Finding Alternatives Ways of Working to Suit You

Finding a career that suits your schedule is one of the hardest things to do. You might be someone that needs to work from home or has difficulty fitting in a traditional nine to five arrangement due to mitigating factors. Fortunately, these days there is an increasing number of opportunities that have opened up for you if you are in this position or if you would rather explore different roles to the traditional rat race. So let’s take a look at some of the industries and employers that are available to you.

Gig Economy

If you want to get into something as it starts to grow, then finding your place in the gig economy is a fantastic option for you. Growth in this area of work is showing no signs of slowing down, but you might wonder what it is? And where do you fit into it?

For starters, the gig economy is not a new concept, but the digital age has given it a considerable boost. Your ability to use it depends on the skills that you possess. Websites like Fiverr and Upwork offer work to all manner of people totally dependent on what qualities they have and can demonstrate. Among the most in-demand skills for these freelance style website are coding, writing and excel. These are all things that you can train yourself in on your own time in order to be able to make some money utilising the open nature of this work.

However, the gig economy is not just an online concept and there is work in the real world that you can be doing on your own schedule. Using technology, many companies have been created which offer you the opportunity to sign up and start working. If you own a car and a have valid driving license you can become a driver for firms like Uber and Lyft. With these companies you can work as much or as little as you like, fitting your employment around a schedule that suits you.

These are some of the options available to you in an industry benefiting from technology and that offers you the chance to work as much or as little as you want to. However, there are other roles that are open to you which might be more traditional.

Self-Employed

Being self-employed is not something to be afraid and in fact might not mean what you think it does. You don’t have to start a business in order to be classed as a self-employed individual, you can be doing work exclusively for one company, but you are afforded more flexibility in that agreement than someone who is employed on a full-time contract. There are similarities to the gig economy, and some of these roles could fit into that section. But, we have divided them up because the focus here is on roles that existed before the popularisation of the term gig economy.

There are so many jobs in the self-employed arena that you should never be stuck for options if this is what you want to explore. One of the oldest self-employed profession is painter and decorator. Anyone can consider themselves someone who can paint but don’t take for granted the work and time that goes into becoming good at this profession. Once again, you can do this on your own schedule because you will set the times and dates with clients. Being useful in home improvements is actually a great way to work a self-employed schedule. So if you are someone who is good at DIY, considering expanding that into paid work.

Other opportunities might not be so familiar to you and are therefore important to mention. There are roles that you can take which work within your own schedule, as we have discussed above, such as tutoring and interior designer. Both of these jobs are very different but afford you the opportunity to develop a client base and work on your own terms. However, if you don’t consider yourself someone who has the skills necessary to be self-employed but would still like flexible work, let’s look at some alternative options.

Flexible Work

Flexible working is the idea that the working day should suit the employee’s needs while still making sure the company gets its work completed on deadline. An example of this form of work is a bail bondsman. These are companies that specialise in providing people caught up in the criminal justice system with bail assistance. Companies like Amistad Bail Bonds, LLC offer potential agents the opportunity to learn the skills required to work in this field and a place to work as well. Alternatively, there are roles in data entry and administration which require less training but offer short term contracts so that you can manage your year according to what best suits you. For these last two kinds of roles you should look into recruitment agencies that will be advertising these kinds of opportunities.

Working Smart

The most important takeaway from here is that you have many opportunities available to you, whether you’re looking to take on something which provides you with new skills like the bail bond role or if you want to apply the knowledge you already have like driving or writing. The working world is open to you no matter what your availability. And don’t be scared of utilising applications to boost your income as a side project. There are many ways to make money in this technological era, and finding them isn’t that hard to do.

Working smarter is a philosophy that you should be taking to the bank. Too many people are willing to work themselves harder and harder until they have nothing left to give. But, you have the chance now to take control of how much you put into your work and finding the smarter ways of doing that will provide you with the rewards you deserve.

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