Vacancy caducado!
This is not your typical apartment listing, and not a typical job posting. This is a perfect opportunity for anyone working remotely.
You get free housing in a gorgeous luxury 3-bedroom apartment ($10,500 per month rent) in the heart of Manhattan, Hudson Yards. But wait, there's more! I will also pay $1,500 cash each month, tax free. Oh yeah also, free food.
That's $42,000 worth of housing + $18,000 cash + $5,000 worth of food, equivalent to over $100,000 pre-tax salary all for about 3 - 4 hours of work per day (though you're on call for longer).
What's the gig, you ask? Well, I’m the Chief Digital Architect of a healthcare startup you've probably heard of. I'm looking for two roommates to support me in my daily life (I have muscular dystrophy). I'm in a wheelchair and need some help to get in and out of it, which is why I am looking for you :)
WHAT I NEED HELP WITH
- Full availability between two people (this is effectively two job postings) so someone is almost always around in case I have to use the restroom since I cannot get in / out of my wheelchair by myself
- Daily morning routine: getting me out of bed, carrying me to get in and out of my wheelchair (I weigh about 135 pounds, so strength is a must), helping me get dressed, etc.
- Prepare simple meals
- Help shower once a week
- Do some stretching exercises with me (don't worry, I'll show you how)
- Help with random things here and there like plugging in my iPhone
WHAT I'LL LIKE ABOUT YOU
- You treat people like people
- You are chill, empathetic and enjoy helping
- You have a happy, fun, positive and open-minded personality
- You are a great communicator, transparent, self-reflective who will speak up early if you need something
- You are smart and organized
- You enjoy healthy cooking
- You don’t need experience as a nurse or anything like that
- You want to do this for at least a few years (not a few months!)
- BONUS: you like or even play music :)
- BONUS: You enjoy traveling (sometimes I like to spend a few weeks in warmer areas)
WHAT YOU'LL LIKE ABOUT THIS GIG
- You’ll live for free in your own room in a luxury modern apartment at the heart of Hudson Yards in New York City
- You'll get free groceries, internet, cable, etc.
- You’ll get a $1,500 monthly stipend
- The apartment has lots of great amenities, e.g. roof deck with bbq, a gym & nice common areas.
- There'll be two of you, so 50% of the time you'll be completely free to do, well, anything.
- Mostly, I’ll need availability in case I need to use the restroom, so you'll have a ton of time to do any type of freelance / at-home work you'd like such as writing, customer service, web development, etc. This is perfect for any work-from-home job.
- I go “home” to Europe in the summer and winter to visit friends and family which give you around 3 months per year of free time to do the same
- You get to live with a fun person that cares about you being happy :)
ABOUT ME
I'm 48 years old and young at heart. My friends say I'm kind, empathetic, flexible, and open minded.
I love adventure, traveling, and have a deep love for music. I used to play the piano and guitar for many years but am not able to do so anymore, so now I enjoy singing for myself and making little songs for my friends :)
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeluw19Wo51dMO-ZFg7V7kAPrnR6cWp-s
I was born as a middle child in the beautiful city of Berlin, Germany. After school I studied computer science and worked on robots that play soccer and self-driving cars. As part of that I often traveled to other countries which I always enjoy. In 2008 I was looking for a new adventure and moved to New York to start together with friends a healthcare startup that helps people live healthier lives. Since then I live and fell in love with the energy of New York (but go home twice a year to visit friends and family). I love the warm summers here - I'm a sun-child: if sun is shining in my face I'm happy :) A couple of years ago I started "summer in February" and rent a house with friends/colleagues somewhere warm and live and work together remotely for a month.
Also, I'm a mutant. Not a ninja turtle - instead I have a rare form of muscular dystrophy called FSHD. Luckily, I was a spontaneous mutation so my brother and sister as well as my parents are all fine. The disease is progressive over time - I can still remember vividly jumping around as a kid and since 16 I have been in a wheelchair.
I used to have my own studio by myself but in the past 3 years I got weaker and now am unable to get back into my wheelchair by myself anymore.
For the last 3 years, I've been living with two amazing roommates from Kosovo, both in their mid-twenties. We became close friends and for the last 6 months we even did a round-the-world trip together for which I covered all our expenses. This is something I’d love to do again with the right people :). Now, they are moving away from NYC, so I'm looking for 2 awesome roommates and friends to share the apartment that will enjoy helping and have fun together <3
If you're interested, please write me a 2 - 3 paragraph email explaining why you're perfect for this gig (and tell me what you'll be doing to keep yourself busy during the hours that I need you around but don't need you to do anything). Thanks!
Hope to hear from you soon!
Cheers Mark
Vacancy caducado!