shtkicker jobs that pay heaps

[cleveland]

Just had my carpets drycleaned.

the guy charged me $180 for 60 minutes work but while I was paying I noticed in his book he had 7 bookingstoday. Now I did rough calculations and think he roughly would have pulled in around $1500 today only. Obviously there would be expenses including franchise fees but the guy would be making a killing.


what other examples are there?

 

[cleveland]

Just had my carpets drycleaned.

the guy charged me $180 for 60 minutes work but while I was paying I noticed in his book he had 7 bookingstoday. Now I did rough calculations and think he roughly would have pulled in around $1500 today only. Obviously there would be expenses including franchise fees but the guy would be making a killing.


what other examples are there?

 

[CakeEater]

Being a moderator paid to merge all 5 of your threads into one

 

[CakeEater]

Try being a HR practitioner in the Mines.

Ticks all of your boxes, bulldogrob.

 

[JD-Roo]

My brother earnt a stack doing asbestos removal.

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

Have a mate that works at OneSteel - just drives shit back and forth in a truck. No qualifications. Earned over 100k last year

 

[Cruyff14]

I fail to see how dry cleaning carpets is a "shtkicker job"

 

[cartel]

I fail to see how dry cleaning carpets is a "shtkicker job"

I agree - seems a fairly ordinarily decent way to earn a living.

OP, why so snobby?

 

[BALKAN]

Yeah what exactly is the difference between a shitkicker job and a normal job?

 

[Cruyff14]

I feel the OP is jealous as the dry cleaner earns significantly more than him.

 

[BILC]

In my gap year I was earning over 30 bucks an hour doing absolutely nothing at a saw mill, not that I was lazy or anything I just virtually had nothing to do.

I made a tick over 65k and I genuinely think there would've been no difference in productivity or output had I not been there.

 

[cleveland]

Very jealous

 

[cleveland]

Also I didnt mean it to come across snobby...I guess its just my SOH. I consider my job a shitkicker job

 

[zimma]

While it was definitely a shit job I earned a fairly decent amount of cash at times working at a certain non coles / woolies supermarket. Especially if you scored public holiday shifts and Sundays, got over 4k a few months after tax for being nothing but a supermarket shit kicker. Not saying the job necessarily was worth the money, hell I'm far happier getting less per hour to get better conditions and benefits right now, but getting close to $25ph to stack shelves and put up with arseh*le customers seemed ok when I was broke..

 

[JuddsABlue]

By shit kicker jobs I think he means jobs that require no skill/licenses/degrees

I don't know what they get paid, but there's a girl who drives a ****ing really long way to do a 10min smoking survey with my misses

Considering it's smokes id think she might be on fair coin to ask a few questions of someone

Waterfront jobs pay well, entry level with no skills licenses is about $45 an hour

 

[grizzlym]

When I was at uni I used to be the guy inside the Freddo Frog suit. Earned absolutely heaps. Sweaty work though.

Many fond memories. Shared a joint with Kanga Cop (used to be the Victoria Police mascot and was always some lowly constable inside the suit) behind some shed at Wobbies World before a joint appearance. Got to cuddle Kylie and Jason live on telly during a Royal Children's Hospital Appeal. Earned over $60 an hour 20 years ago.

Also got assaulted by a gang of 10-12 year olds at some theme park. Pushed me to the ground and laid in the with a blur of size 6 Dunlop Volleys... luckily the suit was padded and all. Difficult to get up because of the suit and the large fibreglass head.

 

[cleveland]

By shit kicker jobs I think he means jobs that require no skill/licenses/degrees

I don't know what they get paid, but there's a girl who drives a ******* really long way to do a 10min smoking survey with my misses

Considering it's smokes id think she might be on fair coin to ask a few questions of someone

Waterfront jobs pay well, entry level with no skills licenses is about $45 an hour

Yes you got me thats exactly what I meant..

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Waterfront for sure. Know a bloke who does ridiculously easy work, entry level, not dangerous at all, and gets paid a shiteload.

Only catch is the hours, you basically have to start as a casual and work whenever they need you to, so he misses out on a fair few things (eg a good mates bucks day recently). You can knock back the shift of course, but they'll pretty much stop calling you after that.

Another one is baggage handling - pay isn't brilliant but it's far from shabby, especially with all the penalties and allowances. And the work depends on how busy it is - if it's quiet with few flights they can spend well over half their shift literally sitting on the couch.

 

[Tigger Please!]

i was earning $50/hour window cleaning. this wasn't high rise or anything dangerous either, just simple shop fronts and private residences.

 

[Aussie Assault]

Those portable dog wash/grooming services. The one we get is about $60 and takes 45-50 mins for our little fella.

Bit of outlay on the trailer, bit more on petrol but other than that its pretty low end stuff needed to make the magic happen.

The bird doing it is always super busy not being able to get bookings for weeks at a time.

I only know all this because wifey always tells me how she should quit her job and become one.

 

[BALKAN]

Yeah landing some non-descript job at the airport is a good way to earn some decent coin with all the penalties. Yucky hours though.

What do people mean by Waterfront work?

 

[100action]

HR
Investment Banking

 

[Plugger35]

Prostitution.

The downside is you could end up murdered.

 

[vealesy]

HR.

He sat there and screamed at me and pointed "That man is your boss and you must listen to him!"

Groundbreaking profit generation there.

 

[JuddsABlue]

Yeah landing some non-descript job at the airport is a good way to earn some decent coin with all the penalties. Yucky hours though.

What do people mean by Waterfront work?

Wharfies

Most of the work requires licenses (crane or heavy machinery) but there are a lot of incredibly easy entry level jobs that 'have to be done' that are on par with the wages of the skilled workers

I've seen first hand some of the people hired to do this work, look like they've literally been dragged from the pub during last drinks

But yeah you're also at the mercy of the company, you work when they ring, if you say no you usually don't get a second chance. People are lining up around the corner for these jobs