Burlesque Babe's Re-building life but back in debt diary

beanielou

You could do it bookie

Burlesque_Babe

yes - you can do it from the shop Bookie.

Doing AQA needs broadband connection. You need to be really good at researching and looking for information, although commonly answered questions are in a database. Spelling, grammar and answer content are crucial.

I've been doing it nearly 3 years now and am very quick at answering. Slow days are around £3-£4 per hour if you are lucky. Busy days can be up to £13-£15 per hour if there is a huge event on and you are working at that time - ie when Boris became mayor. You are paid 30p per question.

My hourly rate last month was an average of £11 before tax and NI.

Best times to work are Friday night, Saturday afternoon/night, Sunday afternoon/night.

pepe2008

Hi BB, have you finally decided what jobs to apply for?

Radio 4 this morning were footling on aboout how short the UK is of Social Workers..........you sound reasonably sensible:D, could retrain?

Burlesque_Babe

I think it's about 4 years to train to be a Social Worker Pepe - I'd have to do a degree or the equivalent and I can't afford to not have an income and study fulltime. Funnily enough, when I was 17, I fancied being a Social Worker with children and went for a chat with someone at my local council. I remember him doing all he could to put me off - he succeeded :rolleyes:

I have 4 live jobs at the moment

Job 1 - Corporate trainer - closed 1 May, interviews 19 May - waiting to hear.
Job 2 - Web/Publications Manager - closes 14 May - interviews 27 May
Job 3 - Information/Comms Manager - closes 14 May - interviews ??? (this is the 2 posts look like they've been bolted together senior job which I really don't expect an interview for :rotfl:)
Job 4 - Data Protection job- closes 25 May - interviews 16 June

I have also emailed the college to see if they need invigilators and have emailed the school I was teaching the sixth formers to say if they ever needed someone part time for any subject I can teach, perhaps they would consider me.

Phew!

spud30

pepe2008 wrote: »

Hi BB, have you finally decided what jobs to apply for?

Radio 4 this morning were footling on aboout how short the UK is of Social Workers..........you sound reasonably sensible, could retrain?

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Burlesque_Babe

me - sensible??? I'm not sure I would take that as a compliment - I am only sensible on the outside

spud30

Only reasonable sensible BB

Burlesque_Babe

Have to say, that would be one way to get my OH to do one if I re-trained..........he has this really extreme hatred of Social Workers . I asked him recently why and he said because they always mess up - I said only extreme cases were heard about in the media, but he won't have it :rolleyes:

Gemmzie

Now I loathe your OH even more BB. Social workers work so hard under really difficult circumstances.:mad: I want to do it as a degree but you need a work sponsorship from LA or go to normal uni.

pepe2008

Gemmzie wrote: »

Now I loathe your OH even more BB. Social workers work so hard under really difficult circumstances.:mad: I want to do it as a degree but you need a work sponsorship from LA or go to normal uni.

Whoops, light touch-paper and retire:D.

How about a Careers Advisor BB?:D:D:D