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With the New Job Craze, Here's my Story

tinser by tinser · Feb 9, 2004 · 268 views · Journal

It seems like a lot of eZabeler's have been getting new jobs lately, myself included. Anyway, my new job is the greaaaaaaatest job in the world.

I'm uploading things to ebay for a company that sells collectable items.

It pays 30% more then my last job, I get to work from home (in my pajamas if i want!), It's pretty easy, but not really boring, my schedule is super flexible...i can do as much as i want in a week...and at whatever time i want to.

It's just so perfect, i can't even really believe it. My last job paid me peanuts and they made me lift super heavy boxes, use ladders, stuff that they really should have gotten a guy to do, rather then a girl who probably weighed as much as the boxes she was lifting. Such a great change!

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forrestina #1 forrestinaOG 2002

wow how did you get in on that?

tinser #1.1 tinserOG 2002

somebody i go to school with worked there and said they were hiring....once again to prove, its not what you know, but who you know

specialk #1.1.1 specialkOG 2003

Are they only in your area? Or all over the place?

tinser #1.1.1.1 tinserOG 2002

only in ny

specialk specialkOG 2003

Ok that settles it....I'm moving to NY!!

magnum magnumOG 2001

why on earth would you want to move here, well unless its somehow warmer then where u are now

specialk specialkOG 2003

Actually, it's not. And I'd have to ok it with my hubby first, so moving is not likely. But I'd LOVE to find a job where I can make some money working from home, so I don't have to put my son in daycare. Having extra spending cash is always good.

yodasucka #2 yodasuckaOG 2003

aw! sounds great! my kindda job haha

juicymango #3 juicymangoOG 2003

Hey that sounds cool! But be careful, I remember reading something about something like this being an illegal scam... dang I cant' remember exactly what it was... i'll see if I can find it! I'm sure it's all good but just in case... I'll look for it.

juicymango #3.1 juicymangoOG 2003

I can't find it... i just remember either seeing it on the news or reading about it, that people respond to job listings about selling stuff on ebay for a third party, and they make good money off of it, and then the stuff gets sent to them, i think, and then they send the stuff to the buyers, and SOMEHOW someone is being scammed. I forgot the rest. Sorry i don't have more info.. heh.

tinser #3.2 tinserOG 2002

hmm, i dont think thats the case, because the company has done a lot of bussiness and has a 98% custumer satisfaction rating and one of those stars....but i'll keep my eyes open for fishy-ness

magnum #3.2.1 magnumOG 2001

as long as you get paid who cares whats goin on, when checks start bncing then you get mad!

tinser #4 tinserOG 2002

the major downside to this job however...is that my computer so needs to be re-formatted, and it freezes about every 10 minutes, so i lose my work...ugh

rocksupastar #4.1 rocksupastarFounder

higher me and i can fix it andt hen work with you!!!

skaorsk8 #4.1.1 skaorsk8OG 2002

dude. the word is "hire". come on now.

rocksupastar #4.1.1.1 rocksupastarFounder

not according to cerrats story, get with it!

socalgal #5 socalgalOG 2003

CONGRATS 2 U!!!! Its so hard sometimes to come across something that you truly love!

*btw let me know if you come across some cool belly dancing garb...

tinser #5.1 tinserOG 2002

thanks...haha, yeah...i'll keep my eyes open for you

violetboregaurd #6 violetboregaurdOG 2003

THAT ROCKS - congrats... i would love a job like that. Enjoy.

starshiptrooper #7 starshiptrooperOG 2003

ARE THEY STILL HIRING???(not for me, for my kids)

tinser #7.1 tinserOG 2002

sorry, i think they only had one position to fill

starshiptrooper #7.1.1 starshiptrooperOG 2003

dang. the witch Nic needs money. shes only interning.

tesoro #7.1.1.1 tesoroOG 2001

woah, did you just call your daughter a witch?

punkprincess punkprincessOG 2001

i know thats what i thought...weird.

fivezero fivezeroOG 2003

hahaha, maybe she is a witch. imagine.

ophelia #8 opheliaOG 2003

yeah, like I said before, i now feel funny about IMing you cause I feel like I'm takin money from your pocket - time is $$!!...hey, i just got the best idea..how about, you ask for more uploads than you know you can handle - I'll do the excess, and you can have 35% of the profit from the extra uploads!..it'd be like an expansion, you'd have your own employee..you'd be like, my boss...hmm..i dunno if i like that idea

tinser #8.1 tinserOG 2002

nah, if i don't want to be imed, i will put up an away message or just not go online, so don't worry about it

and, yeah...i love that idea! haha, i tried to tell my mom that i'd pay her 5 bucks an hour if she worked for me. She didn't like that idea.

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