[/caption]As a freelance writer, I work at home. At least three times a week, I am asked by someone I know to watch their kids, find information for them, make a call on their behalf, or just help them with some errand or chore that they believe I have more time for.
This is frustrating in the extreme...not only do I work, just as they do, but I do it while taking care of two children under the age of five, keeping my home clean, starting my own entertainment website, and keeping up with an attempted career in wider literature.
I am apparently not the only one.
The Wall Street Journal had a great story today about a group of stay-at-home workers who have finally said "Enough!", and joined up with TaskRabbit, a service that pairs up those who are looking for errands with people who can run them...for a price.
So far only in San Fransisco and Boston, the growing number of people who have been struck with unemployment woes and so are targeted for constant favors by the working can now earn a bit of extra cash for it.
But there is a good and bad side to every awesome idea.
"When you're running errands, you have a purpose. It's like a temporary self-esteem boost. But it's also a trap. You should be looking for work," CEO of Staffcentrix, Michael Haare, said.
Be that as it may, there is nothing wrong with earning some money doing a different kind of job. After all, this service is real employment, and there is obviously a demand. I know that I would be happy to try and accommodate a few errands a week for $15 a piece into my already hectic schedule....every little bit helps, these days.
Hell, I might even be the one asking for the errands...
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