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I cant wait to volunteer again this year. Im already saving up for my deposit and am going to do it as possible. Im doing focus group surveys online, and have made over $100 with that, and ive also just started working for ChaCha and have made 50 bucks in three weeks. By the time Feb-March come, i will have enough saved/made.
ChaCha is awesome. My entire Roo trip will probably be funded by ChaCha. If I didn't have awesome benefits at my regular job, I'd totally just do that full-time.
I don't know if I could volunteer. I'm just too fucking lazy.
I'm a Generalist. I hate being a Generalist, but I do feel that I my searching skills are good enough that it doesn't matter what kind of questions I get asked. I'd like to be an Expeditor. I know I'd be kickass at it and would probably make a ton more money.
Im donating plasma for my bonnaroo extra money (65 per week)
My good friend does that! I'm considering it although last time I gave blood I fainted so it kind of makes me nervous about the whole thing. But pretty good money!
ChaCha is freakin legit. They've been doing guaranteed bonuses on the weekends lately. You get paid 10 cents per answer you give in the beginning and then they increase your pay to 20 cents after a bit. I don't really remember because I started before they started that nonsense. At a busy time I can average about 4-6 bucks per hour depending on how difficult the questions are. It's really good for extra money. I can usually make an extra 400 bucks a month if I do it regularly. The only thing is that the money isn't taxed so you'll have to pay Uncle Sam for it later. I definitely recommend it because if you ever need money you can just log on and work until you earn it. I can't even tell you how awesome that is for someone who is as bad with budgeting as I am!
The only hard thing about it is the application, training, and setting up payment stuff. After that, it's a breeze.
I'm looking forward to volunteering for the first time next year. I would really like to do Pre-Festival though, that way I don't have to work during and possibly miss something.
To anybody that has done Pre-Fest, what is it like? Do you get showers, food, or anything like that? How much earlier do you have to get to the festival? And what kinds of things do they usually have you do?
The tax thing is kind of a bummer. I only did 1099 work last year so I had to pay at the end of the year and also was not eligible for the stimulus check. Make sure if you do any sort of 1099 work that you put money away to pay your taxes. I cannot stress that enough!
The tax thing is kind of a bummer. I only did 1099 work last year so I had to pay at the end of the year and also was not eligible for the stimulus check. Make sure if you do any sort of 1099 work that you put money away to pay your taxes. I cannot stress that enough!
Yep, 1099 can be a bummer, I used to consult and did 1099 and always put away a little. Many times the credits I got would be taken away by the tax needed to be payed on the 1099
I'm looking forward to volunteering for the first time next year. I would really like to do Pre-Festival though, that way I don't have to work during and possibly miss something.
To anybody that has done Pre-Fest, what is it like? Do you get showers, food, or anything like that? How much earlier do you have to get to the festival? And what kinds of things do they usually have you do?
I didnt do prefest, but i hear they work their arsses off. I did during fest and missed nothing but the first half hour of Widespread at the end. I only worked a total of 7.5 hours. out of three shifts scheduled.
As far as amenities, at volunteer camping, we have our own shower trailer, and our camp area is gated off with someone at the gate checkin for staff bracelets, which is great, so we dont get any unwanted company. This year they gave us meal tokens for every shift scheduled, and have pre-arranged aggrements with certain vendors that offer certain items to us. Some of the items we can get have like a 10 or 12 dollar value. Definatly worth it
Post by SouthGA_Festival Machine on Oct 31, 2008 18:56:47 GMT -5
I've never volunteered at Bonnaroo, but have at 3 other fests with Shimon and will in two weeks at Bear Creek, probably post-fest again. The first two were pre-fest (Bear Creek and All Good) and both were a lot more hours and harder work than the last one (Loki) where I worked post-fest. I'll probably apply with Clean Vibes for Bonnaroo and work post-fest. I'm also hoping to do Rothbury and Echo Project for the first time and All Good again next year, all with Shimon.
I loved it, and I'm hoping to do it again next year.
My volunteer assignment was to greet artists at the airport and make sure they were put on the right van to the farm. I worked 2 shifts for a total of about 10 hours...and only wound up missing one act I wanted to see (Stephen Marley). Other than that, it's basically like having the amenities of VIP. The only problem is that vol camping is in BFE, and there's sometimes problems with the organization of things. I too think during-fest is the way to go though!
Now what's this business about ChaCha? I'm very interested...
Im donating plasma for my bonnaroo extra money (65 per week)
My good friend does that! I'm considering it although last time I gave blood I fainted so it kind of makes me nervous about the whole thing. But pretty good money!
