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Workers On Wheels Newsletter #1181 ~ March 11, 2018
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Update from Your RV Workers On Wheels Newsletter Editor
Terminology…words do not always
mean what you think they do. "Assistant manager," is a good example. What do you think it means? Chances are good that it is not what the person hiring you thinks it means. (Or, if you are the business owner, not what your job applicants think.)
At a campground, "assistant manager" often means to be a helper in
the office or someone who does cleaning and yard work.
Some campground owners believe -- perhaps correctly -- that giving workers a more prestigious job title is some form of compensation. Your job is to clean the bathrooms every day, and to fill in at the office when the owner needs to leave the park. It certainly
sounds more prestigious to tell the folks back home that you are assistant manager than to say you scrub toilets every day. The title may also carry some clout when you are looking for your next position and it requires that you have previous campground management experience.
Job titles mean different things in
different industries. Be sure that when you respond to a job posting seeking an assistant manager that you inquire as to what that really means. If you go in thinking that as assistant manager you will be making managerial decisions, be involved with hiring and firing staff, etc., but then find you are supposed to be cleaning the bathrooms and picking up trash, chances are you will be unhappy in the position.
There is nothing wrong with being a janitor, a maid, a housekeeper, or a trash collector. In fact, those can be some of the best paying jobs at campgrounds.
Just know what the job really entails. Don't assume the duties
are what you imagine the title means.
Wherever you are in your work and travels, we wish you joy and prosperity,
Coleen
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JR Watkins - A Location Independent Business for RVers
Sell J. R. Watkins natural products. Bob and I have been Independent Consultants with Watkins since 2005. People love the pure seasonings, old-time remedies, natural skin care, and natural cleaning products. It's an old Minnesota company, with products still made in the
USA. They are not tested on animals. The business is extremely flexible. You do as much or as little as you want. No minimum orders. They'll drop-ship orders to your customers for you. Work the business wherever your RV travels take you -- USA or Canada.
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Help Wanted Ads - Current Job Openings for RVers
See the current Help Wanted ads posted on the Workers On Wheels
website. You do not need to pay to see the job postings on our website. You have access to the entire ads, including contact information for the employers.
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Working RVer Tip
If you are trying to make money selling products, use the products you sell rather than similar products from your competitor. Doing
so builds your credibility with your potential customers. It also advertises the products for you.
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Campground Job Tips: More Tips for Campground and RV Park Workers
Campground job tips are the seeming little things that make a big difference in whether your campground and RV park work is a good experience or a bad one. Life hacks for campground workers!
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Earn Your Living with a Blog or Website
A blog or website is yet another way to earn a living without being tied to one location. Your blog can be about most anything. Picking a topic that you enjoy can make it seem
more like fun than work. Still, you have to figure out a way to make money with it. SoloBuiltIt! (SBI!) is an all-in-one program that guides you from picking a profitable website topic, to building the actual site, to keeping up with ever-changing technology. Yes, we use SIB! for our Workers On Wheels website.
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Caretaking with Pets: Animals May Be Welcome, But Don't Assume
So
Caretaking with pets is possible, but don't take for granted that your animals are included in the caretaker offer. Some ads specify dogs and horses are welcome. An RV can help in other instances.
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Ways RVers Make Money
Here's a sampling of work RVers are doing to cut their expenses, earn a living, and pay for their travels.
~ Pipefitters
~ Pizza delivery
~ Safetyman
~ Theme park logistic personnel
~ Goodwill ambassadors for a jelly bean
company
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Good Employees Share These Classic Traits
Good employees are hard to come by, regardless of the economy. Learn to be one, and there's a good likelihood that you'll never have trouble finding a job. What do employers want in their workers?
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Working RVer Tip
Your time as a volunteer can count as legitimate job experience. When listing your job experiences on your resume, they don't need to come from paid positions. Document your tasks and duties along with your responsibilities and accomplishments. You also need to keep track of the dates of the volunteer
positions and names of your supervisors.
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Did You Miss the Last Workers On Wheels Newsletter?
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Have a Job for RVers?
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Working RVer
Tip
You don't drive thousands of miles to get to a campground job in Alaska to work for an RV site. You go to Alaska because that is where you want to go, and then you work at a campground after you are there. Likewise with other far-away destinations.
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Want to Know More About Our Personal RV Travels?
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Questions and Answers about Working While RVing
Search our Workers On Wheels website data base of questions, with answers provided by RVers who actually
have experience working while RVing.
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Work Wanted Ads and Resumes from Working RVers Looking for Jobs
If you are an RVer looking for work, you are welcome to post your Work Wanted ad or full resume on our Workers On Wheels website. There is no charge to you for this
service.
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Facebook Friends and Fans
~ If
you'd like more personal updates and jokes that I post, send me a friend request.
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Something to Think
About
Big shots are little shots who kept shooting. ~ Christopher Morley
You cannot be mad at somebody
who makes you laugh - it's as simple as that. ~ Jay Leno
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Editor/Publisher
35555 Spur Hwy #281
Soldotna, AK 99669
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