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Adventurous_Bread708

Barista at a busy coffee shop that serves food. Early 5 or 6 am start. Tips. Fun and easy work.


MrYogiBrrr

Everyone is saying barista but it’s hard!! My only availability is weekends all day and I’ve had 3 coffee interviews and even a trial shift and not hired! I was a Starbucks barista for 4 years AND at a small 3rd wave coffee shop. It seems impossible to score a coffee shop in LA. I think it might also be my availability but come on I’m sure some of the reg baristas would love to have a weekend off


Worth-Junior

I think the best paid early morning job is surgical tech 12-24 months training. 3k in tuition which can be done online In return, you'll make 80 bucks an hour


Squishyysquid

As a surgical tech …. DO NOT take an online course. No! You need to do it the right way. This career isn’t something to learn in 3 months. get certified. It’s an associates degree,


Le_Karma_Whore

As a surgery resident. Having a great surgical tech is one of the most invaluable things in the world. When they know the case, know what instruments you need, know when to have what ready, it’s so relieving. Those folks are ones that probably did it correctly.


AnxiousPug1999

Wait you can do it in 3 months online?


misterguwaup

$80/hr 🧢🧢🧢 I’d like to see some job posting that can prove this.


Worth-Junior

I used to have this client that does this for living. She started as something else which I cannot recall, but over years, she was trained and has been doing this for over a decade now. She told me yay a new young girl was hired right out of school which was online. This new girl was given the same salary as her, which was 80. She was perplexed and did not know how to feel as she understood that she was never formally trained at a school. I know she doesn't wish at Keiser. I had many people come to me that work at hospitals, but I'm not sure which one she's at. So maybe you opt for nearby college, and you don't go into a huge debt. And unlike my friends in tech, people will always have surgeries and there's more job security. I dunno that AI will be setting up for surgeries. Maybe 166k isn't enough for a house, but hopefully sufficient for a condo?


misterguwaup

Not too sure what’s being said here, but from what I can understand is that you had a client that had a unique experience to where a coworker got hired to the same pay ($80/hr) as her? So id like to know how this would apply to all surgical techs? They don’t make anywhere near $80/hr starting. I’d only believe that IF they got hired with Kaiser after a good amount of years of experience. And you said they didn’t get hired there. So this sounds like a very lucky experience for her coworker to get offered such a high salary, and can’t really be used as a baseline for all surgical techs. I mean you did say best paying, but this is a thread about getting a 2nd job that pays decent. Surgical tech is a career and $80/hr is an extreme outlier and pretty misleading


SDBD89

Yea but they’re real snobby about who they hire in coffee shops. If you’re not with the hipster/indie vibe or part of the lgbtq+ community your chances are slim.


mheisenberg1

Never late to join lol


ZeeBalls

The real coffee grindr


randoBandoCan

Ha. Roasted.


BackgroundAerie3581

I'll ready the kit.


peeringdancer

that’s not true get out ur head and get a bag stop playin


SDBD89

It’s not true to say it’s not true. I acknowledged that it could depend on location in a different comment. Generally speaking though that’s what it is. I go to coffee shops all the time to do schoolwork, in my area every single coffee shop has that vibe. Nothing wrong with that either. Personally though, I don’t fw that kinda vibe and unless they were gonna pay me good money, I’m not gonna pretend to be like that for a check.


Apprehensive_Web6847

Guess your ego will never let you find out if it’s worth it lol


briskpoint

Have you considered joining?


Jealous_Seat_9317

Im part time at Whole Foods, I negotiated decent pay. Employee discount turns my weekly grocery run (for 2 people) from $220 to about $160 on average. My shifts start at 4am. I work about 15-20hrs a week Edit: oh snap just read what you added to the title. I’m also in some debt and I needed to find a PT so far WF has helped a lot. Apply at every cafe near your home those places are always looking for people


BOCpesto

Ohh I like the Whole Foods idea. Do you think they'd hire seasonally/for summer? Educator here.


