Online relief for the recession-weary

(CNN) -- If finding a real job evades you, now may be the perfect time to just pretend you have one.
ResumeShirts.com, launching Tuesday, will allow customers to print their resumes on customized T-shirts.

Fake employees, corporate seat-fillers, are reportedly being paid by New York advertising agencies to dress and act like they work in firms so prospective clients visiting the offices will be instilled with confidence.

Sound crazy? Not to Jeremy Redleaf, the 24-year-old founder of Odd Job Nation, a Web site scheduled to officially launch today.

"Seriously! I have friends who do this," Redleaf says, before rattling off some of the other "exclusive odd jobs" he's compiling. "We want to be the resource for the new growing army of part-time opportunists ... You've got to hustle life before life hustles you."

...A character named "Joe" on Odd Job Nation approaches the crisis tongue in cheek. His "penny-pinching tips," for example, encourage readers to make late-day visits to bakeries for free carbs and bring backpacks to friends' places to nab an occasional light bulb.

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"While on first look, this might seem an uneasy mix of job search services, news links and video comedy, viewing episode one of Odd Jobs the web series, solidifies the concept of Odd Job Nation as a clever idea in capable hands. Jeremy Redleaf is the main force driving the content; he is writer, director, actor and producer with a capable team of actors, design and web support behind him out of the New York based operation, Brackets Creative.

Odd Job Nation is an irreverent entertaining site where employers and potential employees can go and either post a listing for an odd job, read economic, business or employment related articles on another part of the site, create a profile to offer job service or even be featured on the home page under “Hire This Guy/Gal” with “a picture and list of skills with the video presumably to provide an episodic dose of comic relief for job seekers and workers in these tough times."

Comic relief is just what we need in today’s economy. We need a laugh, some good news and a boost of confidence for our spirits. Jeremy Redleaf’s new website, OddJobNation.com, does just this. When you visit the website, you can read “Joe’s Penny-Pinching Tips”—learn how to sell your friend’s stuff on E-bay or learn that Valuepak coupons really are the best thing ever invented. Check out Jeremy’s Recession Channel where you can watch a video on “40 Inspirational Speeches in 2 minues 15 seconds.” Search for odd jobs—apply for that “reliable capable bodyguard” position in Iowa or a “Bee Removal Tech” in Arizona. You can even order t-shirts with your resume printed on it. Humor and wit invade this website, so whatever your sense of humor, Jeremy has it covered.