At home jobs.

[brandeeashlynn]

I lost my job last thursday at one of the local nursing homes. I have applies at other ones since then but they are not hiring. I really dont have exp in anything else but being a caregiver. I was wondering if anyone has any home business information. I will still continue to apply at stores and job like this but I think I would do better working for myself. I am going to college in the fall and really do not know if nursing is for me. Thanks for reading

 

[dc2k08]

sorry about the job loss. I heard slinging e-cigs was hot right now

 

[brandeeashlynn]

Thanks but with all the legal issues with the pv I think I will hold out. What about a website for pv reviews and videos? And the suppliers could advertise?

 

[ccure]

I am sorry for your job.

I can not help you from here (Colombia). I wish you the best luck!

 

[Wildsky]

Good luck! At home jobs are super hard to find, or the good ones anyway.

 

[dc2k08]

I know, its a gamble for sure. I've been debating with myself whether to join the 'other side' ever since I started vaping. but times are lean though and they're one sure seller to take a risk on. if you have the time to create a review site and do the reviews, It could be an option, or you could print out some leaflets and resell for someone in your local area and not take any of the risk to get the stock in. I guess the best philosophy to have is, if you can find a job that lets you learn something new while your at it - it's no great loss whatever way it turns out.

A good straight stay at home job I heard of once is 'indexing'. Its where a book publisher gives you a book and you read through it and create the index for it. there is software available to make it easier. Not a lot of people know about the occupation and it requires no exceptional skills to learn - there are sites too where you can register to get work in the field. if your interested, I can try and find out the name of the sites again.

 

[Kate]

If you're thinking of setting up a review site I suggest you ask Leaford how his is working out. He's well established now and has built up his reputation, if that's what it takes to generate traffic or sales then he'll know if it's feasible.

Sorry you lost your job, I hope something good turns up for you soon.

 

[Elendil]

I am a gigolo and work from home, but that requires a special set of skills best not discussed here............
















Best of luck to you...............

 

[surbitonPete]

I have lost my job with the recession so I know how you feel.......I should really be out looking for another job instead of on here......lol.

 

[enico]

For working at home, it's hard to find legit companies that will pay let's say an hourly salary. An easy way of making money at home though is working through freelance sites like:

elance.com
getafreelancer.com
guru.com

(sorry can't post links)

But you have to have some skills. For example you can write articles, create websites, proofread, etc... They're not just turn on your computer and get paid jobs. You have to bid against others and hope someone picks you and then of course do the work.

 

[gep]

I was lost my job last thursday at one of the local nursing homes. I have applies at other ones since then but they are not hiring. I really dont have exp in anything else but being a caregiver. I was wondering if anyone has any home business information. I will still continue to apply at stores and job like this but I think I would do better working for myself. I am going to college in the fall and really do not know if nursing is for me. Thanks for reading

You might want to give http://www.apply.westathome.com a try.
I worked for them for about 3 months when I was between jobs. My assignment was to handle overflow calls for QVC. Check out the requirements. I think they have a customer service experience requirement but customer service can be defined very broadly.

Good luck!

 

[Kendra]

Be careful with the work at home sites. From what I've read, they are mostly rip off sites.

Since you were a nursing home employee, there might be some ads for a "companion" for the elderly or something like that. I know that's not working at home, but still. . .

I'm a research asst./ and editor now and I get to work from home. I really lucked out. I also do some graphic design but don't really do that as much now since I've been doing the writing. Mostly I wind up doing free graphic design for political sites/ads etc.

I think it's hard to find a remote job, but they are out there.

When I was doing graphic design exclusively, I joined eLance. I think elance is one of the worst sites out there, but that was when the economy was a little better. Now, I know some money is better than no money.

elance, though, has a lot of bidders from India and other countries where the cost of living is so much less. So, for them, a $25 bid for a 10 hour job might be worthwhile. For you, though, it might be horrible. I know when I took a couple of design jobs on elance, I felt entirely ripped off when I was done. I had a reasonable bid, not the lowest, and my bids were accepted. Yet, the edits and the redos they want start becoming unreasonable after a while. It wound up being something I couldn't continue with at all and I think I'm really flexible.

But, I know the economy's horrible now, so I might be saying something entirely different if I didn't presently have a job and needed one.

Good luck to you. You might look into home care, too. .. home health care, I mean. I don't know what you did at the nursing home, but you could do nursing visits or home health aid visits, etc.

My husband had to take a 30% paycut when he lost his job earlier this year and took this new job.

 

[spike]

Have a look at Enterprise Nation - the home business website | A free resource to help you start and grow a business from home just for interest. Think big. For some, job loss provides the catalyst they need to start something new - filling a niche in the market maybe.

 

[DMacRae]

I was lost my job last thursday at one of the local nursing homes. I have applies at other ones since then but they are not hiring. I really dont have exp in anything else but being a caregiver. I was wondering if anyone has any home business information. I will still continue to apply at stores and job like this but I think I would do better working for myself. I am going to college in the fall and really do not know if nursing is for me. Thanks for reading

I don't know what kind of area you are in, but when my daughter was looking for some extra work a few months ago, we noticed that there were lots of ads on Craigslist by people looking for live-in or day caregivers for elderly or disabled people. You might check out your local Craigslist.

 

[LuckySevens4U]

There are tons of scams out there on Craig's List, but if you now how to read through the scams and watch the postings daily, there are some cool, fun and legitimate things that even pay very well. If you are outgoing and can sell, look for ones that want demo'ing of their items in stores. You can do very well off that, even on a part time basis.

 

[brandeeashlynn]

Thanks for all the wonderful input and sympathy. I was a nursing assistant. I dont like it anymore and want a change. I have alot of expierence with customer service in the health field I hope that helps me. Too bad I dont have any major ecig suppliers near Holland mi. I would apply there lol

 

[pam]

One of the flower websites, either 1800flowers or proflowers, hires a lot of people to work at home doing customer service, taking orders, etc.

 

[sherid]

Try this job search engine. Job Search | one search. all jobs. Indeed It covers all of the major job search sites as well as some lesser known ones. You can set up an email notification when something matches your search. I used it to get my current job as an online teacher.

 

[pbunny]

Just thought I'd chime in and point you in the direction of some excellent resources for working at home (I've worked at home myself for a few different companies for the last 6 years with great success). You'll need to check out the forum pages for both of these sites as the members post job leads, weed out scams, list reliable companies who hire on a continual basis, and list pros, cons, and wages for each. I hope these help you and anyone else looking to work at home.

wahm.com
workplacelikehome.com

Again, make sure you register for the forums and read, read, read! There are sections for job leads, and many companies that hire at home workers have their own sub-forums. Good Luck!

 

[brandeeashlynn]

Hey thanks for all the tips and support I will be looking into some of the suggestions that have been offered to me. I am still planning on goin back to college in the fall. One thing I do know for sure is that I do not want to be a nursing assistant anymore. It is tiring and the burn out rate is emense. I think this is a wake up call for me to try different things and get out of doing this kind of work for good. I felt trapped for sometime now becuase I just didn t think I could change career paths but now I know I am ready. I still am looking into other fields in health care when I go back to college like physical therapy or occupational therapy. i also found out that i could train to be an optician whether it is on the job or schooling maybe I could do that while in school. Sorry to ramble I just have alot on my mind.