Work from home: yes, because after being unemployed for 2 years, I like being a stay-at-home-mom. Yes, because I do contract work for the government, mainly during the spring and summer, doing farm audits. Pros, I see my children every day. I get to do farm visits and talk to farmers - some of the world's most interesting people. The only miles I put on my vehicle are ones that I can deduct at the end of the year as business expenses. Cons: I see my children every day. The only adults I interact with are farmers trying to get stuff done, so I've had to do audits on a front porch, in a hay field, on the bulk tank, in the machine shed, sometimes at the kitchen table - good thing I've got a good battery on my laptop. Another pro/con is that I work for my father - he has the actual contract, and I love the knowledge that I'm gaining from him, but seriously, I work for my father, 'nuf said.Leta said:
I work from home for an online school, so that's not exactly something you could jump into unless you have a teaching license. IMO, there are many more pros than cons: no money for gas/work clothes, no workplace drama or annoying coworkers, can do laundry/household chores in between my classes & phone calls. I don't have kids, so it's pretty quiet here. If I didn't have a volunteer group 2x a week, I don't think I could do it because I would go stir crazy out here all day by myself. Esp in the winter when DH is at work all the time. I think one of the biggest things you have to look for in a wfh company is that you'd work for someone reputable. I think there are a lot of scams. There is a local company called Convergys that is always looking for work from home customer service agents: http://careers.convergysworkathome.com/. My dream job, tho, is to be a full-time farmer.
it definitely isn't a LOT of money, but it pays my few small bills with enough left over to save up a bit. the key for me was to reduce my bills as much as possible to be able to live comfortably on smaller paychecks. i get to work from home, which is a huge pro for me, and the timing actually works out fairly well with the jewelry retail sales pattern - sales slump horribly in the summer, which means less money but more time to work on my tinyfarm, and sales boom in the winter (christmas and valentines) when there's not as much being done on the tinyfarm. i work basically a few hours a week during the summer, but i can pull 15 hour days in my studio near christmas time. i make the overwhelming vast majority of my money during the winter and parcel it to last through the rest of the year. the huge con to it all, for me, is owning my own business means no health insurance and the taxes are horrible, you literally pay double the taxes when you are your own income.
Yep. It's typical IT for internet. Pros: I have a set schedule, so I can't "put off" any work and screw up my pay. It's very easy to monitor my diet because I cannot run late and forget lunch and have to hit fast foodWifezilla said:Abi works from home. She works at a company that does customer service for cable companies. Pros...no work place drama. Cons...the cat sits on her keyboard if she feels too ignored. I think Amira also destroyed her speakers
No work place drama!! No germs. If you've worked a call center, you know what I mean. Multiple people use your computer station and keyboard, etc.
