I’m not a 100% work-at-homer though; my current “hybrid” work pattern means I spend a couple of days a month on a client site in Leeds, and another couple of days each month on a client site near Newcastle. The rest of the time I can choose my place of work. My current ...
Everyone has a go-to maintenance specialist in their family who’s always doing chores around the house: solving plumbing issues, installing tiles, clearing gutters, putting up fences. They’re the one friends and family call on for odd jobs. If this is you, why not get paid for your work?
While many young Chinese headed to urban centers for better jobs, Liang Lina returned to her home village. After graduating from Guangxi Normal University, Liang put herself forward as party chief of Luhe Village in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. More Chinese cities restrict proper...
installing tiles, clearing gutters, putting up fences. They’re the one friends and family call on for odd jobs. If this is you, why not get paid for your work?
You can earn a little side money doing odd jobs like walking your neighbor’s dog, mowing Mr. Smith’s lawn, fixing a leaky sink and so much more. Running errands not your style? The top handyman workers on this site reportedly earn as much as $7000 a month, making this a full-...
I’ve been getting that kind of subtle question, or the odd remark, from clients for a while now. Only on one side, because the other likes to loudly assume that of course you’re with them, and that you’ll have to submit to them throwing a tantrum if you disagree. The subtle ...
Almost no credible projection of natural gas prices, for example, foresees a drop in the near future. A recent report from the National Petroleum Council concludes: “There has been a fundamental shift in the natural gas supply/demand balance that has resulted in higher prices and volatility in...
(US$ 69) per case. However, the fee this time was 900 yuan, prompting her to accept the job even as the Year of the Dragon approached. It's uncommon to hold weddings near the Lunar New Year, but the year of the Dragon that started on February 9, 2024 was an exception. In ...
“Well don’t walk anywhere near me,” he declared. But after an hour or so she was getting a lot of positive attention and he stopped thinking about it as a bad thing. Photo by Robert Forlini At the end of our second day we walked through the covered bridge dodging the horse dung ...
(And, to be clear, I spend more time on the jobs to which I am reassigned than is expected of me while teaching.) The only way that I have been able to carve out time to keep my research lab ticking, write grants and run some programs is because others have stepped in to get ...