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Workers On Wheels Newsletter #1233 ~ March 10, 2019
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Update from Your RV Workers On Wheels Newsletter Editor
Last week, we were discussing job perks that we’ve recently received and appreciated. When I asked for input from others, someone replied, “Honesty from management.”
I don’t consider that a perk. Honesty from management is a basic tenet. It is something we expect—and receive.
Oh, I’m not naive enough to think every employer is honest. Just as there are good and bad working RVers, there are good and bad people who hire. But, I believe that most people who hire RVers are honest.
We do some research and trust our gut instincts. You can do background checks on employers, just as they can on you.
Honesty is also something we give. It is paramount to our success as working RVers. Job skills and experience are important. Trustworthiness, however, trumps them.
Like so many things in life, honesty and trust are two-way streets.
And, now, a bit of on-the-job humor:
Q. Did you hear about those RVers who started working at the glue factory?
A. They're sticking to their jobs.
Wherever you are in your work and travels, we wish you joy and prosperity,
Coleen
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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
You found your perfect job–but the position was already filled. Don't just brush it off. Check back with the employer or staff manager. You may find the job is now available. Health problems and personal circumstances cause other RVers to change their plans. A position that was filled last fall, or even a few weeks ago, may be open again.
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Flea Marketing: Our Personal Experience as Working RVers Selling at Markets
Flea marketing and the RV lifestyle are extremely compatible. For the first several years that we were full-timers, we worked as flea market vendors. We sold what we termed dignified merchandise.
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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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Temp Services Let You Move Frequently, But Keep The Same Employer
Temp services hire RVers for short term job assignments. If you want, you can move every few days. And, you can keep the same employer. The temporary staffing agency is the employer. This makes it possible to continue working for one company.
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Ways RVers Make Money
Here's a sampling of the kinds of work RVers are doing to cut their expenses, earn a living, and pay for their travels.
~ Digital marketing
~ Wildlife habitat technician
~ Restaurant dining room floor supervisor
~ Gift shop owner (seasonal)
~ Teach line dancing
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Referrals Lead to Finder's Fees, Sometimes Quite Hefty Ones
You naturally tell people about products and services you like and use. You're sitting around the campfire chatting and as you reach for the insect repellent, you mention how this one works better than any other you've tried. Someone admires your new earrings and asks where you bought them. You just went on an RV caravan to Alaska and you can't wait to tell everyone about it. You take a delicious dessert to the potluck and three
people ask for the recipe. You spend winters in the Rio Grande Valley and the park newcomer asks for a recommendation for a dentist in Mexico. You do those kinds of referrals all the time, without giving it another thought. With some forethought and planning, you could be getting a referrer or finder's fee.
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Working RVer Tip
Here are some examples of when campgrounds need very short term workers:
- Holiday weekends
- When seasonal staff need days off for their granddaughter’s wedding
- During special events in the community
- Before the regular staff arrives for the season
- When college students have returned to school, but the season is not quite over.
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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
Structure your resume to show what you can do for the employer. The same with your Work Wanted ads. Employers hire people to meet their wants and needs – not yours. It might be nice to know what you want, but it is important to know what the person doing the hiring wants.
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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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RVers Can Be Property Caretakers and Housesitters!
There are empty homes in every state and country, and property owners are looking for trustworthy people to take care of their properties. The Caretaker Gazette contains property caretaking/housesitting openings in all 50 states and foreign countries. Many of our RVers park their rig in the homeowner's driveway or backyard, and either stay in their RV or enjoy living in a nice home. Published since 1983, subscribers receive
1,000+ property caretaking and housesitting opportunities each year, worldwide. Some of these caretaking and housesitting openings also offer compensation in addition to the free housing provided. Short, medium and long-term property caretaking assignments are in every issue. Online subscriptions: $29.95/year. The Caretaker Gazette, 1205 E 31st Street, Austin TX 78722. (206) 462-1818. The Caretaker Gazette is published by Gary Dunn. www.caretaker.org
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Something to Think About
Arrange whatever pieces come your way. ~ Virginia Wolf
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. ~ Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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