I'm writing this article because I know many people part of my online community are struggling to find work, life balance, or need extra cash. So, because I believe sharing is caring and I believe doing good comes back to you..I'm going to share my experience working from home and give you GREAT online resources to find the right work from home job for you. Yes that means the names of real companies that hire work from home jobs. If you don't want to read my review, skip to the bottom! It seems like the people who have these jobs, for the most part don't want to share how they got started working from home. Its sort of like in the entertainment industry, you have to figure it all out for yourself. Well, I'm here to help!
Basically I was randomly applying to anything and everything. One day I was contacted by USHA a pharmaceutical discount card company. I didn't even remember applying, but when one applies to basically every job on the internet, it can get a bit foggy. I was a little rude to be honest, I really thought it was a scam. This ended up being the best job I have ever had and the only job I have LOVED. However, if I hadn't needed a job badly I would have never given this a chance. I am so glad I did.
I never met anyone in person for an interview even though the company was based out of my city. I had two interviews. One with hr and one with the actual owner of the company. I was hired the next day and trained from home. It was very fast. Except I wasn't really trained from home. If I didn't have extensive experience on the phone I wouldn't have been able to do the job. The first two weeks they paid me a bit less than the agreed upon amount but quickly raised my pay once I proved I was great at my job. I had so little contact with people I didn't even know they were going to do that. I was a 1099 employee and could set my own schedule, however I was a full time worker and I'm sure if I had not consistently worked 35 hours or more they would have let me go. If I did want a day off I would give one week notice and it was never a problem.
The one thing that would upset me was the lack of communication. If I had a problem with my system, getting it fixed would be very difficult. I couldn't just call someone I had to email and wait. Sometimes it would be over a day before I would hear back. This always made me worry I would get fired and I would stress over this hard. I really had nothing to worry about though. After a few months I figured this out and stopped worrying so much. The job is very autonomous, which is great but also unnerving when you are getting very little feedback about how you are doing your job. Once you get used to that, it becomes magical, no one is breathing down your back all day long. Just do your job and that's it!
Last month I got an email saying they were closing and I was so sad because I loved my job. I didn't want to work anywhere but from home! I quickly took a job I thought would be similar but found it wasn't..so what's a girl to do? RESEARCH.
The secret is there are HUNDREDS of companies that hire work from home employees. Some are obviously better than others. Most are 1099 but some are regular positions with very high pay and amazing benefits. Most positions require high speed internet access and a desktop computer. Specifications change depending on the company. Some want you to have a land line phone, fax machine or specific software. There are a few that just require a cell phone if you don't have internet access. However I recommend investing in a full home office if you need to. Honestly it is worth it. Pay varies of course, but most jobs range from 12-25 per hour. Obviously having experience and a degree gets you more pay. My advice is if you have little experience, go get some before starting with some of these companies because if you aren't good you get less pay and it can be hard to change that. While all of the positions aren't telemarketing, those are what many of them are. (there are also professional jobs like teaching and nursing and more though) Go work some very crappy call center job for a month or two. You really should have some experience. If being a service tech is your thing you DEFINITELY should have experience. Yes many of them will hire without experience but if you don't start off strong you get less calls when it is pay by call. Other positions will just let you go. So bring your A game. Or be prepared to get experience, then move on to a different company. In my research the people unhappy with their experiences are usually people who needed more training. Work from home isn't going to offer that usually. They want people who don't need supervision and can just get the job done.
So here is what you have been waiting on...the list of companies that hire work from home employees. Please do your research on each company you apply to. Check their rating on glassdoor if it is available. Yes, all of these positions are very real. Some of the ones where pay is not listed on the site i am giving you, pays more than 15 an hour. Those jobs do require educated/experienced people with a full home office though. The information I am giving isn't even everything I have found. So now that I have got you started, just keep hunting. The right work from home position for you is out there.
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