Anyone have any job suggestions for a wannabe full time (year round) travelling ski bum?
**This thread was edited on Jan 22nd 2019 at 6:06:07pm
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Anyone have any job suggestions for a wannabe full time (year round) travelling ski bum?
**This thread was edited on Jan 22nd 2019 at 6:06:07pm
DirtYStylESelling JUUL pods to highschoolers
not cool to JUUL in school lol
I am working on the best job for a ski bum.
if your travelling then there is not much luck in finding jobs
if ur living out a car or van but in the same place for lots of time i would say ski shop or instructor in the winter and if you bike, maintaining trails for your local hill in the summer
I sell bunk ass RC's to 18 year old lifttes who can't tell the difference between real and fake acid.
CLQI sell bunk ass RC's to 18 year old lifttes who can't tell the difference between real and fake acid.
Good luck when one of them od's / has a bad trip (goes psychotic) and it gets traced back to you.
Wildland fire fighting. Work all summer, get paid to travel around and make bank working hard, then go on unemployment and ski all winter.
Don't need even need a degree just need to work hard 6-7 months out of the year.
Or work a ski resort in the winter, then move down to the southern hemisphere for there winter and work a resort there. Flip flop back and forth.
Ideally saving up a little bit all summer and fall and then doing resort work all winter is your best bet, or living near a ski town and working in hotels or restaurants. Its not glorious work nor does it pay well but having some money set aside dissolves that worry a little bit. I think people get it wrong trying to make a lifestyle out of $10/hr jobs and insane living costs near resort towns.
Physical therapist there’s tons of programs where you can move every 4-6 weeks across the country or world... probably better to travel though.
Serving at a decent restaurant or bartending. You work nights, get cash tips, make money during the high season, and have the potential of free food
Or are you talking a career?
mystery3Serving at a decent restaurant or bartending. You work nights, get cash tips, make money during the high season, and have the potential of free foodOr are you talking a career?
Talking more about something that gives me the ability to move every 1-2ish weeks... like something online that can go with me...
AbiHTalking more about something that gives me the ability to move every 1-2ish weeks... like something online that can go with me...
Sell used underwear/socks. I'm not even joking, some people make BANK off of it.
CLQSell used underwear/socks. I'm not even joking, some people make BANK off of it.
Wait what???
AbiHWait what???
Some weirdos buy used underwear online for hundreds of dollars.
CLQSome weirdos buy used underwear online for hundreds of dollars.
Very very weird haha but hey imma look into it haha
Shoes too apparently
Edit: too not to you idiot
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Postal service PSE clerk, there is a post office in every town mandated by the constitution - pays $17 an hour plus health benefits if you want em' for $50 a month
Easiest job ever, and you can always quit and move on to the next town - poof, same job
AbiHTalking more about something that gives me the ability to move every 1-2ish weeks... like something online that can go with me...
But if you're moving this much, idk just sell weed or something
nobody besides temp work or craigslist will pay enough to stay fed in 1-2 week stints
mystery3Shoes too apparentlyEdit: too not to you idiot
**This post was edited on Jan 23rd 2019 at 1:12:17am
https://www.newschoolers.com/forum/thread/858280/Selling-Smelly-Shoes
CLQhttps://www.newschoolers.com/forum/thread/858280/Selling-Smelly-Shoes[/quote]
That's where I learned of the "practice" or "behavior" or however you would describe the activity of buying used shoes for sexual purposes.
Artist, some internet based job, make stuff like belts or socks. Not having a stable place to live makes for more innovative ways to make cash to survive.
The other option is to go firefighting, tree planting, harvesting for 6-7 months, then travel when the snow falls. Make sure to save up enough.
A blog, YouTuber, barista that sells coffee out of your van, telemarketer, make shit and sell on the internet, photographer, writer, or do what some others do and work your ass off during the off season to fund your ski season.
Moving every 1-2 weeks limits you to virtual jobs or something out of your van.
50KalWildland fire fighting. Work all summer, get paid to travel around and make bank working hard, then go on unemployment and ski all winter.Don't need even need a degree just need to work hard 6-7 months out of the year.
Or work a ski resort in the winter, then move down to the southern hemisphere for there winter and work a resort there. Flip flop back and forth.