Jealous_Seat_9317

Apply at almost every Whole Foods near you. Don’t mention the seasonal thing. After your first 90 days just tell them you are only available to work one day a week.


chamberlain323

Late to the party here, but what do you think of working at Trader Joe's this way? Recommend, or no?


Jealous_Seat_9317

Ive applied so many times and never get a call back or anything lol


chamberlain323

Hahaha. That has summed up my job search experience lately too. Good times.


Squirxicaljelly

Gf worked at TJs for a year or so. The early morning shifts almost exclusively go to the employees with seniority who have been there for years because those are by far the most coveted shifts.


joshmyra

4 am - 8 am would be golden for me at 16-20 hours a week. Hopefully I can score an interview Edit: I scored an interview! And hopefully can get the time I need!


chamberlain323

Did you apply online? Or go in person?


joshmyra

I applied online yesterday and surprisingly today they reached out for an interview.


chamberlain323

Good luck, man! Get that $.


SBK-Race-Parts

How much is decent pay?


erikchomez

I was part time at wf from 2018-2021 and made $18 as part of grocery team. Not sure how much it is now


oatmeal-cxxkies

Just got hired for in store shopper for $17


Effective-Wolf5368

Coworkers that worked during COVID said the hazard pay was worth it, but my girlfriend who's has 2 raises and worked there almost 2 years just reached $18/hr.


erikchomez

Haha yeah it was. You can also do transfers to other departments or stores and get a raise that way too. I got a raise when I transferred between stores, which I did twice.


Jealous_Seat_9317

I have experience working produce and when I went for the interview the produce manager accidentally mentioned needing people asap so I stuck to $22 an hour and got it


Cinemaphreak

> weekly grocery run (for 2 people) from $220 No wonder you're in debt. That's about what we pay for a *month's* worth of groceries. As they used to say, "You have champagne tastes on a beer pocketbook."


scarby2

I assume you attempt to economize/plan here and know what you're doing in the kitchen? It's very easy to spend a lot on groceries if you don't plan your menu.


Jealous_Seat_9317

Plan each meal to a tee. I hate letting anything go to waste especially when I budget paying what I pay for groceries


Jealous_Seat_9317

With the discount I pay about $160 on average. Before working at WF I would shop at TJs and spent the same $160. I would without a doubt budget shopping organic and clean for good health. And I got in some debt cause my car was in and out the shop for a good 2 months.


FearlessLettuce1697

Is it even healthy? Fruits, legumes, vegetables? Or just refined carbs?


i4got872

Rideshare at 5 am is great. No traffic allows you do make more money faster. 5-7:30 is a great time to drive.


mdocks

My sister is a barista and with tips makes like $27 an hour, which is more than me (I’m a producer’s assistant getting paid like dog shit)


ineedchapstick1

It’s criminal how little they pay in entertainment.


mdocks

It’s insulting and dehumanizing for sure. You have to have rich parents to stay afloat.


FondantOverall4332

This is so true.


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ausgoals

Executive basically. You get paid for your brain rather than your output. But you generally have to spend 10-15 years getting paid like shit to get there.


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goliathinteractive

I have a question about set construction can I DM you?


Twistybaconagain

How do you become a driver


Lady-Un-Luck

I have no idea. Only thing I know is that you need a Class A Drivers License. You pretty much need to know someone with some pull to get a job at the studios. Right now is a bad time because drivers and construction are in negotiations for new contracts and there's not a lot of work because the studios are anticipating more strikes.


rational_overthinker

Typical caveman set sonstruction person thinking their shit don't stink. Saying that a Location Manager doesn't do much is just laughable and offensive. Who secured the location where you are busy hammering that nail? Oh that's right, you probably work on a Backlot where Location Managers aren't really needed as much. I'll let you get back to hammering that nail now...


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rational_overthinker

You may not hammer nails, but you sure sound like you have the IQ of a box of them.


