Adventures in Crap Casual Work

[DieScum]

Currently on the bench. Got about five years of war chest but I've been trawling for crap casual work to bring in some cash.

I do an email shot of local companies and trawl classified ads.

So far I have :
- used my crap web design skills to make web sites for an accountant, a perfume importer and a travel blogger (1500)
- used my crap javascript skills to fix a web form for a local chamber of commerce (500)
- given an introduction to powerpoint class to a bunch of secretaries (500)
- set up Moodle for a charity (500 + 100 per month ongoing)
- optimised a dodgy loans website (100 per month ongoing)

It's partly depressing/partly fun/partly f'it I'll give anything a try. Makes an interesting sideshow to updating skills and looking for the next big gig. Combined with cutting costs it's nice to live on what I make rather than use the warchest.

The tiny sums involved really do put things in to perspective but may as well be doing real stuff and earning a little bit.

Has anyone else done this kind of stuff or is it just me?

[stek]

I sell my body every night but I'm finding sixpence doesn't go far these days....

[kingcook]

Currently on the bench. Got about five years of war chest but I've been trawling for crap casual work to bring in some cash.

You have 5 YEARS of warchest, and you need to bring in some cash?!

[doodab]

You have 5 YEARS of warchest, and you need to bring in some cash?!

That's how come he has 5 years of warchest...

[DieScum]

You have 5 YEARS of warchest, and you need to bring in some cash?!

Well I don't need to but it's interesting. The amount of work involved for the return is unbelievably depressing but it's quite good for the skillset.

[mudskipper]

Making good contacts for the future - priceless
Keeping skills up to date - priceless
Broadening industry experience - priceless
Keeping CV gap-free - priceless
Not going stir crazy - priceless
Acting like a business should Hector come a-knocking - priceless

[DodgyAgent]

Well I don't need to but it's interesting. The amount of work involved for the return is unbelievably depressing but it's quite good for the skillset.

Why don't you buy a nice little recruitment agency to set you up for life

Funnily enough .....

[darmstadt]

I'm actually quite impressed. More people should be like you instead of just sitting around (grins and looks in mirror ashamedly)

[stek]

Oddly enough during a short time on the bench, circa 2003 I did an ad in shop windows and one in the paper, phone never stopped. Just PC stuff even back then when compared to now there was hardly any.

Trouble is I could never charge the darling little OAP's much, even as walked past their Range Rovers and down their 400 meter drives....

Hang on....!

[SimonMac]

You have 5 YEARS of warchest, and you need to bring in some cash?!

I am in the same boat, don't NEED to bring any cash into the business, but I want to as I am going stir crazy!