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So I work full time right now, but my 1st baby will be born in July and I would really like to stay home with him or her. DH will be working, but I might want to look at a work at home type thing. Do any of you work from home or know of legitimate companies? I know there are so many scams out there…

Happy New Year everyone!
 
There is a difference between working from home and having a home based business.

If you work from home you will be expected to have child care and devote your full attention to your work. There are companies who allow employees to work from home based on the requirements of their jobs-- like computer programming, technical writing, etc. There are a number of call centers that employ home based agents. But again, any job that pays you to work from home will expect you to work your designated hours without interruption and will expect you to have child care.

I work from home, but it is a full time job and if I had children they would have to be in day care, not home with me.

A home based business is a little different. That would be things like selling on eBay, child care in your home, making/selling things online, providing a service, etc. That is the type of thing for which you can set your own hours and have your child with you.
 
luvchrist4ever said:
So I work full time right now, but my 1st baby will be born in July and I would really like to stay home with him or her. DH will be working, but I might want to look at a work at home type thing. Do any of you work from home or know of legitimate companies? I know there are so many scams out there…

Happy New Year everyone!
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Most of “work for home” things you find will be scams. But check with your current employer to see if they have a work from home program. Or, do you have any skills you could use to turn into money? Such as babysitting or typing some something like that?

Also, understand that working from home isn’t a cake walk. I telecommute occasionally and I dont’ think I would have time to get my work done and care for a child. If you work from home you still may have to hire a babysitter but he/she could babysit at your house whle you are there.
 
1ke said:
There is a difference between working from home and having a home based business.

If you work from home you will be expected to have child care and devote your full attention to your work. There are companies who allow employees to work from home based on the requirements of their jobs-- like computer programming, technical writing, etc. There are a number of call centers that employ home based agents. But again, any job that pays you to work from home will expect you to work your designated hours without interruption and will expect you to have child care.

I work from home, but it is a full time job and if I had children they would have to be in day care, not home with me.

A home based business is a little different. That would be things like selling on eBay, child care in your home, making/selling things online, providing a service, etc. That is the type of thing for which you can set your own hours and have your child with you.
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I am sorry for interrupting but I was wondering, is there any way you could let me know like what company you work for? I have tried so many work from home companies, 4 to be exact, and all have been scams… 😦 SO I gave up… I work up to 36 hours a week so almost full-time and I would not mind it if I were at home working you know? Not needing to really have to put on all the professional robes 😉 so I would appreciate this information…Thank you in advance!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
 
iluvmybabies said:
I am sorry for interrupting but I was wondering, is there any way you could let me know like what company you work for? I have tried so many work from home companies, 4 to be exact, and all have been scams… 😦 SO I gave up… I work up to 36 hours a week so almost full-time and I would not mind it if I were at home working you know? Not needing to really have to put on all the professional robes 😉 so I would appreciate this information…Thank you in advance!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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Most people who work from home do so through their employer. I telecommute but I know some of the folks who work at my company are full time work at home folks. I know IBM has a lot of work at home folks. Those are usually the only way folks can work at home. Like I said earlier, the “work at home” crud you find on teh internet are scams.

Some rules of thumb to spot a work at home scam:
  1. If it sounds too good to be true it is.
  2. You should NEVER have to pay to work; they should pay you.
  3. There is no way you can make money without putting time into it. Those that claim you make $100,000/yr only working 10-15 hr/wk are lying. You have to put the hours in to make money. MOney is not easy and is not “free”.
 
In my last job, we had employees who worked from home. They were full time and were required to work a full 40+ hours, to have childcare arrangements and be on the clock (also on broadband internet and have cell phone coverage). These were skilled professionals.

Other folks work from home running their own businesses, accounting, catering, design, programming, repair.

The “work from home” ads in the paper are always scams. If it sounds too good to be true…
 
I would find something that suits your interests/skills. If you’re good with accounting, you could find some small businesses and offer to do their books for them – that you could easily do while the kidlet slept or at night after they’re in bed. You could always develop a hobby/interest you had and make that into an at-home business such as making jewelry or baking or something like that.

