@iShop123 wrote:
Apparently not very well -- $100k/yr from idiots who give them $ instead of apples@shoptastic wrote:
I wonder how mystery shopping compares vs. homeless panhandling?
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You could've asked us. I'm sure we could have come up with more than $7.@ceasesmith wrote:
I tried it myself when times were difficult (begging). In 4 hours on a corner, I garnered $7. The gas to get me to that corner cost more than $7.
@Monk-N-Nut wrote:
@johnb974 I'm not suggesting that you take any assignment that causes you financial harm. I was throwing it out there that you don't always get what you think you're worth, right off the bat. I hope when you told the temp agency "No.", that you appreciated them thinking of you. And as far as " No incentive for me to go back.", well the incentive would be that YOU want to do the job right. If you are technically inclined, you might look up FieldNation . Hubby and I have enjoyed gigging for them for over 10 years. Good luck, JohnB974.
@johnb974 wrote:
The interesting thing talking to the woman running the office, I gave a list of cities around me that I would be more than willing to go to. Each time she named a city outside of my area. I was asked about working with the mentally disabled. I said, my only experience is with seniors I have never worked with the mentally disabled. She kept pushing for me to work with mentally disabled. This went back and forth several times. Every time I told them where I would work or where my experience was, she ignored and went in another direction.
Why not take the jobs with the mentally disabled? Likely she has a government contract to provide those services and it would be steady work.@johnb974 wrote:
She kept pushing for me to work with mentally disabled. This went back and forth several times. Every time I told them where I would work or where my experience was, she ignored and went in another direction.
@iShop123 wrote:
Why not take the jobs with the mentally disabled? Likely she has a government contract to provide those services and it would be steady work.@johnb974 wrote:
She kept pushing for me to work with mentally disabled. This went back and forth several times. Every time I told them where I would work or where my experience was, she ignored and went in another direction.
You gain experience by working, and that has to start somewhere. Take the jobs, learn about the people, and expand your skill base. [cdss.ca]
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I would say that the typical panhandler in this city makes more like $60 per hour if working the day shift, and he/she does not have to pay taxes. Most busy intersections have a 3-minute or longer red light. At least 3 motorists will hand him/her a dollar bill. That's a dollar a minute.@shoptastic wrote:
I wonder how mystery shopping compares vs. homeless panhandling?
At a good intersection, it seems possible to get a donation every 10 minutes of $1-5. If a person made $2.50/10 minutes, then that'd come out to $15/hour.
@AZwolfman wrote:
I would say that the typical panhandler in this city makes more like $60 per hour if working the day shift, and he/she does not have to pay taxes. Most busy intersections have a 3-minute or longer red light. At least 3 motorists will hand him/her a dollar bill. That's a dollar a minute.@shoptastic wrote:
I wonder how mystery shopping compares vs. homeless panhandling?
At a good intersection, it seems possible to get a donation every 10 minutes of $1-5. If a person made $2.50/10 minutes, then that'd come out to $15/hour.
@shoptastic wrote:
@AZwolfman wrote:
@shoptastic wrote:
I wonder how mystery shopping compares vs. homeless panhandling?
At a good intersection, it seems possible to get a donation every 10 minutes of $1-5. If a person made $2.50/10 minutes, then that'd come out to $15/hour.
I would say that the typical panhandler in this city makes more like $60 per hour if working the day shift, and he/she does not have to pay taxes. Most busy intersections have a 3-minute or longer red light. At least 3 motorists will hand him/her a dollar bill. That's a dollar a minute.
That's $115,000/year! More than college grads, who often go into debt, make on average!
You mean panhandling is different in other U.S. cities than it is here in Las Vegas? You are correct that panhandling is a day in day out non-taxed job here. I see the same panhandlers working the same intersections and parking lots the same shifts every day. I give them food but never money.@CoffeeQueen wrote:
I honestly don't care why someone is panhandling. Unless it's obvious that this is what they do, day in and day out like in Vegas, I give them a little something if I can. It's not about them, it's about me. What kind of person do I want to be? I want to be the kind that helps her fellow man. So what they do with it is on them. My behavior is on me.
Right on! It's just like feeding stray pigeons. Feeding the pests only perpetuates the problem.@SteveSoCal wrote:
If you feel inclined to help people, donate to a shelter that feeds and houses the homeless, or volunteer at a soup kitchen and spend some time with people that need help.
You may learn that simply handing out money to those who ask for it mainly just perpetuates the problem.
I think that San Francisco is now worse than Seattle. Los Angeles is pretty bad too. I don't usually have too many issues in Las Vegas.@AZwolfman wrote:
You mean panhandling is different in other U.S. cities than it is here in Las Vegas? You are correct that panhandling is a day in day out non-taxed job here. I see the same panhandlers working the same intersections and parking lots the same shifts every day. I give them food but never money.@CoffeeQueen wrote:
I honestly don't care why someone is panhandling. Unless it's obvious that this is what they do, day in and day out like in Vegas, I give them a little something if I can. It's not about them, it's about me. What kind of person do I want to be? I want to be the kind that helps her fellow man. So what they do with it is on them. My behavior is on me.