Jolly Good part-time
Nate Frindall used to have a job in a supermarket, but he says his outlook on work changed the day he visited the cinema dressed as Spider-Man “for a laugh.” “When I walked in, someone shouted ‘do a flip,'” the 19-year-old said. “I did one, and everyone started clapping.” And so he decided to turn this impromptu performance into a ‘side hustle’ as a superhero impersonator. Frindall is one of a growing number of people making a living from multiple jobs – a trend observers say has increased due to the cost of living crisis and dwindling amount of jobs with stable contracts. The teenager from Dorking in Surrey England invested in an “expensive, custom-made” costume and started working evenings and weekends as Spider-Man. He soon quit his job as he got the same pay for one hour as Spider-Man as an eight-hour shift at the supermarket. “When I got paid from the store at the end of the month, it felt like it wasn’t worth what I put in,” he continued. “I was not happy there. “Time went so slowly.”
People have told the BBC that taking on side hustles comes with downsides. Now Nate is looking to hire more impersonators and expand his business. He said the Spiderman gig has allowed him to pursue his passions and other money-making activities, such as producing music and performing gigs. “I love having multiple jobs,” Nate told the BBC. “I don’t have much interest in getting a nine-to-five.” However, he said he can end up working far more hours than before since he now needs to do unpaid promotional work and advertising. “It really does take up a lot of time.”
As Dr. Matthew Cole, assistant professor at the University of Sussex, said Nate is among a new generation of technology, who are turning to side hustles due to the cost of living crisis. “If people earned higher wages and things cost less, they wouldn’t be working as much, he told the BBC. According to him, this was partly because real wages had not recovered since the 2008 global financial crisis. But he added there also are not as “many decent jobs” with stable contracts and career paths as in the past. “Side hustles are a coping mechanism,” said Cole, adding that many people were willing to work extra hours on their gig, “out of passion.”
Spiderman Smiles
If Wonder Woman and Spiderman went into business together
would they call it Amazon Web Services?
What did Spiderman name his son?
Arachnakid.
Guess which Avenger paid the least taxes this year?
Spiderman, because everything he earned was net income.
Spiderman designed a new outfit that he can wear to formal occasions.
It’s a class action suit.
March 11th Birthdays
1993 – Jodie Comer, 1993 – Jude Demorest, 1983 – Thora Birch, 1994 – Sarah Molinski
1997 – Chase Crawford, 1926 – Ralph Abernathy, 1971- Johnny Knoxville, 1936 – Antonin Scalia