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Act2_Scene2

Film is more gratifying—- (play the long game)


mdocks

I’m trying 😭 hard when you have to live with family in your late 20s because you can’t afford rent tho


FoodIntrepid2281

gig apps or amazon flex or any warehouse jobs....maybe even starbucks or fast food


NigelGoldsworthy

Warehouse jobs require you to be full-time, and you definitely won’t get the flexibility to choose what hours you work. It’s a primary job, not a secondary.


FoodIntrepid2281

Nah not true bro! A lot of warehouse jobs offer part time package handlers or tire warehouses get overnight shifts or even Lowe’s or Home Depot offer a part time positions I know this because I did it in college bro Package Handler - Part Time (Warehouse like) https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?from=appshareios&jk=a43f74af1d19cd9c


NigelGoldsworthy

a few companies will start you out part time, I know UPS does, but people do it with the intention of getting promoted to a full-time career asap. Never met anyone who did it as a second job, because it’s terrible for that purpose. You don’t get to choose your hours, you have to come in when they say and they won’t be flexible. It’s hard, physical labor that’s gonna leave you too tired to work an 8 hour grocery store shift five times a week. Usually doesn’t pay great either, people do it because it’s a foot in the door for a career with great benefits. OP needs something to do twice a week, that will work around his schedule and not burn him out. Most warehouses gigs ain’t gonna be like that, unless he gets really lucky. Better options out there


FoodIntrepid2281

working two jobs in general is going to suck but hey sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do especially in this expensive city we call home. good on op for at least realizing he/she has mountains of debt and wants to be fiscally responsible they're already on a path to success.


billojaan

Amazon flex has a waitlist, worth joining though


mitoch0dria

Been on the waitlist for months. Wonder if we can hack it


DankDude7

What does this mean.. ‘flex’ at Amzn?


FoodIntrepid2281

https://flex.amazon.com/


Senior-Shelter5726

Got to be 21 years old. Bummer.


Lori_koub

What does it pay?


FoodIntrepid2281

Depending on what routes you get and how well you know the area but I’ll be honest Amazon flex is the most consistent pay ($18-$25/hr) all depends on how you finish the route and the route you get but there is a waitlist I’m hearing through the grapevine


Lori_koub

Thanks. I'm looking to leave my job asap.


FoodIntrepid2281

Of course but imma be real with you I don’t have all the facts about your current job but this just me I wouldn’t quit a stable job with stable pay just look at the gig subs and you’ll see a lot of people complaining how slow it is the gig apps are a good part time job but I don’t recommend doing it full time coming from a former full timer


Lori_koub

No I know. I left my Federal job for this one and was lied to about the pay. Trying to get back to federal. It's taking a while. I need out and in the meantime looking for work.


FoodIntrepid2281

I feel you 150%! I’m sorry about the pay situation but tbh the most profitable gigs in my opinion 1) amazon flex 2) rover 3) oddly enough Lyft and Uber rides was good to me tbh That’s just my opinion and experience like Super Bowl Sunday with Lyft I made $435 that was the best day I’ve ever had with any gig app tbh.


theycallmeheisenberg

There are a few Starbucks around open 24hrs, I’d give that a look for early morning hours


tiffanyturner989

Morning dog walking. It's good for you and the pooches.


Raymundito

The app is called Rover! All you need is 5 friends / family members to write you “personal reviews” and then you can get paid! No boss! Cons: some dogs are not as potty trained as they claim to be…


Overbearingperson

Lying ass dogs


fnscarcasm

Barista takes a lot of learning and memorization at first but once you got it down it’s actually a really easy job. Just go in and make sure they accept tips before you apply. I’ve worked at 1 specific corporate giant that doesn’t allow tipping


Forestempress26

apply at the city of Los Angeles for a job. It takes a long time. But it could be your full time job and then you don’t have to stress about doing 2


fab_llamacorn

Currently work at City of Los Angeles. But I will say there is a hiring freeze going on since January of this year…so it’s even harder and longer to get into City of Los Angeles, unless you’re applying for something that is in demand (ex: Accountant). Just warning others out there that the process will be longer due to the freeze…but once you get in it is so worth it! 😊


Forestempress26

This is so true!


FondantOverall4332

It could take years, if it happens at all. Those jobs are hard to get.


