Seeking a Home Based JobI am new to the boards and I was wondering if anyone knows of any good Home Based Jobs that are available? I am looking for one that I don' t have to pay for. The chances of finding a work-from-home "job" -- as in, W-2 hourly or salaried employment working for somebody else - are almost none. Most "work from home" opportunities are either commissioned sales, piecework ($X per page typed, etc.), independent consulting (as in start-your-own-business, with all the financial implications that has for taxes, cash flow, start-up costs, marketing costs, etc.) or else they are outright scams. Despite the media's periodic love affair with writing "work-from-home" stories (or "telecommuting" stories) and making it sound like such opportunities abound, MOST people who actually have W-2 work-from-home "jobs" working for some other employer for an hourly wage or salary are long-time employees who already had an extensive work history and negotiating power with their long-time employer and who negotiated the arrangement with an employer who already was committed to keeping that employee. There are LOTS of barriers to employers "hiring" hourly or salaried employees to "work from home" right from the get-go, not the least of which include: how to supervise the employee (MOST employers would never consider hiring somebody straight off the street and then letting them work essentially unsupervised right from the start), insurance issues (if the employee "working at home" trips on his or her own livingroom rug can s/he file a worker's compensation claim? and how much will the company's workers comp and business liability insurance premiums increase if it has covered employees working from their own homes?), computer security issues (if the employee "working at home" has secure VPN access to the company's computer network and the employee's home computer becomes infected with a nasty virus, what's to prevent that nasty virus from infecting the entire corporate network and compromising company assets or bringing its I.T. operations to a halt?), information security issues (if the work-from-home employee has confidential or sensitive documents at home, what safeguards are in place to prevent the documents from being stolen by home-burglers, destroyed in a house fire, eaten by the family dog, or seen by other household members or visitors to the home?) and communication issues (how will a new employee that nobody else has even met work collaboratively with others in the corporate environment?). MOST (even fairly legitimate) "work-from-home" advertisements you see essentially exhort you to start your own business. If you are inclined to start your own business, go right ahead (it's the American Way), but that is far different from "getting a job," at least in the way most people think about "getting a job." I hate to be the one to tell you that there are legitimate work-at-home jobs ( that even require a W-2 - wow!) but, I am going to be the one to educate you - Gettin Serious - there are legitimate work-at-home jobs that don' t cost you a dime and you don' t have to start your own business. I have had 3 work-at-home jobs that required a W-2 and I DID NOT work for these companies prior to getting the jobs. I would work for them again but they are not hiring at this time. So........before you go preaching to people about stuff you don' t know ANYTHING about, do some research. You may learn a thing or two. Could you point me in a direction. I have searched and followed sources the media reports of and have come up with nothing except 250 spams each day. I even filled out surveys for 30 days strait for 5 hours nightly. I am currently living on the east coast but my wife and I are moving to norcal within 6 months. I thank you for any help. What are you interested in? There are so many options out there. Are you used to outside sales? Most outside sales are home-based. Of course there are also home-based businesses, which are great if you are willing to invest time and money into your business. If you are not willing to do these things, I would avoid these altogether. I do like to write a little (poconogeorge.com) but I am not really good an anything. I was in the Air Force as a cost mgmt analysts for six years, I went to three community colleges for five years, retail and bus. mgmt, no degree, I worked for myself from 1987 to 2000 in the commercial maintenance field, surprisingly lucrative, where I sold and serviced maintenance contracts until Wal-Mart took over the world, and I built and ran a health club 17,000 sqft until five more health club chains opened within 5 miles of me. Which by the way I used my own money to fund and lost most of it. I also built our dream home which suffered the same fate. I just left my first employer/employee relationship where I was the plumbing/electrical foreman at a modular home manufacturing plant for the past seven years. Although the job was very fulfilling I was not comfortable at all with the politics and the whole group dynamic of a midsize, multiple (fifteen) middle managers. I really don' t have a lot of cash to invest in a hit or miss business. I am willing to put in as much time as it takes to be successful but I need to pay my bills also. I was thinking of real estate agent. What part of the country do you live in? I live in Florida where the real estate market has taken a severe hit, but maybe it is doing better in your part of the country. I do know that going into real estate can cost money similar to starting your own business. You have advertising costs, stationary, business cards, professional organizations, etc. Some brokers will help cover some or all of these costs, but I would do lots of research up front. Remember, you don' t get paid until you have actually sold the property or helped a client purchase a property. Unless there are brokers who will pay a wage ( I am not aware of any who do this, but you never know). I don' t mean to sound negative. In the right market, real estate can be a wonderful and lucrative career, it is just risky in my part of the country right not.
I guess I'm back to square one. I am looking for a vocation I can take anywhere and not depend on the right company or location. I like to be outdoors thats what I write about on my blog but no money there.
Again, I don' t know what part of the country you are in, but for outdoor jobs, there is white water rafting guide, nature guide, etc. type jobs. You could also write about your experiences.
I feel your pain. I am newly married and just re-located to be with my husband who is in the military. I was a massage therapist in my home state, as well as a manicurist. i will not only have to get more education, re-licensed and re-tested here, i also face the challenge of building up a client base just to move in three years. I have also looked at the home based businesses and i have to say that i have seen nothing promising. I am starting a job that uses some previous experience that i had in the not so recent past, but it is not home based. I wish you luck. If you do like the outdoors and have any knowledge in that area, you really should look in that area. You might want to start a related hobby, like photography? Something to think about, Also i just moved from northern california. is that where you are going? if so, let me tell you if you are into hiking, fishing, or hunting there are quite a few options if you want to be a guide. Definitely something to look into there. | |
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