Lost your job? Work Ideas During Coronavirus Outbreak

Mar 18

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I know this is a scary time for our health and finances, so I wanted to start putting together a few ideas of where you can look for work & additional income if you've lost your job. If you have more ideas, I'd love to add them to the list, so just comment them below. Let's help each other out during this crazy time.

Types of companies that are doing well during coronavirus

Grocery stores
Food delivery
Necessities: toothpaste, shampoos, toilet paper etc.
Healthcare
Discount stores (Walmart etc)
Alcohol
Cosmetics (historically this industry does well during economic downturns)

Restaurant Job Alternatives During Social Distancing

Become a Shipt shopper.
Shop for Instacart
Work as a Grubhub Driver
Amazon is hiring drivers, shoppers & warehouse staff
KFC is hiring contactless delivery drivers (& other positions)
Pizza Hut is hiring contactless delivery drivers (& other positions)
Dominoes is hiring contactless delivery drivers (& other positions)
Delivery person for taskrabbit
Grocery Stores are hiring about every position

Online Jobs for Teachers \ Educational Ideas

Teach English with VIPkids
Teach a class for Outschool
Teach a class on Skillshare (there are tons of other places to do this, too!)
Tutor with Tutor.com
Create your own online course & sell it yourself

Business & Tech Jobs Hiring Now

Slack is hiring
Zoom is hiring
Microsoft is hiring
Flexjobs - accountants, marketing, account managers etc.

Online Work for Freelancers

Upwork - admin, marketing, design, web dev, etc. (I use this normally!)
Fiverr - voice overs, translations, design etc.
99designs - logos, websites, book covers etc.
PeoplePerHour - blog writing, translations, album covers, VAs etc.
Facebook groups! (Join a group based on your industry & connect with people)

Again, I would love to add to this list so let me know if you can think of any ideas! PS, if you're looking for ideas on how to fill your time at home you can check out this post.

With love,