Do you have a side hustle?

Forest2 · Jul 2, 2019

I want to work full time as a nurse but have not been offered a job. I have a full time other job in a business capacity. It right now is my only hustle unfortunately.

Editorial Team / Moderator · Jul 2, 2019

For my first 6 years working in the ER, I had a side job as a desktop publisher/graphic designer. It was a holdover from my previous career, just one client with a monthly publication. I stopped doing it when I commissioned into the Army Nurse Corps, which is way more than a full-time job in itself.

I currently have a side job teaching online in an RN-to-BSN program. I love it! Wish it could be my full-time gig.

nursenmom3 · Jul 2, 2019

My current side gig is "parent", but I taught piano lessons to little kids on the side during nursing school, and continued doing so for a while after I got my nursing degree.

A few of my close friends at the hospital have signed up as private duty nurses with my son's agency, so they can cover nights for us once in a while. As you can imagine, I am incredibly grateful.

Mrsvirgomama, BSN · Jul 3, 2019

7 hours ago, Pixie.RN said:
For my first 6 years working in the ER, I had a side job as a desktop publisher/graphic designer. It was a holdover from my previous career, just one client with a monthly publication. I stopped doing it when I commissioned into the Army Nurse Corps, which is way more than a full-time job in itself.
I currently have a side job teaching online in an RN-to-BSN program. I love it! Wish it could be my full-time gig.

Both cool gigs. You never know it could be in the future.

Mrsvirgomama, BSN · Jul 3, 2019

6 hours ago, nursenmom3 said:
My current side gig is "parent", but I taught piano lessons to little kids on the side during nursing school, and continued doing so for a while after I got my nursing degree.

A few of my close friends at the hospital have signed up as private duty nurses with my son's agency, so they can cover nights for us once in a while. As you can imagine, I am incredibly grateful.

If parenting paid the bills lol

Sounds like you have some great friends who have a great side hustle. Definitely a blessing.

Here.I.Stand, BSN, RN · Jul 3, 2019

I used to make special occasion cakes on the side, but it was more for fun and some occasional blow money.

During my marriage I WAS the side hustle, and now I’m a divorced mom of five and don’t really have time for a side hustle.

I do pick up extra shifts when my kids are with their dad... I’d rather do that than have a prn job; a 2nd job means actual obligations (vs extra shifts which I can work or not), double the mandatory trainings and meetings, dealing with two SCHEDULING departments which seems nightmarish lol

Editorial Team / Moderator · Jul 3, 2019

4 hours ago, Here.I.Stand said:
I used to make special occasion cakes on the side, but it was more for fun and some occasional blow money.

I did that too! Also sewed prom dresses for friends in high school. ? That was painful!

Swellz · Jul 3, 2019

I do chart abstraction remotely. I used to work a lot of OT but find I just can't force myself anymore; this somewhat makes up for that extra cash I was accustomed to earning.

llg, PhD, RN · Jul 3, 2019

My side job is teaching online for a local university -- one course per semester. As I approach retirement, I am thinking of continuing to teach those courses for an extra year or two so that I can delay tapping into my retirement accounts a little while longer.

Hoosier_RN, MSN · Jul 3, 2019

My side gig is landscaping with a nurse friend and her hubby; they do summer work at a discount rate for the elderly in our community. We don't get top rate, but we get great satisfaction for helping bring some happiness into their lives

MichelleHRN01 · Jul 3, 2019

26 minutes ago, Swellz said:
I do chart abstraction remotely. I used to work a lot of OT but find I just can't force myself anymore; this somewhat makes up for that extra cash I was accustomed to earning.

What is chart abstraction and where could I find a position like this?