Wait, you actually go on unemployment and receive money from the government? I'm all for the working hard and banking money but that second part is not cool. Those funds should be utilized for people who actually can't get a job...
runforlove2018Wait, you actually go on unemployment and receive money from the government? I'm all for the working hard and banking money but that second part is not cool. Those funds should be utilized for people who actually can't get a job...
Notice the " bum" in ski bum. I don't agree with it either. I live in a ski town and love the ski bums but there's definitely some wooks out there.
runforlove2018Wait, you actually go on unemployment and receive money from the government? I'm all for the working hard and banking money but that second part is not cool. Those funds should be utilized for people who actually can't get a job...
He gets laid off each autumn, the work is seasonal at least for the time-being, no different from the factory cutting a shift to meet production requirements.
runforlove2018A blog, YouTuber, barista that sells coffee out of your van, telemarketer, make shit and sell on the internet, photographer, writer, or do what some others do and work your ass off during the off season to fund your ski season.Moving every 1-2 weeks limits you to virtual jobs or something out of your van.
Selling food, coffee, or something out of your van is brilliant. You could get to the lot extra early, slang some lattes and shit for a couple hours and go hit the hill until late afternoon, then go back and slang cocoa to tired kids.
Potentially some kind of lunch van idea could work as well. Tamales? Something you can make or extensively prep beforehand, grilled cheese?
Are you good at making food or coffee?
mystery3Are you good at making food or coffee?
I am the grill cheese goddess. Essentially the only thing I’m good at making haha
AbiHI am the grill cheese goddess. Essentially the only thing I’m good at making haha
Grilled cheese is the shit if you're good at it!
runforlove2018Grilled cheese is the shit if you're good at it!
Guess I’m in good shape then haha
I once met a guy who was a stock broker, he only worked for a select group of clients and he did everything online from his sprinter van while driving from ski town to ski town.
I had a friend who was a consultant for a health care software company who basically did the same thing. He Skyped into meetings once per day, then worked his own schedule on his laptop and billed by the hour.
youd need to go to school for this kind of thing.
IT or Sales and maybe the righ kind of project management tends to be remote. Not sure you will bring much to the table though if you are asking this and have a foot out the door to travel. Lots of jobs don’t have offices and everyone works remote.
If you are remote for an east coast based job mountain hours line up nice 9am to 11am can be lunch and 1pm is 4pm so few hours for laps at end of the day if you can wake up early and grind. But I doubt you can afford to be close enough to the lifts with good WiFi to take advantage of that with no experience.
Indeed let’s you put remote into the search box OP.
Travel nurse or flight attendant will let you go where you want.
PeppermillRenoIT or Sales and maybe the righ kind of project management tends to be remote. Not sure you will bring much to the table though if you are asking this and have a foot out the door to travel. Lots of jobs don’t have offices and everyone works remote.If you are remote for an east coast based job mountain hours line up nice 9am to 11am can be lunch and 1pm is 4pm so few hours for laps at end of the day if you can wake up early and grind. But I doubt you can afford to be close enough to the lifts with good WiFi to take advantage of that with no experience.
Indeed let’s you put remote into the search box OP.
Good point. If one approaches this whole career / job objective with the intent of travelling from the get-go and having one foot out the door, they'll be much less likely to be successful at a high level. It's possible to start your career remote and just live that lifestyle the whole way through, but it's easier and more common to gain invaluable skills at a " job "and prove your worth, then leverage that to work remotely. For example, I guarantee the earlier mentioned stock broker in a sprinter van got his start at a firm working 9 - 5, then branched off with his skills.
It seems to me like OP should either pursue a white collar job remotely, seasonal work, or something self starting.
Free lance graphic designer if you are into that sort of thing. You can work from your laptop if you have the right clients you can make good money. my typical NS f***boi response is become one of those cam girls for pornhub you can legit make bank
BachtoFree lance graphic designer if you are into that sort of thing. You can work from your laptop if you have the right clients you can make good money. my typical NS f***boi response is become one of those cam girls for pornhub you can legit make bank
I like the first part of this, but the second half is a haaaaard no.
Thanks for the suggestion though
Alright some of you may not believe me, but that's ok. Hopefully it provides some context.
