A good night job?

[ceo_of_the_sofa]

What's a good, part time job for a CFI? Preferably at night, something that doesn't involve pimping or prostitution.

 

[ShawnC]

...doesn't involve pimping or prostitution.

That's all the good jobs.

Try bartender, or more expensive restaurant waiter; I hear that some make pretty good tips in some of the better locations.

 

[SenorSpielbergo]

I was a bartender while going through flight school, and kept on doing it after getting my first CFI job. I made pretty good money (for that period in my life) doing both jobs, and had alot of fun to boot. The "fringe benefits" of bartending aren't bad either.

 

[skyking1976]

Deliver pizzas. You can get some good tips!

 

[avbug]

Armed gaurd and turning wrenches on airplanes. Paid the bills, and left days and some nights free to instruct full time.

I also flew banners and dropped jumpers at the same time, and towed the occasional glider.

 

[JB74]

I second bartending. I did it during college and made decent money. I suggest you work in a restaurant and NOT a club, because it sucks getting home at 3am when you have to be up at 6am.

Also, if you don't mind manual labor, find a local warehouse and get on with them (3rd shift). Here in central FL, those jobs pay around $10-15/hr, but they work their d!cks off. Good Luck

 

[Dash8]

What's a good, part time job for a CFI? Preferably at night, something that doesn't involve pimping or prostitution.

yo g, gotta keep the pimp hand strong

 

[bobbysamd]

Rent-a-cops, etc.

I have a friend who worked as a security guard. Complete with uniform and everything but weapons.

Working in a package store is a traditional night job. I just wouldn't work in one in a bad neighborhood.

Stocking grocery shelves at night. Some Retail Clerks locals may have negotiated a night differential, so the money might not be bad.

I worked nights for several years while I was in radio, but it was my primary employment.

Finally, how about teaching night ground school at the local community college or vo-tech?

Hope these ideas help a little.

 

[skyking1976]

Hey Bob,

Are there any 3rd shift paralegal jobs out there?

 

[empenage]

I've been sitting here staring at JB74's avitar for ten minutes.

I hate you....

I cant fricken remember what the heck I was going to say, damit.

 

[Ailerongirl]

I've been sitting here staring at JB74's avitar for ten minutes.

I hate you....

I cant fricken remember what the heck I was going to say, damit.

A re-occuring clevage issue empenage? Not you?!?!?

 

[empenage]

Hmmmmm.......
Cleavage................

 

[Pistonpilot]

Another bartender here.

Great job for the evenings.

I didn't have any experience and I don't drink much, so I went to a bartending class at a community college. The cost was $80 for 18 hours of instruction over a six week time period. I was working as a waiter at the time. When I finished, I told the manager to think of me if he needs someone behind the bar. Two weeks later the bartender left and I took his place.
Make good money sometimes and have fun doing it. Just don't give in to the temptation of being around all the booze.

 

[bobbysamd]

Night paralegal work

Are there any 3rd shift paralegal jobs out there?

Actually, there are. I recall one or two outfits in Denver that hired paralegals for night document-organizing projects. They work something like 4-12 coding documents. Pay was really swell, at $6.50 an hour, but it was a way to get a foot in the door for entry-level paralegals.

There are paralegals who do not work for lawfirms or companies, etc., but are strictly independent contractors. They set their own hours.

I was fortunate. Persistance finally paid off. My first job was a contract job that was supposed to last two months. However, someone left a month later and I got on full-time. Indeed, a case of being in the right place at the right time.

 

[FN FAL]

Bobby, how do you like Paralegal work?

Are you doing it as a stepping stone?

What opportunities are available to Paralegals?

A friend of mine in the 90's had pursued the Paralegal route in GRB, and told me the market was such that Paralegals really weren't needed. Maybe things have changed up there, I don't know. I am currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree, and have a job where I could see contracting on the side as a tangible way to bring in some good side income.

I do have some good lawyer contacts and I used to fly some of the biggest names around, when I used to fly PAX in 135 operations.

I have access to rent anything from a Senica to a Conquest, and I am interested in being able to contract to law agencies and be part of their team as they go out in the field. I just don't know how feasable this is with law firms.

I'm not interested in any responses concerning holding out issues. I have an aviation attorney and I know how to structure the airplane part properly to avoid conflict with the FAA. I'm mostly interested in your opion on the Paralegal field Bobby and whether or not a paralegal could make a dynamic career out of working in law and being able to go out in the field with the law team and do productive work.

Any information recieved is appreciated. Who knows, maybe I ought to just run up the student loan thing and continue on to law school.

 

[Gulfstreamlover]

Re: Rent-a-cops, etc.

I have a friend who worked as a security guard. Complete with uniform and everything but weapons.

Does MTN security run 24 hours? Maybe you could get a job there. Maybe a job at the security desk at Signature at BWI.

 

[bobbysamd]

Paralegal career

Bobby, how do you like Paralegal work?

For better or worse, it has worked out for me. It is nothing like what the schools promise, in terms of such things as sitting second chair at trial with attorneys. It's not a bad way to make a living and to make some money. Just like any job, it is not perfect. It has its high moments and low moments. Attorneys aren't always the easiest people to work with, nor are certain clients. There is a great amount of stress, plenty of long hours, attorneys who repeatedly take advantage of your good nature by conniving you to give up parts of your life for "this project has to be done NOW," and a great many lawfirms can be disorganized and political. Just like a great many aviation companies.

Are you doing it as a stepping stone?

To what? The answer is "no." Just kidding; I understand your question, I get it a lot. There is a certain form of sex discriminaton associated with being a male paralegal. People think that a male paralegal is (1) really a lawyer or (2) wants to be one. But they never feel that woman paralegals, who comprise the majority in the field, want to be lawyers. They think the women are just legal secretaries or the receptionist, so they oftentimes don't get the proper respect as well.

What opportunities are available to Paralegals?

Lawfirms, of course. Also, business, industry, real estate and government, to name a few.

A friend of mine in the 90's had pursued the Paralegal route in GRB, and told me the market was such that Paralegals really weren't needed.

My school used "paralegal shortage" as part of its advertising, just as Kit Darby uses "pilot shortage" to peddle his wares. It is said that paralegal is one of the fastest-growing careers, but, at least around here, there is no paralegal shortage. It helps greatly to have experience, just as it helps pilots greatly to have experience.

I have access to rent anything from a Senica to a Conquest, and I am interested in being able to contract to law agencies and be part of their team as they go out in the field. I just don't know how feasable this is with law firms.

I thought I could mix aviation and law, but it's really not that feasible. For what you're proposing, law must come first.

I thought I could go to work for an aviation lawyer, that my then-current ratings and experience would be valuable. There are not that many aviation attorneys out there, and most are sole practitioners who really don't need a paralegal.

I'm mostly interested in your opion on the Paralegal field Bobby and whether or not a paralegal could make a dynamic career out of working in law and being able to go out in the field with the law team and do productive work.

You can do productive work and make a contribution, but don't expect aviation to be part of it. Expect to make a clean break from aviation into some legal specialty unrelated to aviation. For me, it was first estate planning, probate and elder law, and then it was plaintiffs' PI and claimants' Workers' Comp.

Hope that helps. Good luck with whatever you decide to do.

 

[KigAir]

Porn site operator?

 

[Gulfstreamlover]

There are a few strip clubs around MTN.......not that I would know from experience.

 

[ProLine4]

line service

3rd shift line service. Usually low work load as compared to day shifts, OK pay, and you still get to be around airplanes. It's better than a non-aviation job.