They put saleen back in your blood when youre done so youre not all weak and whatnot. The first few times (some places more) you get extra money and if you refer people you get more extra money. I saved almost 600 just from donating alone for bonnaroo in 2 1/2 months. Im gonna check out the cha cha and see if i can volunteer too.
I volunteered for the 2008 festival, and it was sort of a pain in the ass. I worked the 12-6 am shift or something at Silent Disco, which was fine. But when I first went to check in, they had moved up the time of the "mandatory" meeting and I couldn't even get in....we were supposed to be there by 3 or something and I couldn't even get in to the farm until like 9, because there was no room in the campsite. My friend who was non-staff got in maybe an hour after I did! And my shifts...were sort of unfortunate. The first night, we worked until 6 am or whatever, and then they wouldn't let us walk through the main gate to get back to our campsite so we had to walk ALL the way around...it took almost an hour instead of the 10-15 it should have taken! Getting back at 7 really messed up the whole day because it was so hot within about an hour that I couldn't sleep any more. So, that made me sort of cranky and bitchy about the whole thing because I felt like the organization was sort of poor.
But there were definite upsides: obviously free admission speaks for itself. But the staff bracelet should be worth its weight in gold...not only did I never have to stand in line (not sure if it was Thursday or Friday when there was a big line to get into Centeroo because they hadn't opened up the What Stage yet, but the people in the crowd in front of me told me I should just go on ahead), they barely checked my bags when I showed my bracelet, and the few times they noticed anything they just said, oh, you're staff. I didn't have anything illegal, but I did bring in at least a 12-pack worth of beer and a few bottles of whiskey, so that was nice. The free food was okay, but not incredibly exciting. The people I worked with were really cool, but my position was incredibly busy so I wasn't really having enough time to chat with people and planning to meet up or anything - some might be though. I was really jealous of the people with good positions; I have a bit of a germophobia so I don't even want to tell you all how grossed out I was when I realized my job would be wiping those DRENCHED in sweat headphones out.
So overall...fun for the most part. A bit of a bitch, though. I will probably apply again but I may just buy a ticket if I can't find someone to volunteer with me so we can be sure there aren't any issues with getting in and all of that. It's obviously a great deal, and it seemed like most people who did it enjoyed it. Apart from the repulsiveness of my job (seriously, some of those headphones were drenched and dripping!!!), and the fact that the staff were SUCH bitches about not letting us go through the what stage the first night, it was pretty lovely...and I LOVED having my whiskey right there with me while I watched Willie!
I think you just got unlucky with the shifts this time. Hopefully if you volunteer next year you will be preference. Although, I can't complain, I had a kickass job and I hope I will be doing the same thing in 2009.
I felt like the organization was poor, but once you dealt with it and got over it it was fine. I definitely wrote to them about that, because good lord I was emailing the Volunteer Coordinator nearly every day the week before Bonnaroo!
Post by neighborhooodcreep on Dec 9, 2008 19:56:24 GMT -5
does everyone who volunteers get the job? im really considering this for the obvious reasons of saving a couple hundred bucks that i can use for whatever else...
also do some people get their bracelet and just not show up for their assigned job there? not saying i would but i could see it happening
Last Edit: Dec 9, 2008 20:08:43 GMT -5 by neighborhooodcreep - Back to Top
I cant wait to volunteer again this year. Im already saving up for my deposit and am going to do it as possible. Im doing focus group surveys online, and have made over $100 with that, and ive also just started working for ChaCha and have made 50 bucks in three weeks. By the time Feb-March come, i will have enough saved/made.
The deposit is used as a meanings to ensure that volunteers come to their assigned shifts. Last year it was $260. A prospective volunteer pays the amount by a certain date prior to the festival. They get assigned shifts before or during Roo and if they fail to do it they don't get their money back. If a volunteer completes his or her shifts successfully, then they will get that $260 back after the festival has been completed.
And yes, some volunteers don't show up to their shifts.
The deposit is used as a meanings to ensure that volunteers come to their assigned shifts. Last year it was $260. A prospective volunteer pays the amount by a certain date prior to the festival. They get assigned shifts before or during Roo and if they fail to do it they don't get their money back. If a volunteer completes his or her shifts successfully, then they will get that $260 back after the festival has been completed.
And yes, some volunteers don't show up to their shifts.
. . . . . . . and dont get they money back. They only give back 250. The only way i would possibly not show up is if Phish were at roo and i was scheduled at that time.