How to get a second job?

selement

I'm currently looking to reduce my credit card debt. I have a full time decent job but want to speed things up so was contemplating getting an evening and/or weekend job. Other people must do this but I wonder how I can make this sound appealing to an employer when other people with no job (and so more free time and flexibility) would also apply? I worry my inflexibility will ruin my chances. I would be probably looking at minimum wage jobs for the second job since I think evening and weekend work using my current skills would be very hard to come by in anything earning much more! Any advice?

selement

Yes I know I would pay 20% on all extra earnings. My main job doesn't earn enough to put me at risk of having to pay higher rate from a second job luckily /unluckily. Unfortunately there is no scope to increase my hours where I work (nhs,.hours are set and no overtime available. I'm not a shift worker though it's very 9-5 mon-fri)
Thanks for the suggestions

Is it difficult to convince someone you want to work there when you still have your day job? Wanting to pay off my debt probably isn't what they want to hear

suki1964

selement wrote: »

Yes I know I would pay 20% on all extra earnings. My main job doesn't earn enough to put me at risk of having to pay higher rate from a second job luckily /unluckily. Unfortunately there is no scope to increase my hours where I work (nhs,.hours are set and no overtime available. I'm not a shift worker though it's very 9-5 mon-fri)
Thanks for the suggestions

Is it difficult to convince someone you want to work there when you still have your day job? Wanting to pay off my debt probably isn't what they want to hear

I've always found weekend work easy to get, esp in bars and catering. Full time staff do like to have weekends off as well

comeandgo

I used to do bar work in evenings and had day time job. At interview it never came up that I worked full time, as long as you are available to work the hours they want you to, it's nothing to do with them what you do otherwise. You possibly have a better idea of what it is to work if you work already.

getmore4less

For the same rate of pay total tax on a second job is less than adding hours at the current job.

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If you work Mon-Friday then a good option is Pub/Restaurant work.

Friday and Sat are the busy times.
Regular staff like a night off every now and then so often vacancies for those hours
You still get social interactions so reduce the I never get out syndrome.
If you pick the right place subsidized/free food.



I believe in at least one day off a week and keeping Sunday free reduces the risks of refusal by a current employer on other grounds like WTR or unable to perform due to overwork.

My local Wetherspoons are always looking for staff as many are part time for personal or other reasons many start as extra jobs after school when 17/18 and move away get other jobs but keep their pub job as extra.

eg. one works only Mon-fri days(kids), anther just does Sat/Sun(kids) one does some Fri and sat nights(college), another odd fill in shifts(tesco), one just does floor/cleaning and food as they are 17.

They also open for Breakfast and struggle to get people who want those shifts.

trailingspouse

I found supermarket work fitted the bill when we went through a cashflow crisis a few years ago. I was only able to work evenings, and they were happy to accommodate that. And of course (after a qualifying period), you get discount on your weekly shop, which could also go towards your debt reduction.

Well done - you'll get there in the end.

vqmismatch

Depending what you do it could be quite straightforward.

I have another job alongside my full time post remote working via home office, though the agenda of that employer is they want to get me going full time in 18 months. You may need to look poachable from your current job.

Do you have any skills that transfer from the nhs into industry? I had done previous work in the nhs but effectively being contracted out to industry which opened the door.