4 on, 4 off. What to do in spare time?
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Evening PH!
I currently work 4 on, 4 off (2 days, 2 night 12hr shifts).
I enjoy my work but would fancy earning a small bit of extra money on my time off. Doesn't have to be a lot and even if it's just one extra day a week it'd break up the 4 off!
The problem is, I have no idea about what I could do? I wouldn't have the same 4 off every week so couldn't commit to the same days.
I thought about driving for a local taxi firm for a day when my days off fall in the week, any thoughts?
Am open to anything but at a dead end!
Over to PH for any suggestions.
I currently work 4 on, 4 off (2 days, 2 night 12hr shifts).
I enjoy my work but would fancy earning a small bit of extra money on my time off. Doesn't have to be a lot and even if it's just one extra day a week it'd break up the 4 off!
The problem is, I have no idea about what I could do? I wouldn't have the same 4 off every week so couldn't commit to the same days.
I thought about driving for a local taxi firm for a day when my days off fall in the week, any thoughts?
Am open to anything but at a dead end!
Over to PH for any suggestions.
This is PH, how come no one has posted a picture of a box of tissues, a bottle of baby oil and a link to an 18+ website? Please don't tell me posters are maturing!
Seriously though if you have some spare (£2k-£5k) why not have a go at earning a little extra via shares? I have been meaning to have a go for years and the Royal ail IPO gave me the kick to open an account (took less than 30 mins) and I have found it is quickly becoming very interesting and almost as hard to click off and get back to work as this place..
Seriously though if you have some spare (£2k-£5k) why not have a go at earning a little extra via shares? I have been meaning to have a go for years and the Royal ail IPO gave me the kick to open an account (took less than 30 mins) and I have found it is quickly becoming very interesting and almost as hard to click off and get back to work as this place..
Biased opinion here, but how about learning AutoCAD/Revit/MEP and doing a bit of sub-contracting work?
Can be a little difficult to get into initally, but you quickly start seeing the same names. Work can be as simple as producing 'as fits/installed' drawings, which is basically copying hand marked drawings into CAD.
Nice little earner, starting at £15 an hour.
Can be a little difficult to get into initally, but you quickly start seeing the same names. Work can be as simple as producing 'as fits/installed' drawings, which is basically copying hand marked drawings into CAD.
Nice little earner, starting at £15 an hour.
Rude-boy said:
This is PH, how come no one has posted a picture of a box of tissues, a bottle of baby oil and a link to an 18+ website? Please don't tell me posters are maturing!
it was my first thought on reading the title, but after reading the post i couldnt work an angle where he could make cash..The Beaver King said:
Biased opinion here, but how about learning AutoCAD/Revit/MEP and doing a bit of sub-contracting work?
Can be a little difficult to get into initally, but you quickly start seeing the same names. Work can be as simple as producing 'as fits/installed' drawings, which is basically copying hand marked drawings into CAD.
Nice little earner, starting at £15 an hour.
This actually sounds very tempting.Can be a little difficult to get into initally, but you quickly start seeing the same names. Work can be as simple as producing 'as fits/installed' drawings, which is basically copying hand marked drawings into CAD.
Nice little earner, starting at £15 an hour.
Any other details or pearls of wisdom you could share about it TBK?
Depending on your interest in IT you could make money doing a bit on the side. There are plenty of Android development books to learn from and I dare say a few courses too. My mate works in IT but uses some of his spare time to develop apps. He's getting about £100 - £200 a month from them now. His mate has been doing it for a long time and he earned £28k last year on top of his salary. I have another mate who has just developed a web site. It's not live yet but he's hoping to make a few quid on the side. It's not a full time thing and fits in around your spare time.
chr15b said:
Rude-boy said:
This is PH, how come no one has posted a picture of a box of tissues, a bottle of baby oil and a link to an 18+ website? Please don't tell me posters are maturing!
it was my first thought on reading the title, but after reading the post i couldnt work an angle where he could make cash..MacW said:
This actually sounds very tempting.
Any other details or pearls of wisdom you could share about it TBK?
Certainly.Any other details or pearls of wisdom you could share about it TBK?
There are different areas to AutoCAD. Personally, I started in construction. So a lot of my drawing experience is in M&E services, but you can easily use the same drawing skill in manufacturing or structural.
Your basic 2D stuff is generally used by smaller businesses, so small builders, kitchen fitters, bespoke manufacturers etc. You can learn AutoCAD to a reasonable standard in about 6 months. I have notice quite a few colleges now do part-time CAD courses.