Be creative and start doing lots and lots of research. I’m sure you can find something. Good luck!!! And blessings on the baby.
 
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I am sorry for interrupting but I was wondering, is there any way you could let me know like what company you work for?
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I do not work for a “work from home” company. I work for a regular company and do my job remotely because I moved to an area where we do not have an office. I was employed with this company before moving. They accomodated me b/c they didn’t want to lose me.
iluvmybabies said:
I have tried so many work from home companies, 4 to be exact, and all have been scams… 😦 SO I gave up… I work up to 36 hours a week so almost full-time and I would not mind it if I were at home working you know?
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Call centers that hire home agents include:

www.alpineaccess.com
www.liveops.com
www.vipdesk.com
www.1800flowers.com
www.convergysworkathome.com/faqs.php

Here’s an article I read a while back. ICMI is a reputable call center professional association that publishes Call Center magazine:

callcentermagazine.com/article/CCM20011001S0004
 
My DH teaches from our home office via online classes. He works for several colleges and unviversities. Not all of them offer online classes, and only one of them offers what’s known as a “Flex” class where the first and last class are in-person real time, but the rest of the classes are online. He also teaches real time, in-person classes.

During these classes, and while he is grading papers, etc., he is expected to do his work. Our girls are school age, so he doesn’t have to decide if they need a diaper change, etc. They do have to be absolutely quiet when he attends a faculty meeting or has “office hours” for his students. I am in charge of the girls when they are home during these forays into the virtual office.

I, on the other hand, own a home-based business. I offer various services, virtual office, and tech services to people, esp. working women, who can’t get everything done. I also network to get people in contact with professionals who have been vetted for listing with my service, and has partnerships with certain businesses that could possibly make my clients’ lives easier. I am known as a concierges.

I work my business hours as much as possible around my children’s and husband’s hours. I do virtual office and PC hardware repair while they are home without having to hire a baby-sitter.

See the difference?.
 
Years ago, I worked part-time for a newspaper, just a couple of evenings a week (my husband was home evenings).
My oldest daughter has started selling Pampered Chef products. She also did some gardening, for pay, during the summer.
Don’t overlook cutting back on some things to save money.
 
I’ve heard that American Airlines & Nordstrom hire CSR positions that work from home. Also, if you’re in Tampa, Florida or Dallas, Texas Hilton hires work at home customer service. It doesn’t look like they’re hiring right now, but you could keep checking back. Here’s there website: hrccjobs.com/
 
If you go for training to be a medical transcriptionist (spelling?) then you can work from home on your computer.
 
Dorothy said:
If you go for training to be a medical transcriptionist (spelling?) then you can work from home on your computer.
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As a tag on to the medical transcription work there’s a career called scoping. That’s when you take the transcripts that court reporters write and then do the editing – fix punctuation, check for wrong word usage, et cetera. The job in and of itself is not that difficult, but it does take some training and some expense to get started. But with the ease of internet and computers you can work for court reporters throughout the country. I am a court reporter in Texas and my scopist lives in Colorado.

I know there are some online classes. I have no idea what the cost of these are so it would take some research. I know the software that a scopist would need will probably run you a couple of thousand dollars – I’m guessing because I know the full version for court reporters is $5,000; but the scopist version is not as detailed. For some information do a google search for the National Court Reporters Association’s website and look for scoping programs/classes. I know some of the junior colleges offer certificated programs. You can also PM me if you would like some more detailed information or have questions.
 
I didn’t read through all of the replies, but not all work-at-home ops are scams.

I do web content writing and a network marketing business. I’m the candle version of an Avon lady, lol.

Internet/SEO writing is actually pretty quick to get into if your writing skills are decent and you can learn to incorporate keywords into your writing. PM if you’d like a bit of info on how to start.

Also, the forums at wahm.com are filled with posts from moms who do all kinds of different work at home jobs - including the ones I do.

A word of caution: it’s very, very hard to get a lot of work done with very little ones. My mom still helps out with child care a couple times a week, and my 13 year old is also a great help.
 
if it is some ad that claims you can make big bucks working at home it is almost certainly a scam.

successful home-based businesses are those started by the women themselves–the rhinestone things you stick in holes in your Crocs is the most recent example. Baby Einstein is another.

