Work that allows you to surf during the week

[barstardos]

While I love my job - mid winter is hard.
I run an adventure travel operation from a city office or anywhere in the world.
When I am at home I surf every day there is waves from Oct to May with either an early or a late session (or both). But as of this week its just too fkn dark in the morning to get a wave in before time to get sorted to go to office.
Forced to go for a run or a swim at 5.30 am as daylight not essential

[mr vic]

uni- 12 "contact hours a week" makes for a pretty flexible timetable. especially when if have classes at night.

but ive also worked as a cook. usually start about 11. sometimes a bit later. dont work the same days every week, and can usually take one or 2 days off during the week. leaves the mornings free, and often dont have to worry about weekend crowds.

[Trev]

Retired
Get offered work more often than I want but I can usually start late if I want to
A lifetime of working more hours than I got paid for, combined with being lucky enough to be in a good super fund, means I don't have to work. So I work because I want to. The downside of being financially secure is normally that you are old. I'm old
But I can surf when I want to
And I surf because I can.............

[Chong]

I work for a search marketing agency doing a mixture of consulting and client management. Monday to Friday Start 9(ish) finish 6(ish). As I am fortunate enough to live 2ks from work and live near the beach this allows for earlies during winter and either the early or the late during daylight saving/summer.
I probably could chase a bigger salary at another agency but that would involve a bigger commute to the city and beyond and to be honest being able to surf every day is worth way more than that.

[mustkillmulloway]

head cook and bottle washer


lot shift work....but no graveyard stuff ( u got a draw a line in wats healthy 4 uself...mind u i finshed @ 4am last thursaday )

shift works way go for waves....but his another key

took two days my new work figure out i was a surfer

i can swap shifts if swells up

i was also magically rostered off ( this and the next two) state origin games

a good work enviroment looks after the bussiness and your soul ( my kids can wonder in bearfoot after school...get a cuddle and a free snack ...watch me work than wonder out ...u can't put a price on that )

just being in a flexiable ( u give and take) environment working with good people is the key

p.s i want tervs or tigers jobs...lifestyle BASTARDS

HEY TREV...FOR A OLD GUY U SURF better than OK...just got get that "right foot "forwrd and u got a style die for

[Revolution]

Here i was thinking how cool, all these guys accommodating their lives so that they can enjoy what they love instead of being caught up in the 9-5 rat race ... then i thought fuck that ... its you bludging cnuts that gives me crowded surfs even on a weekday

[stevo123]

its you bludging cnuts that gives me crowded surfs even on a weekday

[bumfluff]

Personal Carer. Go to work anywhere from 5pm - 8pm, sleep there, and finish no later than 8.30am the next morning. Do that 3 - 4 times a week, means I can surf on any day I want.

[Sarge]

[quote="The Oracle"]State govt job. Flex hours means I just have to avg my 35 hours a week, only have to be at work for core hours 9:30 to 3:30 on any given day, as long as I make up the hours other times. quote]

Me to, ain't this the best arrangement ever.

[dUg]

Nice cushy consultantcy / contract gig for the State Govt. 3 days a week, plus freelance stuff and an online shop. Oh... and the best beachie on the Mid Coast 5 minutes walk away, or around 15 reefs all within 5 minutes drive.

I think being able to keep an eye on things, living close and picking the windows in tide, crowd and little swell pulses make all the difference. As well as NOT having a 9-5 job!

[Spoon]

Freelance video editor. Work mainly at 9. Alot of early starts of late but some evenings which frees up the days.

[oldman]

working part-time, at a uni.

Only started part-time last year. Have noticed with disgust how many of you bastards don't work Thursday or Friday. Sometimes Maroubra is as crowded on a Thursday morning as a Saturday morning.

Go and get real jobs you damned spongers.

[b-r]

Airline pilot....

[elbows]

Chef.
Days off on week days are soo good for surfing,
working all weekend not so good for marriage.
I don't surf much in the weekend, though sunday dusk can be strangely lacking in crowds

[lovemuscle]

quote="The Oracle"]State govt job. Flex hours means I just have to avg my 35 hours a week, only have to be at work for core hours 9:30 to 3:30 on any given day, as long as I make up the hours other times. quote]

Me to, ain't this the best arrangement ever.

no wonder the states infrastructure is going down the shitter. But yeah your right, a state gvt job has good flexi hours. Only problem is actually getting the job...you two must suck one hell of a big cock all day.

[g_u_m_b_y]

sunday arvos are when everyone goes home happy hours
Maybe what don does, run a website, or be a pro surfer?
what does wanto do he seems to have an endless supply of shots coming in...

middle of the week is only crowded in sydney, and although it is crowded it tends to be mainly competent surfers, as opposed to the spastics that crowd the lineup on a sunday....im fine with people learning, just not infront of me

saturday mornings can have golden windows, people are hungover and kids have footy/soccer...
seek and you will find (a window of no crowds).
i stayed at a mates and was shooting photos of him surfing, and i got bored and paddled out. When he was surfing there was 30 people out, by the time i got out there there was 3 of us and 2 japanese people sitting in the inshore trough

maybe a self employed person?

[Chong]

If You want flexibility try and get a web based business going. I haven't done it, yet but I reckon its perfect to chase waves in that you can work remotely e.g.: bali, hossegor, raglan etc and if you run it right you can get paid in US$ and live somewhere way cheaper. I deal with a few people through work who have this kind of set up going on.

[Damage]

damage runs a little company in down town dy which means he can regularly be spotted pulling in at either curly, dy or longy mid mornings once the morning peak hour has finished. then he buys his cappacino and heads back to the office to return some calls.