@dailydog wrote:
I am a recent college grad who is mystery shopping for money as I am still looking for full time work. Between this and a couple other things my student loans get paid every month. My parents are ok with this (I live with them) and enjoy having the spoils of them (aka free food or groceries).
I am visiting college friends soon and I know they want to know what I have been up to since I graduate.
I know we are supposed to remain secret about this. The only people that know about this are those who have been on certain jobs. A buffet style restaurant is where I took my grandma for her birthday. The $35 food allowance lasted us a week as we ordered quarts of soup to get the bill to $35.
But how or what do you tell your family and friends about your profession or side hobby? Same goes for job interviews (Make up a job description?)
@dailydog wrote:
But how or what do you tell your family and friends about your profession or side hobby? Same goes for job interviews (Make up a job description?)
@Sobrokeigot2dothis wrote:
@dailydog wrote:
But how or what do you tell your family and friends about your profession or side hobby? Same goes for job interviews (Make up a job description?)
I have been doing this for about 8 years and I have never told my brother or my sister or my mother or 95% of my friends. I keep it strictly inner circle. I keep it on the down low for only one very good reason. Its embarrassing! You don't want to necessarily run around advertising that you are broke. If you are young and you got a fresh degree and still live at home then skip that $10 dollar mystery shop and a free burger and go apply for a real job. Don't end up like me. You won't like it if you end up like me.
@Mysteriousways wrote:
I tell people I am a Frontline customer service evaluator generally or a Service Efficiency Evaluator, whatever sounds more important LOL! Most job titles are B.S and made up. If someone gets nosey I say I'm a private investigator for retail companies.
@Sobrokeigot2dothis wrote:
I keep it on the down low for only one very good reason. Its embarrassing!
@Hoju wrote:
@Sobrokeigot2dothis wrote:
I keep it on the down low for only one very good reason. Its embarrassing!
Right!!??
I’m super embarrassed that I only make $60/hr and that my 17 year old makes $30/hr.
Where did I go wrong in life???
@Hoju wrote:
Maybe you should stop feeling sorry for yourself and actually put some effort into building a business out of this. If you're taking everything at face value and not negotiating your fees then you're terrible at this and should be embarassed and should just go bag groceries somewhere. I'm not the only one here making really good money, albeit part time (If I did this full time my hourly would go way down).