This is a really good thread. im trying to find a job but have had no success. I would also like to know what r good jobs
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I was a garbageman for a while⌠A job some people might look down on ( though I found that many people thought when they were kids, that it was the coolest thing ever to catch a ride on the back of the truck ). But it has itâs benefits though. I liked it best when we had to work a neigbourhood, thatâs when you get to ride the back of the truck - which, indeed, is the coolest thing ever. Involves many little strolls to and from the bins or bags, nothing all that physical but added together youâd be in motion quite a bit throughout a day. Youâd get plenty of fresh air.
I guess the prejudice is that its dirty or smelly. Donât worry about that, youâll get gloves most likely, and youâll only be touching the bags and bins as you would when putting them outside yourself. No crawling through thrash is involved. Typical household thrash doesnât even smell, really. When itâs sorted into green waste, that may stink at times if left for a while on hot days, but only for a moment before it disappears into the truck.
It made fairly good money as well, I recall 12/13 euros an hour on weekdays, but weâd get 20/h on a saturday and 25/h on a sunday. Not that there were that many weekendshifts but when I could get into one, it was a nice bonus for sure.
The conâs were that Iâd had to wake up early at about 4:30 or so, and sometimes had to work 12h shifts, which can be long but also meant more moneyâŚ
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It involves a lot of heavy lifting, right? Iâm not sure if everybody can do that. I considered being a garbage man before, it pays well here in the U.S. too. But I always used to see our garbage man lifting heavy bins of trash.
Perhaps call around to the different lawn services around you. sometimes you can work for cash under the tableâŚpainting walls in apartments might suit you too. You have to learn to paint though and I donât know if you would consider this because of that.
Work for a powerwashing company and ask them to only pay you 10 dollars an hour. Itâs pretty menial work
Sorry. I wanted to bookmark there on this thread. Iâll try to refrain from doing it again.
Well I guess the heavy lifting may differ a bit over different countries, or even within one⌠It didnât involve much of that where I worked. The truck was equipped with an hydraulic lifting arm which did most of the work, I would just have to roll containers to and from that arm.
At times there were loose bags, those werenât too heavy, but if there are many youâd have to bend over to pick them up a lot and thatâs something youâd feel at the and of the day, in your back. But youâre right, some areas may have more of these bags or classical bins that wonât fit a lifting arm, such that it gets a bit more physical.
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Many years ago, I looked into being a cross guurd for schoolchildren. I think if they assign you to a street that is not too busy , it wouldnât be that bad. And surprisingly, it pays decent wages.
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This stuff is freaking great! if I could relocate then id be sooo down.
also its springtime you could work for yourself and be your own boss and work the hours you choose you can do yard work for people put up some ads theres a lot of places you can put them up for free most grocery stores , local ones anyways , have a bulletin board or local library not only can you choose when you want to work its also an outside job and involves physical exercize and both are calming
Cashier is a good job. I work as one at the Dollar Tree. It only pays minimum wage but itâs a nice job.
Yea I was thinking about being a cashier at Best Buy or Home Depot itâs kinda close to the 10$ range I was looking for.
@flybottle I hope your company provides those lifting belts you wear around your waist. Some companies these days just donât care, so you may have to protect yourself. 
I was a pizza delivery girl for about three years. It was fun. There was stress on the road, though, always some reckless car on the roadsâŚ
It was cool because Iâd just work in the kitchen making pizzas with the dudes I was the only female driver and then at some point you get to toss your apron and run out the door. Driving could be either relaxing or stressing, depending on who you share the road with. It was kind of fun, though, like how fast can I deliver this pizza without violating the speed limit? I had fun finding short cuts and stuff. 
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I got a job as a cashier at a clothing store, hopefully everything works out. the manager is really cool and the job seems really laid back.
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One job that might be good is delivering pizza, if you have a good car. You donât spend that much time in the store because youâre always going out on deliveries. You have to do some work inside the store, but not like at other fast food jobs. You have to take orders over the phone, but that isnât hard. They pay you for your gas as well as your salary and tips. You donât make a lot of money, but you do come out ahead of most other fast food jobs. Theyâre always looking for drivers. Itâs easy to get a job there.