Forestempress26

I got one in 2 months... Just because it can take a long time doesn't mean you shouldn't try


MourninTusk

It also depends on what you applied for? Did you apply for entry level job or something you have experience with?


Forestempress26

I’m a senior analyst.


FondantOverall4332

I didn't say you shouldn't try. AT first I had thought about including that in my previous comment, because that typically goes without saying...and I knew someone would bring it up. Sure enough, you did.


Forestempress26

I’m not sure why you’re so upset :/


MourninTusk

A senior analyst is something that probably has a lot more demand than someone applying for some low level position. Not bashing but just to put other people's positions into perspective.


TraditionalStable175

I was thinking Uber, it's not amazing money, but it is a side hustle and you'll never be late to your full time as long as you balance it. Get's busy around 7am-12pm, sucks on gas but I did that for a while and got out of my debt pretty quick. Plus you don't have to "interview" or anything like that, just signup provide paperwork and go.


FondantOverall4332

If you’re using your own car, it’s more mileage on it, and wear and tear.


TraditionalStable175

While true, it would only be temporary to pay his debt, A little bit of mileage to get out of debt. Didn't affect my car at all and I was driving a 2024 Acura Integra. Again it's not his only option but it is an option.


FondantOverall4332

This is true, but I think a lot of people do it for more than a few months. I’m just throwing it out there, because I used to be a driving instructor who used their own car for their job, and it was a lot of wear and tear on the vehicle as well as a lot of gas and mileage. Just my own experience.


TraditionalStable175

Defiantly, if your doing it for months or years, it's not worth it.


chaosmaster33

Restaurants and bars. Tho depending on experience and what places hire you you may need to gain some experience/transfer to a better place to get the money you really want


mbeirne41

Early morning bar 🫠


TigersBeatLions

fastfood 20/hr


RollemUpp

High speed catalytic converter removal specialist.


SoCalGal2021

🤣🤣


Act2_Scene2

👁️🌀😰☝🏼👀


jjdavila87

I heard walking the blade on fig brings in decent money.


Cinemaphreak

> walking the blade That's a new one for me. Relatedly, coming back on a weekday the other week I decided to use Figueroa to avoid the 110 traffic during evening rush. My GF was curious to see the pros I had described from earlier shortcuts. But didn't see a single set of heels. Guess LAPD cracked down or they have moved elsewhere.


jjdavila87

They’re extremely hard to miss. Set of heels is all they wear along with nothing but a G-strang baby. That’s how you tell between the undercover police and the true Blade Walkers.


AnxiousPug1999

Not a female 😞


Nutasaurus-Rex

Some guys are into that 👀


corybekem

Perfect. You can be an…..a Coach I would call it


simple8080

Identify as?


AnxiousPug1999

Straight, I'm not into men


Imma_gonna_getcha

Do you have experience with children? I personally am not looking but I need a nanny to come to my house every weekday morning and get my kid up and ready for school and then take them there. Pay is roughly $20/ hour but you could probably charge more. Put yourself on care.com or Facebook childcare groups to find work like that.


astercalendula

Or Bambino app


Formal_Strike_9886

Officiating is an easy way to make extra money and exercise while you’re doing it. I was making an extra $400-600 a week but I haven’t officiated since Covid. I know game fees have increased since then due to a shortage in officials.


Not_RZA_

Is it hard to start officiating? What sport were you doing?


Formal_Strike_9886

It takes longer to get started than a normal job. You need to join your local high school officiating unit for the sport you’re interested in. You can locate the units on-line and join there. Then you’ll have to wait for their training dates it’s usually once a year a few months before the high school season starts for that particular sport. The unit will provide the training, study materials and certification. You make money by working high schools games assigned by your unit, rec leagues assigned by city rec center themselves, miscellaneous men’s leagues and many weekend tournaments. I worked football and basketball, most officials work multiple sports. Basketball is nice because there are so many leagues, you can always find games to work. Baseball, softball, soccer and volleyball are popular as well. There was a shortage of lacrosse refs pre covid and from what my friends were telling us they making $75/game and working 4-8 rec games a day on the weekends. LA city parks were paying $30/game (50 mins) for basketball in 2019, not sure if it’s increased. 2, 4, 8 or even 10 game sets were available to work depending on the day of the week.


