobs that are low-efforts so that you can save energy and focus it on building your business while still paying the bills. Also this is a result of what I have observed in Europe. I have never been to the US and have no clue how it works over there.
While the job is important, the location is too. Some cities will be busier and you'll have more stuff to do, while small towns/villages are usually quieter and leave you alone.
1. Part-time jobs you can effectuate in 2.5 days per week: any job will do, it leaves you 4.5 days to build your business + hours after the job. Part-time jobs where you work 4 hours a day are less convenient.
2. Night-receptionist in a 3 stars hotel: too fancy for "late night" customers, not high-class enough to have someone watching over you. You can literally read, develop or learn any skills while "working". My ex-roommate, him, was playing playstation....
3. Small office-building receptionist: once the rush of the morning has passed, you can whether chill or read discreetly.
4. School receptionist: same thing
5. Office security guard: there are many public institutions in Brussels with security guards sitting behind reception desks waiting for...well, I haven't figured it out yet.
6. Cleaning offices: that's a great job, you start working when everyone has gone off which leaves you the entire morning and part of the afternoon to work on your business. It is a bit physical (I consider it good), allows you to listen to music or to a podcast and there's no need to use your brain. You finish quite late though.
7. Crime-scene cleaning: not appealing, but high-pay which means less hours worked and more time for your business.
8. Driver: whether it's cab, uber or bus, you can listen to podcasts and read while waiting for clients.
9. Seller in empty shops: choose boutiques that are empty during weekdays and get paid to sit and wait for customers to never show up. I have noticed it is usually the case for airports shops.
10. Distributing and retrieving badges: it's annoying because you get interrupted every 5 minutes, but your job is literally to just distribute and retrieve badges which allows you to read stuff on the job.
11. Museum surveillance: when you go to museums, you always see these people sitting on chairs all day, reading comics. Do that, but read something more interesting.
12. Tickets seller: you see these people in booth selling tickets for pretty much anything? Find a low-frequented one and start selling there.
13. Working in a cinema during the day: no one goes to the cinema during the day, you'll have some time for yourself.
14. Pet-sitting
Alternatives:
You can always move to a cheaper country (Pakistan, India, Ukraine, Mexico, Thailand) and live of your savings while building your product.
Or, you can do workaway or helpx, you work less hours but get food and shelter, which allows you to keep costs to a minimum while enjoying time to build your business. Finally, you can always move back to your parents'.
Do you have any other idea? I'd like to add that in Belgium, working as a civil servant, a secondary school teacher or a union worker is also getting paid to do nothing.
While the job is important, the location is too. Some cities will be busier and you'll have more stuff to do, while small towns/villages are usually quieter and leave you alone.
1. Part-time jobs you can effectuate in 2.5 days per week: any job will do, it leaves you 4.5 days to build your business + hours after the job. Part-time jobs where you work 4 hours a day are less convenient.
2. Night-receptionist in a 3 stars hotel: too fancy for "late night" customers, not high-class enough to have someone watching over you. You can literally read, develop or learn any skills while "working". My ex-roommate, him, was playing playstation....
3. Small office-building receptionist: once the rush of the morning has passed, you can whether chill or read discreetly.
4. School receptionist: same thing
5. Office security guard: there are many public institutions in Brussels with security guards sitting behind reception desks waiting for...well, I haven't figured it out yet.
6. Cleaning offices: that's a great job, you start working when everyone has gone off which leaves you the entire morning and part of the afternoon to work on your business. It is a bit physical (I consider it good), allows you to listen to music or to a podcast and there's no need to use your brain. You finish quite late though.
7. Crime-scene cleaning: not appealing, but high-pay which means less hours worked and more time for your business.
8. Driver: whether it's cab, uber or bus, you can listen to podcasts and read while waiting for clients.
9. Seller in empty shops: choose boutiques that are empty during weekdays and get paid to sit and wait for customers to never show up. I have noticed it is usually the case for airports shops.
10. Distributing and retrieving badges: it's annoying because you get interrupted every 5 minutes, but your job is literally to just distribute and retrieve badges which allows you to read stuff on the job.
11. Museum surveillance: when you go to museums, you always see these people sitting on chairs all day, reading comics. Do that, but read something more interesting.
12. Tickets seller: you see these people in booth selling tickets for pretty much anything? Find a low-frequented one and start selling there.
13. Working in a cinema during the day: no one goes to the cinema during the day, you'll have some time for yourself.
14. Pet-sitting
Alternatives:
You can always move to a cheaper country (Pakistan, India, Ukraine, Mexico, Thailand) and live of your savings while building your product.
Or, you can do workaway or helpx, you work less hours but get food and shelter, which allows you to keep costs to a minimum while enjoying time to build your business. Finally, you can always move back to your parents'.
Do you have any other idea? I'd like to add that in Belgium, working as a civil servant, a secondary school teacher or a union worker is also getting paid to do nothing.
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