Active Employment

cormie

Hi,
I'm looking for a full-time job and would like to see what options are available other than sitting at a desk all day. I'd like to see the options for the complete opposite. Out an about etc. Not at professional athlete level just yet and I have no qualifications that would be useful in the likes of a gym or sports centre.

I've done labouring on a building site before and although it wrecks you, it's not the type of work I'm after.

My first thought is a bicycle courier (how well this pays and how certain full time work is, I don't know?). Any other suggestions?

rubadub

Dog walker!
Couriers do not make that much (there were a few threads about it on here before), and it is dangerous. I knew a guy who unloaded kegs for guinness, the guys to throw them into pub cellars, he was big, did weights too, but surely building site work and hard labour like that would result in overtraining.

Courier work should be easy to get at the minute since students are returning to college.

I am serious about the dog walking, I think it is meant to pay well, but obviously you would want to like dogs.

Lots of van drivers who do the unloading and loading themselves can get paid very well, many get bonuses for not relying on a helper (usually a young lad paid pittance)

cormie

Thanks for the suggestions.

I'd be looking more for cardio rather than lifting heavy awkward loads as you would do being a van delivery man. Dog walker? Where would you apply for such a job? When I say full time, I mean definite hours and definite pay to survive on:)

ronbyrne2005

DHL have walking couriers that walk around city centre collecting documents from businesses, brisk walking all day long might suit ya.

cormie

That might be good alright. I rang a courier company in town and asked how the price of a delivery from dame st to the matter hospital (as if I wanted to order it;)) and it was €12. That's €12 for a trip on a bike that would take about 15 minutes, if even. Should set up my own company so I get the whole €12.

rubadub

cormie wrote:

That might be good alright. I rang a courier company in town and asked how the price of a delivery from dame st to the matter hospital (as if I wanted to order it;)) and it was €12. That's €12 for a trip on a bike that would take about 15 minutes, if even. Should set up my own company so I get the whole €12.

I used to walk from stephens green shopping centre to the mater everyday, only took 20mins, I do walk fairly quick. That DHL thing sounds good, wonder if there is a dress code (i.e. could you jog around and make more cash).

Not sure about where to get the dog walking jobs. I see them posted in newsagent windows, maybe a kennels would be a good place to advertise, if people are willing to spend cash on housing dogs they would spend it on walkers. Also the kennels might need walkers themselves. Or stick an ad in the pet section of buyandsell. You would have to build up business though, the courier thing sounds better. I would rather walk in town than cycle.