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Leaving a secure public sector job, to cam?
Hi all,
New here so hello to all! :flower:
I am currently working full time for a job in the public sector;. However, the job is soul destroying and unbearable. Am thinking of leaving this job to cam. It will allow me to have the freedom and independence that I crave. Concerns that I have is that will I be able to support myself on camming alone? What if the SOPA thingy goes through - that will mean less income for us UK girls and therefore possible not earn enough to survive? Am I right?
Last question on Adultwork - if I were to sign up, and then block the UK as being able to view my profile, would I get enough traffic as I know alot of the customers are from the UK.
Thanks all!!
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O2BCAMGAL
Last question on Adultwork - if I were to sign up, and then block the UK as being able to view my profile, would I get enough traffic as I know alot of the customers are from the UK.
From my Adultwork experience, about 98% of my customers (or even freeloaders) are from the UK. I get a good few from Jersey and N. Ireland, and the occasional American. Also get Brits who are living in random countries (eg, I have an English guy who lives and works in Kazakistan).
It is unfortunate that the way IP addresses work, that we are not able to block a combination of Scotland, England, Ireland, Wales. Not that I'm bothered about it anymore.
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I wouldn't chuck in your day job just yet. Try camming part time until you're sure what kind of income you can pull in first.
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I'm all for leaving a job that is hurting you emotionally but camming isnt guaranteed money. Sure there are some who do really well but there's also quite a few that dont have enough money to pay their bills/rent at the end of the month. Also there is the chance people will find out you do it by recordings that could be out there and if you decide to go back to mainstream work it could hurt your chances with getting certain jobs.
I agree with MissKate that maybe try it on a part time basis and see how it goes. There is so much more involved than just turning on a cam and looking pretty when it comes to succeeding and making good money.
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Also, it's possible that if you start adult camming that you will also start creating a 'paper trail' that you have worked in the adult entertainment industry. While I'm not sure how job applicants for gov't job positions work in the UK, but in the USA this 'paper trail' turning up during a background check could have a major negative impact on your ability to be hired for a gov't job.
Thus it's highly recommended that you research this before you quit the UK gov't job that you already hold, since creating a 'paper trail' of adult industry work history could 'lock the door' on your future ability to ever be re-hired by the gov't.
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Please try camming part time. See if this is something you would want to do everyday. Camming is not secure. Your income fluctuates soo much. I <3 camming and would not trade it for the world. Just try it out for awhile be discrete with it see if this fits how things are.
I wish you luck! <3
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Yep, you girls give sensible advice! However, I emotionally cannot handle my job any longer. I may even try and get a basic part time job and supplement it with camming.
I have been in my line of work for a long time, and have come to a conclusion that its not for me. I was not born to be confined to a cubicle.
It does scare me not knowing if I can financially support myself when I leave my job. But the thought of staying and wasting more of my life is more terrifying:O
Is there any way that you can almost guarantee income with camming ie, lots of hours, camming on several site at one time? If I am talking a load of rubbish, its because im still new to all this! ;D
As I said on my initial email though - if that bill (SOPA) goes through, it could drastically lower our income, so that too is at the back of my mind...hmmm, :-\
Is this also a valid concern?
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No you can't guarantee income unfortunately. It's like any self-employed person - you have to do what it takes to make the money you need. Some days you will make next to nothing, and if you have a run of slow days you might find you don't have enough to pay bills. If you really can't stand your current job any longer, then I'd say get a part time mainstream job and do camming on the side. Try to get your other job before leaving this one though, UK job market is not good at the moment. In regards to SOPA, it depends where you plan to cam. You may see the knock on effects if you cam on a US based site, but hopefully this won't be for a long time yet. Over here it's ACTA we have to worry about more.
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Thanks Miss Katie! I think your right, it is best to see camming as supplementory income. Poo, oh well,
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Try it out first part time. Gain a following. Cam for 2hours a day if you can on a set schedule. Honestly, your happiness should come first BUT if you are broke, you probably won't be happy either. So if it works out, I would go for it. I was a personal assistant for a year. I will NEVER go back to a 9-5 job again! I was miserable.
