I can't pay my bills

Nursing Students CNA/MA

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Specializes in Psych, Emergency, Med/Surg.

so im a tech working 3-12's a week and going to school 1 day a week with no kids. if you do the math, you'll see that i have plenty of time on my hands. i even have a few volunteer jobs on the side to keep me busy! well, as you all know, making 300 a week doesn't pay the bills. i totally love my job as a tech though and wouldn't give it up for the world! before i got my cna, i was a bartender raking in the $$$$. i enjoyed that too, but could do w/o the late nights and partying. :smokin: well my tech position is called variable ft which means i can't get a set schedule and this is making it real difficult to find a part time job anywhere!

does anyone have any suggestions on different types of part time work i could do besides waitress & bartender? all of the interviews i've been on for those positions, so far, don't work with my schedule. oh and i have considered a prn cna job but i wanted to do something "different" besides patient care part time. :coollook:

thanks in advance!

much love!

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Specializes in Psych, Emergency, Med/Surg.

Nobody?

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Have you thought about doing agency work? That way you could call in and let them know what hours you are available by the week. I don't know if that is exactly how agency work goes but I'm 75% sure it is.

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Specializes in Psych, Emergency, Med/Surg.

Yea that has crossed my mind. Thank you for replying:D I guess I'm trying to do something TOTALLY unrelated to health care just as a break. I'd like to learn something new too. I don't mean anything major, just maybe like learning secretary stuff or data entry or something sedentary like that. Funny thought.

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I can't really think of anything flexible like that since you don't have a set schedule from your CNA job...

Um...babysitting? Pet sitting? House sitting? Cleaning houses where the clients don't need a set schedule?

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I would suggest a staffing agency or home health agency. You could be "on call" for call offs, or have a set schedule that does not interfere with what you are now doing, (i.e. opposite shift). If you are trying to find something not related to nursing, good luck. I always found it difficult or impossible to do this.

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I know you said you dont really want to do anything involving bartending but my friend works for a company that does bartending for like weddings/bar mitsvahs/company events. Usually these events arent so crazy as the bar scene from what I understand. Even if they dont have this type of company where you are then maybe you could advertise yourself for weddings and so on...

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Specializes in Psych, Emergency, Med/Surg.

Wow windmill, that's actually an awesome idea!

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Specializes in BSN Class of May 2013.

The place you worked as a bartender won't let you pick up shifts here & there??? What about temp agencies that let you show up in the am and pick up a job as needed? We have places like that here. Odd jobs, but just for the day and usually good pay b/c it's stuff no one wants to do. (Like $12 to let ppl taste stuff at Sam's Club :))

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Specializes in Psych, Emergency, Med/Surg.

so i've been "putting" my resume out at all sorts of crazy different places. i actually got a call back today for an interview! it's with a local delivery co. that contracts with local restaurants delivering food. i applied for a dispatcher postion. i've never done that before and they sound like they will work with my school and work schedule. not too excited and don't want to be, but it's a step closer to more income. :yeah:

i've also applied to several catering companies to bartend. that would be the perfect gig, i think.

i'll keep posting on my progress. times are tough and everyone is looking for extra income. has anyone out there recently picked up a 2nd job for extra income? i'd love to hear your stories.

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