Working at home is usually an arrangement you make with a current or previous employer and you sell them on the idea the way you would sell any other concept that has benefit for the company. Technical writing and editing, packing and shipping small items, help desk, these are good examples.

There are also ideas like party plans (Tupperware) and sales (Avon) which are examples of reliable companies with a good history, but where most of your work is done outside the home, so you still need babysitters, a car etc.

even if all your work is done at home you still need an office area that is off limits to kids or kid-proof and time to work, it is very hard with little ones, and you may even have to hire someone to watch them for a few hours.

DD did tech writing at home after her son was born, for her former employer, who hired her full time when she put the second child in day care. She also finished school during this time, almost doubling her salary but she is highly motivated, well-organized and driven, like her dad.

the best work at home ideas are those that build on skills and relationships you already have. I have a friend who teaches college, as she did before her marriage, but while kids were small taught on-line courses from home for a contract fee each semester. This also helped keep up her credentials so she could go back to full time teaching, but she still does on-line courses as well for supplemental income.

Medical transcription, insurance coding and medical billing are one of classic work at home jobs, but required some training and a skill set, and contacts.

another idea although with voice mail is rapidly disappearing, is answering service, I did this for a while too.

my foster daughter is a corporate concierage. she runs errands for employees of a large company (she used to work there FT) who don’t have time, and often organizes events as well. She is a work-in-van mom.
 
I discovered today that Oracle insists on a lot of telecommuters, and plans on going totally telecommute this year.
 
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR THE ADVICE…sorry I bothered but I am not sure like where to look or even start you know? Thank you all though will def check out these websites! hope you had a great NEW YEAR!!
 
This has been a very useful link and should be encouraged among Christians. The early Church seemed to get this part of helping each other. They took what they had, sold it and distributed to those in need. I’d say that most people aren’t really interested in getting rich. We just want to be able to pay our bills, spend time with family, get involved in our communities, etc.

I have a Geographic Information Systems /Geography/Cartography degree. I do civil engineering design. The difference between me and a Civil Engineer is about $40,000. I lack only a little bit of additional education to sit for the P.E. even though I have a B.S. with most of the pre-professional curriculum. I have been interested in teaching for a long time. But the birth of our oldest son threw us into a massive tailspin and the ride hasn’t stopped yet. He’s 14 now, smart as can be. But that didn’t come by laying over and playing dead. I sacrificed “success” in the eyes of the world to make sure he had a chance. He’s considering the priesthood, so he tells me. He wants to attend a Catholic University like Franciscan University, Notre Dame, Catholic University or University of Dallas. The boy would make a good priest once he gets on track. He loves to serve at mass and even has been allowed to be an EMHC. He’s currently acting as the Mass Captain under the Sacristans.

I’m considering leaving a government job to work for less at a “participating faith based university” so that he can get free tuition. But I really would love to do something like this since I believe I messed up my own vocation to the priesthood many years ago by marrying a Protestant woman who finally converted on her own without my prodding. I’m considering becoming a deacon and only want to be available to perform the duties presented to me for that vocation.

I’d lover to “telecommute” and am self-motivated. I’m just rusty on some of my programming and GIS. I upstart really fast compared to others. But I have cold feet after having learned some important things recently that effect the satbility of my home. My wife is a new teacher and can just about support us now. She shut down a home daycare that pulled in around 24,000 per year taking care of 4 to 5 children other than our own. $130/wk. It’s easy to charge more in our area. But the area of the home used for the daycare ultimately just cut our taxes drastically. However, that comes with a price. The state has the right to enter you home and inspect it unexpectedly. It was un-nerving at times. My wife suffers from PTSD and this made it far worst than necessary. She says teaching in a “hood” school is far more easy than running a daycare. New parents are the most difficult people to contend with. We realized how rediculous we were on our first chlid and have since adjusted to a realistic parental expectation. I’m afraid we instilled anxieties in our oldest as a result and I have been working to reduce the level of his anxieties. He’s a great kid though and would make a great priest if he chooses to follow that vocation to the end.

Thanks. I just wanted to add my 2cents.

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