Sentences with phrase «of day jobs»

Back in 2008, Kevin and I decided to leave the security (and stress) of our day jobs so that we could chase our dreams.

First and foremost, this is each of our day jobs.

In one of my day jobs, I chair the Editorial Board of the American Bar Association's Law Practice magazineLet me know if this is behind a firewall — cookies tend to get forgotten.

Now they could finally finish the projects they'd failed to complete after clocking out of their day jobs at EA and Stormfront Studios.

All of the comedians in my book have day jobs, however, none of their day jobs has anything to do with construction.

Being an author is being a freelancer who doesn't charge based on the work involved; a freelancer who accepts payments based on rules and schedules defined solely by the buyer, rules that are based on their accounting and which the freelancer has little recourse to double - check; a freelancer who subsists on a fraction of minimum wage and a host of day jobs; and it's being a freelancer who is bound by contracts that last their lifetime plus the lifetime of their children (or until a specific set of requirements have been met that, requirements that are set and monitored exclusively by the employer).

Sometimes people ask me why Amanda, Trebuchet, Pixiestyx, Lance and I bother to run a comics Web site when not only is there no money in it, but when it takes so much Goddamned time on top of our day jobs that actually pay for the comics (and liquor) it takes on a daily basis to endure said day jobs.

The people I see doing well with their writing are working incredible hours, often on top of their day jobs at first, and it isn't reasonable to expect everyone to have the fortitude to do this for year after year until they develop a following.

They have to think about their contractual obligations to authors (often defined in pre-Internet contracts); a myriad companies offering complex arrays of digital services; countless stories of the wonders and horrors of digital publishing; an apparent dearth of staff with both publishing and web - technical skills; financial pressure to cut costs, not start new departments with new staff; and the demands of their day jobs.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie play Mr. and Mrs. Smith, a couple which have never confided to each other the true nature of their day jobs.

Dyvig left the university in 1972 for a variety of day jobs, including running an aerial photography company and working at a car dealership, but as the years went by, Dyvig nursed the dream of owning his own observatory capable of professional - grade work.

If you ask many people in the employee mindset why they won't start a business, they'll say they need the security of their day jobs.

The women — Susan Wu, Laura I. Gómez, Erica Baker, Ellen Pao, Tracy Chou, Y - Vonne Hutchinson, bethanye McKinney Blount, Freada Kapor Klein — have all pushed for greater diversity within the tech industry long before the new initiative, on which they'll work on outside of their day jobs.

Once your business begins bringing in an income which rivals that of your day job, then and only then should you consider whether to pursue it full - time.

You may joke that the week you went on vacation flew by far too quickly, but if you stop and think about it, that week actually seemed to last much longer than one involving the drudgery of your day job.

Rusen thinks there is a lot to be said for getting «a group of people away from all the noise and distractions of their day job.»

Martin: As an active portfolio manager, most of your day job involves trying to achieve superior risk - adjusted returns for clients.

I strongly recommend that all professionals get involved with work outside of their day job and, when they can, join a board — the right board — as a way to keep highly motivated at work.

To escape the 9 - to - 5 drudgery of a day job and work for yourself, to completely reinvent yourself, or not work at all if that's what you choose.

Outside of his day job, Chris helps to provide industry standards and guidance through a variety of industry associations.

I'm building most of my wealth through businesses, instead of my day job.

If you're looking to start a hustle on the side of your day job that doesn't involve writing or VA work, then look no further than this course!

At the end of the day my job is to put on the biggest fights ever, you know?

At the end of the day its a job, wenger did nt want him and another top employer came along offering him a new job with probably a nice pay packet and regular playing time.....

Wragg (above) believes that while his friends can enjoy a freer lifestyle, they in turn covet aspects of his day job.

Without the hassles of a day job (getting dressed, showering, etc.), I should be able to put more effort into e.politics just as the primary season really takes off.

As well as remaining in control of the immense technical and logistical challenges of her day job, her inclusive style has encouraged young people to get involved in construction.

KateClancy: Speaking of day job, I have to go do some #madwriting for a writing project for my assistant prof gig...

A research team in the University's Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology has identified for the first time how the «paper shredder» that keeps the bacteria E. coli on top of its day job works.

DRINK so much water that bathroom trips become a part of your day job.

Hope you enjoy this slice of my day job office.

As someone who trains people as part of my day job I find situations like that to be an interesting case study in how different places cascade (or not) information.

Hey Clark Kent eventually shed the monotony of the day job, and things worked out pretty well for him and Lois.

Because of the nature of my day job, the only times I get to drive out at beautiful locations in on weekends.

I've been swamped with screenings at the London Film Festival, so between watching the films, maintaining some semblance of a day job and occasionally remembering to sleep and eat, my review updates have got a bit behind track.

Now, imagine it's September 2011 and you're a broke - ass freelance entertainment writer in search of a day job, but nevertheless very happy to fly up the coast for a set visit and roundtable interview with the cast and writers / directors of «21 and Over.»

When I departed the Killzone after its first three years, I did it in part because the pressures of my day job — which required an insane amount of overnight travel — combined with my annual book contracts left me with too little time to do justice to everything.

I'm struggling to write my first book while in the midst of my day job.

Far and away one of the greatest perks of my day job is the healthy amount of face time it affords me with the hottest new gadgets.

It was all a bit confusing, because I hadn't applied my why effectively to what I do outside of the day job.

Maintaining the status quo is NOT going to get anyone out of their day job.

That's why after years of listening to others and thinking my writing had to make an income before I made the leap, I jumped out of the day job to become a full - time author - entrepreneur.

And then in terms of a day job income — going back to the business concept and the tax concept — if you have a separate account, take the money from your personal account, invest it into your business account, and run all your expenses out of that business account right from the start.

Such types have obviously not witnessed or experienced for themselves the downsides of a day job, including what it is like to work with autocratic bosses and annoying colleagues.

And you make a really important point about the psychological benefits of a day job.

For one thing, I do a lot of marketing as part of my day job.

Some of the things Murphy mentions are things I've read before, either on blogs or other marketing books (a portion of my day job is social media, so I've read this stuff about social media being about relationships, not advertising, many times).

I'm still in the process of rebuilding it after the closing of GeoCities, where it used to reside, but I'm hoping to get some serious progress in the next few months, if the demands of my day job will relent.

And I've also found that if I'm carrying one or more tablets with me anyway, as I often am for purposes of my day job, then having a whole extra device just for reading is unnecessary weight in my backpack.

Now, on top of their day job, they're supposed to be building a digital empire?