Crossposted using Lemmit.

Original post from /r/overemployed by /u/Inner_Department3 on 2023-07-04 23:50:56+00:00.

It’s not as impressive as some of you (not even close) but it’s great for my circumstances.

I’m a former single mom who is moving from the US w/ my kiddo to live in Europe with my new hubby. I was concerned about what I would do for work - here in the US I was an online clothing reseller mostly, but I didn’t think it would transfer well in a new market (and didn’t really pay much to begin with).

I’m also wrapping up my software development degree, but honestly, I am not very confident in my coding skills. Regardless, I have somehow managed to line up 4 jobs. 3 of them are 1099 and I can work wherever I want. The 4th is W-2, but it’s very impersonal (think crowd-sourcing- I’ve literally never met a coworker, not even on Zoom). They may or may not catch me working through Windows 365, but I’ll hang on until they let me go. They are one of the lower payers anyway, and only part-time.

The downside to most of these jobs is that it’s based on hourly work. I can do 2-3 at the same time, but I do find them a little boring. However, they are easy to do.

J1: Pays $20/hr training AI chatbots. I can work as much or as little as I want.

J2: Pays $21/hr working as a VA almost full time. I’m rarely super busy, and this pairs very well with J1.

J3: This is the W2 job, $14/hr up to 29 hours per week.

J4: Pays $12/hr training AI chatbots. I only do this when J2 is slow and I’ve completed the 29 hours at J3. I can work as many or as few hours a week as I want.

Actually, I do have another part-time gig as a VA for 5 hours per week @ $20/hr. Forgot about that one.

Again the downside is that it’s hourly work - if I don’t work, I don’t get paid (no vacation, no sick time). And it’s a little boring. However, I am very interested in getting into Ui Path/RPA, so my plan is to do the above for 6 months while getting certified as an RPA developer, and hopefully I can find a job doing that at that time. I hear it’s a decent area of the industry to get into.

Meanwhile, while it’s not the $500k/year stories you hear on this sub sometimes, I have to say, making over $7k per month is a lot to me and definitely makes things easier while we transition from the US to overseas.

I’ve been on this sub marveling at others, so just wanted to share a modest story of success. I hope it inspires someone some day!