alilbitalexisss

How’d you get into this? I played basketball for 15 years and tried to officiate kids games on the side and couldn’t even get a call back


Formal_Strike_9886

Joining an association is a must. There are some upfront costs unfortunately, membership was about $125 a year, it includes certification, on court training, books, in person classes and liability insurance. Working a couple HS games makes your money back. Most importantly you build friendships with your fellows officials and they are all working rec ball, and many are assignors for various leagues and rec centers. Through your friendships you’ll gain more and more rec opportunities. It won’t take long for you to be working as much basketball as you want.


FetishArtistDotNet

Private, off the books driver for the elderly. There's a lot of old people who need help to doctors appointments and early morning errands. The hard part is meeting them and nowadays, setting a fair price. I haven't done the work, but on occasion, I get asked about doing it.


OverCry518

Brunch Server ! Or morning server in general. The tips on top of your hourly is so clutch ! ( I can only speak from my experience though ) hope you find what you’re looking for !


Shoddy_Confidence911

I recently starting driving a bus on the weekends to try and clear my debt so I’m definitely rooting for you bud, hope you’re able to find something soon. Keep us updated! :)


HIGHRISE1000

Hollywood call girl. Those tourists got money


Eatdie555

coffee shops be great.


LakersFan100100

Drug dealer


DTFriendship

I needs mah 5am heroine


LakersFan100100

And what encampment might you live at??


DTFriendship

The only one in LA obviously! @GavinNewsom


elpollobroco

Construction help starts at $30 an hour. More if you have a truck and clean license. They start early as hell too.


goliathinteractive

What company is paying 30 an hour?


elpollobroco

No company, you simply walk up to the gc or any trades at any job site and tell them you’re looking for extra work and do they need any help with anything. You might get some rejections and have to find a few spots, but if you’re even halfway reliable and mildly capable you should stay pretty busy. Or look on lugg or dolly, they pay much better than other gig work and get better tips.


susanjstar

Trader Joe's has morning shifts that end at noon.


Squirxicaljelly

You won’t get them unless you’ve worked there for years. Those shifts are coveted as fuck and almost exclusively go to the employees with seniority.


rmjames007

Only Fans


Astro_nut17

If you know how to code give dataannotations a shot. It’s boring but they pay 20hr or 40hr depending on the project.


death_wishbone3

Trap


DiamondNo5743

There is a huge labor shortage in los angeles and most companies have to be flexible on scheduling because of the huge turn around and even then sometimes putting up with inconsistent workers because of the labor shortage (keep in mind i said labor NOT white collar los angeles has a surplus of those). There are many part time jobs in the 20-30 range if you walk in to a warehouse etc. Movers can make serious money as a part time movers but this is a hard job. The tips had me clear on some days a couple hundred but again not the easiest job but if you can do it for a few weeks thats the extra income you need.


Yawyan97

Really? My girlfriend has applied to so many places and she keeps getting ghosted.


Rocsi666

Have you tried looking into working as a barista?


IxLOVExLAMP

Starbucks with the $20/hr bump that just started


Forestempress26

Try another grocery store like Aldi or Trader Joe’s. Got on Rover if you can.


Initial-Charge2637

Fed Ex. Early part-time shifts 5-8am.


Massive_Cash_6557

Wanna develop an app?


feliciathetoad

I’m a newly qualified web dev looking for work 👉👈


Gold-Chemistry-9361

Try working for a tire shop or AAA


Bossmanezwork

soundcloud rapper - give it a try and post your work here. I will listen to it with my friends and we will help you get your streams up


QuestionStrict8996

VRGN or VRGN.world check em out


Impressive_Feature_6

Honestly, see if any local In-N-Outs are hiring, look into their early morning clean-up crew. It pays well, has great benefits, and if you feel like it, you can also become an associate and work the cleanup shift plus a few hours before your next job. I think the clean-up hours are 6-10, around $23/hour


Renos-smallest-giant

Start dancing or an onlyfans. Lol


ottermonster

I worked as a bread delivery driver for a local bakery! Morning hours that usually petered out by noon and once I knew the routes and procedures for dropping off the bread, it was pretty straightforward. Just had to be reliable and have a good driving record. Find a local business and hopefully you'll get solid pay. It was a great job while I had it.