Once you've learnt the basics, you can then either set up your own website looking for work, speak to a recruiter or know someone in the trade. The latter is handy as you can let them 'feed' you work as and when you require it and they can take a cut. Pay can be anywhere from £10 to £20 for a draftee, with a recruiter taking a cut of that.
If you are looking into the 3D modelling side, you are getting into a full time job. The pay is better, but there is a lot more to learn and you generally require experience in the industry you are drawing in (unless starting as a trainee). For comparison, a decent 3D co-ordinator can earn between £25 to £50 an hour and better ones more than that...
The Beaver King said:
Certainly.
There are different areas to AutoCAD. Personally, I started in construction. So a lot of my drawing experience is in M&E services, but you can easily use the same drawing skill in manufacturing or structural.
Your basic 2D stuff is generally used by smaller businesses, so small builders, kitchen fitters, bespoke manufacturers etc. You can learn AutoCAD to a reasonable standard in about 6 months. I have notice quite a few colleges now do part-time CAD courses.
Once you've learnt the basics, you can then either set up your own website looking for work, speak to a recruiter or know someone in the trade. The latter is handy as you can let them 'feed' you work as and when you require it and they can take a cut. Pay can be anywhere from £10 to £20 for a draftee, with a recruiter taking a cut of that.
If you are looking into the 3D modelling side, you are getting into a full time job. The pay is better, but there is a lot more to learn and you generally require experience in the industry you are drawing in (unless starting as a trainee). For comparison, a decent 3D co-ordinator can earn between £25 to £50 an hour and better ones more than that...
Very helpful, thanks very much There are different areas to AutoCAD. Personally, I started in construction. So a lot of my drawing experience is in M&E services, but you can easily use the same drawing skill in manufacturing or structural.
Your basic 2D stuff is generally used by smaller businesses, so small builders, kitchen fitters, bespoke manufacturers etc. You can learn AutoCAD to a reasonable standard in about 6 months. I have notice quite a few colleges now do part-time CAD courses.
Once you've learnt the basics, you can then either set up your own website looking for work, speak to a recruiter or know someone in the trade. The latter is handy as you can let them 'feed' you work as and when you require it and they can take a cut. Pay can be anywhere from £10 to £20 for a draftee, with a recruiter taking a cut of that.
If you are looking into the 3D modelling side, you are getting into a full time job. The pay is better, but there is a lot more to learn and you generally require experience in the industry you are drawing in (unless starting as a trainee). For comparison, a decent 3D co-ordinator can earn between £25 to £50 an hour and better ones more than that...
Ace ideas thank you guys!
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king ain't a bad idea, 4 days non stop is a challenge too hard for me.
Shares is a decent idea and i've been toying myself in the last month or too.
Wouldn't mind agency driving actually, seems rather a good idea. As does CAD design. Certainly something to look in to.
Any other idea keep 'em coming.
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king ain't a bad idea, 4 days non stop is a challenge too hard for me.Shares is a decent idea and i've been toying myself in the last month or too.
Wouldn't mind agency driving actually, seems rather a good idea. As does CAD design. Certainly something to look in to.
Any other idea keep 'em coming.
The Beaver King said:
Biased opinion here, but how about learning AutoCAD/Revit/MEP and doing a bit of sub-contracting work?
Can be a little difficult to get into initally, but you quickly start seeing the same names. Work can be as simple as producing 'as fits/installed' drawings, which is basically copying hand marked drawings into CAD.
Nice little earner, starting at £15 an hour.
I used to do this for a living before retraining to do my current job in the NHS - completely different career path.Can be a little difficult to get into initally, but you quickly start seeing the same names. Work can be as simple as producing 'as fits/installed' drawings, which is basically copying hand marked drawings into CAD.
Nice little earner, starting at £15 an hour.
I cut down to 4 days per week for child care reasons but now have a fair amount of free time as my Mrs is on mat leave. Essentially go Mondays free.
You just reminded me that I could make some money doing exactly this again.
Where to start though, I suppose the best way might to contact all the local M&E contractors/consultancies and see if anyone's got a backlog and needs propping up a bit? It's pretty dull stuff though as I remember it. The main reason for getting out was the issue of going slowly insane staring at a PC monitor every day!
To the OP. Bear in mind a full fat and legit copy of autocad runs into thousands of quid....you may need a flexible moral compass initially if you wanted to test the waters with a "borrowed" copy.
Edited by dave_s13 on Monday 18th November 20:41
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