When I was 15 I started working as a dishwasher at my local Kebab and Felafal shop (Dinçtürks Delicious Kebab and Felafals, DDKF for short) For a couple of years I worked for $10 an hour plus free dinner every night. My favourite meal was beef salad with olives and hot chilli sauce (yum!) It was chill, and I got very good at washing dishes. At 17 I climbed the DDKF ladder and became a Kebab and Felafal chef. However this was not due to luck. Kebabs and Felafals are serious business, I put alot of effort to get this position. At 19 I became manager, and now at 20 I am a manager and trainer to all new employees who wish to work at DDKF.
Some of you know that working in hospitality is extremely stressful, and to be honest I am not cut out for this fast paced work. I can't even go to work stoned anymore. Sure the money and leave is good but I get really nervous as well.... When a girl asks what I do, and I tell her I work at Dinçtürks Delicious Kebabs and Felafals they get turned off instantly!
**This post was edited on Jan 29th 2019 at 8:34:27pm
TRVP_ANGELAlright some of you may not believe me, but that's ok. Hopefully it provides some context.When I was 15 I started working as a dishwasher at my local Kebab and Felafal shop (Dinçtürks Delicious Kebab and Felafals, DDKF for short) For a couple of years I worked for $10 an hour plus free dinner every night. My favourite meal was beef salad with olives and hot chilli sauce (yum!) It was chill, and I got very good at washing dishes. At 17 I climbed the DDKF ladder and became a Kebab and Felafal chef. However this was not due to luck. Kebabs and Felafals are serious business, I put alot of effort to get this position. At 19 I became manager, and now at 20 I am a manager and trainer to all new employees who wish to work at DDKF.
Some of you know that working in hospitality is extremely stressful, and to be honest I am not cut out for this fast paced work. I can't even go to work stoned anymore. Sure the money and leave is good but I get really nervous as well.... When a girl asks what I do, and I tell her I work at Dinçtürks Delicious Kebabs and Felafals they get turned off instantly!
**This post was edited on Jan 29th 2019 at 8:34:27pm
I did a serious quadruple take at this before spitting soda out my nose
TRVP_ANGELAlright some of you may not believe me, but that's ok. Hopefully it provides some context.When I was 15 I started working as a dishwasher at my local Kebab and Felafal shop (Dinçtürks Delicious Kebab and Felafals, DDKF for short) For a couple of years I worked for $10 an hour plus free dinner every night. My favourite meal was beef salad with olives and hot chilli sauce (yum!) It was chill, and I got very good at washing dishes. At 17 I climbed the DDKF ladder and became a Kebab and Felafal chef. However this was not due to luck. Kebabs and Felafals are serious business, I put alot of effort to get this position. At 19 I became manager, and now at 20 I am a manager and trainer to all new employees who wish to work at DDKF.
Some of you know that working in hospitality is extremely stressful, and to be honest I am not cut out for this fast paced work. I can't even go to work stoned anymore. Sure the money and leave is good but I get really nervous as well.... When a girl asks what I do, and I tell her I work at Dinçtürks Delicious Kebabs and Felafals they get turned off instantly!
**This post was edited on Jan 29th 2019 at 8:34:27pm
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Wok as an ac tech for the summer make 30K and live off that for the rest of the year
Go rockhounding all summer and sell them on ebay all winter, need to fund stuff that's uncommon and sells
Vail is now paying 15$ an hour so just go to a vail resort that has yr round employment ops.
like vail
50KalWildland fire fighting. Work all summer, get paid to travel around and make bank working hard, then go on unemployment and ski all winter.Don't need even need a degree just need to work hard 6-7 months out of the year.
Or work a ski resort in the winter, then move down to the southern hemisphere for there winter and work a resort there. Flip flop back and forth.
Wildfire isn’t easy to get into. And they have a plethora of applicants every year which doesn’t help. Atleast here in BC idk bout other places
Yeah it’s pretty easy to get into in the states.
You could make up to $45 an hour to wipe old people's butts and take them for walks as a travel NA. If you get certified(3 weeks) I've seen people make up to $65 an hour. Travel agencies can have networks of facilities so you could pick up anywhere within the network. Theoretically you could work two days in Utah and then the next week Colorado and so on. Or you could sign a contract for a specific facility for a few weeks to a few months long depending on what you wanna do. The cool thing about contracts is you usually make more per hour and they'll give you money to cover travel costs, housing costs, plus a set amount of money for food each week. So that $45-65 is literally pocketed and your expenses are covered. 10/10 highly recommend.