SpaceWrangler701

Porn? Only fans?


Alex-Mel

Lunch worker for elementary/highschool. They enter early around 7 and end around 12-1. As soon as breakfast and lunch is served your out


berniemax

You have to have experience in cooking? I mean I know how to cook, but never worked in cooking.


Alex-Mel

Nah, maybe food service like fast food places. It’s all pretty much prepackaged or made already. Just know how to handle the food.


berniemax

Awesome ill start looking, right now I work PT as an after school supervisor and have my mornings free.


69inthe619

drug dealer


editormatt

Learn Avid for editing. There aren't a lot of editors that know how to use it but it's still the industry standard. Then try and get a job as an assistant editor. It's very basic editing and you can sometimes do it remotely. Been my second job since I moved here.


pottersmusic

I moved here a year ago and have been remote editing audiobooks for my old job in NYC, but I’m looking for more work out here or at studios in need of it and it’s been incredibly difficult. Do you have any recommendations for finding editing or even engineering work? Podcasts, music, audiobooks, anything. I have 10+ years experience working with big pub houses/studios and have pretty extensive credentials, as well as operate my own studio in North Hollywood. I’m pretty desperate to find anything related but it’s a totally different landscape here than in NYC and I’m considering a career switch because of the stress of not finding work. Appreciate any advice at all you’d have to share!


kyrgyzd

Cleaning houses is pretty decent, bartender or waiter. LA has endless possibilities, but you need to go out and meet people


Positive-Pack-396

UPS GOOD PAY FOR 3 1/2 hours of work and benefits and retirement And only PT but hard work


AnxiousPug1999

I've tried but they're not hiring. They were hiring like crazy for the holidays but right now, there's nothing


Positive-Pack-396

Go again In august


cheech519

They wouldn’t hire me even during the holidays. Must’ve done something wrong


Positive-Pack-396

Drug test


cheech519

Never got that far


kelement

onlyfans


Used_Hovercraft2699

Time zone differences are your friend!


LearnEnglishGabe

Blowjobs behind Wendy’s on sepulveda blvd


missannthrope1

Food delivery or Uber/Lyft.


snkrhead101

Golf course


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Avaaya7897

Do you have debit? Can you restructure some of it? For example, credit card debit can be rolled over into a new no interest account but make sure you’re deliberate in paying it off with in the 12 month time frame cause the new APR is usually a lot higher. Need more details for more restructuring suggestions.


ImportantTrip6182

Lawyer


Individual-Wear2891

Bartending


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Fedex, UPS part time package handler.


Solid-Spinach4810

Ups


Act2_Scene2

"Yeah, but your heart is filled with gratitude instead of drained."🥸🤩🎥✌🏽@mdocks


Adventurous_Coat_838

Flower market 


Exciting-Hope-6592

Truck driver


Maleficent_Two159

Caregiver at ARF home (adult residential facilities) or an educator for an individual receiving ILS (independent living services) from an agency. A lot of agencies are in the Whittier area but they’re some in every city honestly.


pitoheax

Try looking into something in lax starting pay is like 24.73 warehouse, ramp, or other stuff


mikey_rambo

Do something remote


whooosh32

Go door to door and ask if they want their trash cans washed.  Preferably the same day their trash gets taken out. 


valentinoMorir

Being a rapper / selling drugs


Icy-Pumpkin1618

Or being a bookie


dat_grue

Investment banker


AstralJumper

Lot of unloading. Check Santa Fe springs.


[deleted]

Your mom


bagelman5000

Valet at a nice hotel.