Looking for casual work - what are the type of jobs to look at?

[Borry]

Picking packing for a distribution warehouse of Coles/Woolies/Met cash goes alright. Shit early starts, repetitive work but the pay is alright and it beats working in an office with w***ers who don't want to know you the moment you leave that door unless they want something from you.

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[Scotland]

Picking packing for a distribution warehouse of Coles/Woolies/Met cash goes alright. Shit early starts, repetitive work but the pay is alright and it beats working in an office with ******s who don't want to know you the moment you leave that door unless they want something from you.

Do they still pay you based on productivity?

When I worked at Coles (high school and uni, I left a decade ago) you could work at the distribution centre and get paid by the carton. Not sure if it was incentive only or base + incentive but I knew one guy who did it a year or two after that and he raked it in. He was one of those surf club guys that row the massive wooden boats so he was about 6'3'', built like a house and super fit so it wasn't hard work for him. Beats working in one of the stores where you get paid the same regardless how useless you are.

 

[Higgins2Waite]

Recruitment agencies are the way to go. Helped me out when I was at uni.

 

[Borry]

Do they still pay you based on productivity?

When I worked at Coles (high school and uni, I left a decade ago) you could work at the distribution centre and get paid by the carton. Not sure if it was incentive only or base + incentive but I knew one guy who did it a year or two after that and he raked it in. He was one of those surf club guys that row the massive wooden boats so he was about 6'3'', built like a house and super fit so it wasn't hard work for him. Beats working in one of the stores where you get paid the same regardless how useless you are.

Full time is just a set salary, regardless of how you pick etc. Still fairly decent and get paid RDOs. Still have to pick at at least 95 percent.

Casual pays bonuses if you exceed 105 percent for the week - that is if the time required to complete assignments over the week is 1.05 times more than the time you take to do them.

 

[Scotland]

Full time is just a set salary, regardless of how you pick etc. Still fairly decent and get paid RDOs. Still have to pick at at least 95 percent.

Casual pays bonuses if you exceed 105 percent for the week - that is if the time required to complete assignments over the week is 1.05 times more than the time you take to do them.

That doesn't sound so crash hot. Any idea what the hourly rates are?

 

[Borry]

That doesn't sound so crash hot. Any idea what the hourly rates are?

For casuals $23/hour weekdays.

Working outside your scheduled hours there's $31/hour for overtime work on weekdays and $38/hour for Saturdays.


I would recommend the OP have a crack at getting a forklift licence. If you want to go down the labouring path forkies get significantly better pay than say your picker packers, general labourers etc.

 

[Hudu Gurusingha]

For casuals $23/hour weekdays.

Working outside your scheduled hours there's $31/hour for overtime work on weekdays and $38/hour for Saturdays.


I would recommend the OP have a crack at getting a forklift licence. If you want to go down the labouring path forkies get significantly better pay than say your picker packers, general labourers etc.

I have worked for a very large retail chain - the guys at the DC are looked after ridiculously well with breaks, penalty rates etc. Very heavily unionised- they were always whinging about something, and definitely not working overly hard.

Will definitely consider getting a fork license but have to wait for a few months - I cant drive/operate machinery for a while as I recently had an epileptic seizure.

 

[ioppolo]

I have worked for a very large retail chain - the guys at the DC are looked after ridiculously well with breaks, penalty rates etc. Very heavily unionised- they were always whinging about something, and definitely not working overly hard.

Will definitely consider getting a fork license but have to wait for a few months - I cant drive/operate machinery for a while as I recently had an epileptic seizure.

Some places are very hesitant to give one out at all when you've had even just 1 seizure.

 

[Lums23]

You could cook meth. It seems to be popular among teachers

 

[Hipster Doofus]

You could cook meth. It seems to be popular among teachers

Uh hah I get it, Breaking Bad.

 

[Hudu Gurusingha]

You could cook meth. It seems to be popular among teachers

Never heard that joke before. Ever.

 

[Scotland]

If you are a teacher could you not be a tutor?

Probably one of the better casual jobs in terms of $/hr.

 

[Hudu Gurusingha]

If you are a teacher could you not be a tutor?

Probably one of the better casual jobs in terms of $/hr.

Awesome idea, thanks for that mate

 

[treefingers]

I get about 40 bucks an hour tutoring yr 12 maths.

Cruisy stuff

 

[imadodgyumpire]

Meter reading. Then do the tutoring afterwards?

 

[NotAMagpieBogan]

I get about 40 bucks an hour tutoring yr 12 maths.

Cruisy stuff

How many hours a week do you tutor?

 

[JUBJUB]

Come to Bunnings.

Plenty of jobs there as the actual staff are too busy filming TV commercials

 

[I Lost My Keays]

If you know basketball rules , you can get about $30 for each game you ref.

 

[TurboBreuster]

For casuals $23/hour weekdays.

Working outside your scheduled hours there's $31/hour for overtime work on weekdays and $38/hour for Saturdays.


I would recommend the OP have a crack at getting a forklift licence. If you want to go down the labouring path forkies get significantly better pay than say your picker packers, general labourers etc.

A mate works in a Woolies DC as a permanent, at the lowest pay rate level and earns over $31 per hr for weekday shifts. Casuals earn a few dollars more. I think your confusing the rate that people earn in retail outlets with what they earn in DC's.

 

[Borry]

A mate works in a Woolies DC as a permanent, at the lowest pay rate level and earns over $31 per hr for weekday shifts. Casuals earn a few dollars more. I think your confusing the rate that people earn in retail outlets with what they earn in DC's.

The pay varies according to the company you work for. The company I was involved in pays less than Coles and Woolies.

 

[Hudu Gurusingha]

I get about 40 bucks an hour tutoring yr 12 maths.

Cruisy stuff

How do you get clients?

 

[Hudu Gurusingha]

If you know basketball rules , you can get about $30 for each game you ref.

Thinking of umpiring cricket in the summer after seeing an ad today. Easy $100 a day doing something enjoyable

 

[Meow]

How do you get clients?

I tutor VCE English and receive clients via word-of-mouth only, although many advertise in local newspapers/bulletin boards (typically uni students) and others are employed by tutoring agencies (typically those with qualifications). If you possess expertise, then none of these methods should pose many issues, otherwise picking up some tutoring work will further your teaching skills anyway.

Can definitely be more 'cruisier' than classroom teaching due to the whole one-on-one aspect, but you still have to develop and plan lessons in accordance with the needs of different students. Out of interest, which year level(s) are you teaching?

 

[Hudu Gurusingha]

I tutor VCE English and receive clients via word-of-mouth only, although many advertise in local newspapers/bulletin boards (typically uni students) and others are employed by tutoring agencies (typically those with qualifications). If you possess expertise, then none of these methods should pose many issues, otherwise picking up some tutoring work will further your teaching skills anyway.

Can definitely be more 'cruisier' than classroom teaching due to the whole one-on-one aspect, but you still have to develop and plan lessons in accordance with the needs of different students. Out of interest, which year level(s) are you teaching?

Thanks for the info!

Im qualified to teach high school 7-12.

 

[crownie]

when i was desperate for work i joined a job agency for casual work and was getting phone calls all the time to fill in for places.

one warehouse i worked at for 2 weeks and did zero work, the pay was great but some places were not very enjoyable and i could only tolerate it for a few months.