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影視編劇轉做寵物照護 月入最高1.5萬美元 成為主要收入來源
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影視編劇轉做寵物照護 月入最高1.5萬美元 成為主要收入來源

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曾獲獎的好萊塢編劇兼製片人尤哈斯因疫情與罷工失去影視收入,轉而經營寵物照護服務「The Funny Sitter」,平均月收入約5000美元,旺季可達1.5萬美元,收入穩定度甚至超過正職,讓她重新獲得創作自由並繼續開發個人影集作品。

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好萊塢影視產業因疫情與罷工遭受衝擊,許多從業者失去穩定收入,被迫尋找替代謀生方式。尤哈斯為曾獲獎的編劇兼製片人,原本在洛杉磯發展影視事業,後因產業動盪與婚姻結束失去主要收入來源。

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尤哈斯(Stephanie Yuhas)是寵物照護服務「The Funny Sitter」創辦人。(翻攝自網路)

〔財經頻道/綜合報導〕當好萊塢影視產業面臨疫情、罷工、併購與AI衝擊時,許多人不得不尋找新的收入來源。然而,一名曾經獲獎的電影、電視編劇兼製片人而言,一份原本只是為了維持生活的寵物照護工作,最後竟成為比正職更穩定、甚至收入更高的副業,每月收入最高可達1.5萬美元(約新台幣47萬元)。

外媒報導,尤哈斯(Stephanie Yuhas)是寵物照護服務「The Funny Sitter」創辦人。她目前靠寵物照護平均每月賺取約5000美元(約新台幣15.8萬元),遇到假期旺季或特殊、高需求的預約時,單月收入最高可達約1.5萬美元。不過,她強調,這並不是一開始就精心規劃好的事業,而是在影視產業陷入劇烈動盪後,意外發展出來的第二條職涯道路。

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尤哈斯原本來自美國東岸,過去幾乎沒有養寵物的經驗。她搬到洛杉磯發展後,曾參與影集與電影開發,也曾在Netflix等平台工作,原本事業發展順利。然而,疫情與好萊塢罷工接連衝擊影視產業,加上婚姻結束,她一度失去大部分生活資源,不得不尋找新的收入來源。

疫情期間,她透過網路接下第一份寵物照護工作,甚至沒有收費。沒想到工作很快靠口碑累積,之後她加入線上寵物照顧服務媒合平台Rover,逐漸成為平台上的頂尖寵物照護者之一。

如今,她提供的不只是基本的餵食、遛狗服務。部分客戶需要全天候照護,甚至還會要求接送、處理生活雜務等額外服務,因此收費也相對較高。尤哈斯表示,如果把寫書、製作電視節目以及長時間等待作品開發的時間算進去,有時候寵物照護工作的收入甚至比影視創作更高。

她的寵物照護事業目前平均每月約有5000美元收入,但具有明顯季節性,假期旺季或接到特殊、高需求預約時,單月最高可達約1.5萬美元。

這份副業也改變了她對零工工作的看法。她坦言,過去曾因擔心影響「專業創作者」形象而刻意隱瞞自己在做寵物照護,但後來發現,不少影視圈同行也依靠寵物照護等零工工作度過疫情與罷工。

更重要的是,穩定的寵物照護收入讓她重新獲得創作自由。她不必再完全依賴替人代筆等服務型工作,開始重新投入自己的作品,目前也正在開發一部影集,故事靈感正來自她照顧過的寵物。

尤哈斯認為,零工工作並沒有比較低人一等,而寵物照護也不是單純為了賺錢。對她而言,這份工作在最困難的時期提供了穩定收入,讓她得以重新建立事業。

她也建議想投入寵物照護的人從小規模開始,認真把它當成一份工作,同時慎選客戶與服務對象。如今,這份原本只是為了生存而開始的副業,不僅成為她重要的收入來源,也讓她得以繼續追逐好萊塢的創作夢想。

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  • 尤哈斯目前正在開發的影集具體名稱和內容為何?
  • 她透過Rover平台獲得的客戶比例佔總收入的多少?
  • 未來她是否計畫將寵物照護服務擴大為品牌或加盟模式?

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