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Another thing I would add in addition to the money being insecure is just try it out to see if you will like it. I hated the management at my old job but I needed social interaction. Money from camming hasn't really been an issue for me. It's being in the house for hours at a time talking to guys on a screen all day. I went from being a bartender to camming. In retrospect, I wish I would have just cut my hours as a bartender to maybe 10-15 hours a week and cammed part time. I do have some friends and I get out of the house but it's nothing like having coworkers (who I considered my friends) and real human customers to talk to.
It's quite an adjustment especially if you're extrovert.
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Thanks girls....! After a Monday at work, I sure hope this camming things will work out!
By the way, miss Katie, re-read your post. Whats this ACTA? Is this something that could effect our earnings in the near future....say this year?
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ACTA contains within it all the same harmful aspects of the SOPA/ PIPA in the US. It was passed here in the UK and in Poland on Thursday, without public consultation and without industry expert input. The Polish are up in arms about it as they actually know what is going on. The British public however are completely in the dark, like most of the US are about SOPA. We don't yet know how this will affect us, but it's very scary stuff. The final vote to pass it into law will take place in June.
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Thanks miss katie for posting that link - I was completely unaware, ive heard alot about SOPA but not ACTA. You can bet your bottom dollar, or pound..., that it will be enforced the day I start camming!
Lets hope they vote against it in June!
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Avamonet
Another thing I would add in addition to the money being insecure is just try it out to see if you will like it. I hated the management at my old job but I needed social interaction. Money from camming hasn't really been an issue for me. It's being in the house for hours at a time talking to guys on a screen all day. I went from being a bartender to camming. In retrospect, I wish I would have just cut my hours as a bartender to maybe 10-15 hours a week and cammed part time. I do have some friends and I get out of the house but it's nothing like having coworkers (who I considered my friends) and real human customers to talk to.
It's quite an adjustment especially if you're extrovert.
I totally agree! I was kind of depressed when I was just camming and hardly left the house, and then I got a part time vanilla job and it helps having some interaction! Plus if your mood is better, you'll make more money camming! ;)
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I quit my vanilla job to cam, and have never regretted it! I have always hated working for other people, hated having a particular schedule, if I didn't feel like going to work having to make up an excuse...etc, etc... so camming has turned out to be the perfect job for me. I will say this, before I quit my old job I did cam part time to "test the waters" and make sure that I would be able to make enough money to survive. Maybe you should try camming for a month or two to make sure you like it and that you are making enough money to live off of. As for job stability who knows, but think of it this way, your job is not really that secure working for a vanilla job either anymore. Downside is being a homebody, but I was always a homebody anyway so it doesn't bother me much, but sometimes I do miss interacting with co-workers and face to face contact with people...that's when I come on here and chat with you guys! :)
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ACTA contains within it all the same harmful aspects of the SOPA/ PIPA in the US.
I would also point out that the US has already signed the ACTA treaty. President Obama's authority to do so unilaterally ( without the need for a congressional vote to ratify ) has been challenged by certain ( republican ) members of the US congress ... but with little hope of changing anything after the fact. Thus a scenario where ACTA winds up being enforced throughout the 'first world' countries by this coming July is a distinct possibility.
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MissKatie
I wouldn't chuck in your day job just yet. Try camming part time until you're sure what kind of income you can pull in first.
I agree, I am still keeping my reg job. Being a cam model is also not easy, frustrating as hell and know I will never get rich as a cam girl. And the biz is always changing; many more cam models, sites are always changing their cultures and of course the economy.
Go part time and good luck!
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The thing is about being a webcam girl, for me is that I personally find the income is a lot like if you were a hair-dresser, massage therapist or real estate agent. They don't have guaranteed income either. If a day goes by and no one comes in requiring their services then they don't get paid either.
The 9-5 rat race is a grind but the reason that so many people do it IS for that guarantee. That is the trade-off for the grind, a safety net. Our trade of as webcam girls is the scary free-fall.
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Melonie
I would also point out that the US has already signed the ACTA treaty. President Obama's authority to do so unilaterally ( without the need for a congressional vote to ratify ) has been challenged by certain ( republican ) members of the US congress ... but with little hope of changing anything after the fact. Thus a scenario where ACTA winds up being enforced throughout the 'first world' countries by this coming July is a distinct possibility.
Hmm, cant help wondering what it will mean to us? Zilch money? 25% less? What do you think the consequences of ACTA and SOPA Will be?