by
Scally » Tue May 17, 2016 4:18 pm
Link sent, please let me know how he gets on!
I'm amazed how many people are unwilling to try working in social and market research because they want a steady predictable income and a nice cosy office - all the usual certainties. My agency employs people right across the UK, in every rural and urban area, even in places like Orkney, because we have to cover the whole of the UK and keep travel costs down.
Yet it is precisely because this job is so flexible that it suits carers perfectly - I work the hours that suit me, a fair amount of evening and weekend work because that is when Mrs Scally is around so she can be the back up carer. Working on commission you have good days and bad days of course, but I have found that the income is surprisingly steady - somewhere between £10-£20 per hour but usually at the upper end. Learn the trade, put in the hours and you will make some decent money, it is as simple as that. I have known people taking home £40k, but they must work around the clock. I would never go back to office work, never. I like having control of my life too much. Most of my colleagues are in their 'mature years' - they have acquired life experience and are good at reading people. Many have been in the business for a decade or more, and many work on into their seventies because they really enjoy it, as I do. It's the perfect job for many carers, actually, and experienced interviewers are always in short supply.
Far from being in remote rural Scotland, I live between the two big cities, and usually work in different localities every week or two on different, varied research projects.