Posts belonging to Category 'telecommuting'
February 10, 2010 | Posted by Kat
It is always difficult to find legitimate work from home jobs, but I have found that Craigslist can be a good source. However, it does take a bit of work to find the good telecommute jobs amongst the “regular’ jobs and the scammers. To make the job easier, I have come up with these [...]
Categories: WFH, telecommuting, work from home | 
Tags: Craigslist, find work from home jobs, home office, Job Search, telecommuting, telework, work from home, Writing Jobs | 
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July 16, 2008 | Posted by admin
If you like watching courtroom TV, you might enjoy working from home as an eJuror. The United States is a country where anyone can sue anybody, anytime, for just about any reason. Attorneys will use mock juries to help them determine various issues that may come up in court. With a mock jury an [...]
Categories: WFH, telecommuting | Tags: eJuror, online Jury, work from home | 8 Comments »
March 28, 2008 | Posted by Kat
I found this older post from ZenHabits today. I find that while I love working from home, I do sometimes find it hard to stay productive. There are so many distractions, and no one looking over my shoulder making sure I am working!
While I was reading the post I was struck by how much [...]
Categories: WFH, telecommuting | Tags: home office, work from home | No Comments »
February 4, 2008 | Posted by Kat
As more and more people work from home and take company calls from there, it’s inevitable that we’ll be hearing more and more interesting sounds in the background going on at people’s homes. Everyone has heard the toddler trying to talk to daddy or mommy while they’re on an important conference call. Here [...]
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January 31, 2008 | Posted by Kat
This article I ran into explains that in companies with a high concentration of telecommuters, there is an adverse effect on those who are left behind in the company offices.
These workers are more likely to feel less committed and are more likely leave the company. There is a perception that those left behind have [...]
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January 29, 2008 | Posted by Kat
I made the trek up to the 3rd floor to my home office and found the above gruesome but not-too-uncommon discovery on the carpet by the door. A few feet away I found another pile of body parts, this time, internal organs:
And then there was the bulk of the remains a few feet further [...]
Categories: WFH, telecommuting | Tags: dead body, home office, telework | 1 Comment »
January 25, 2008 | Posted by Kat
As a manager for a consulting services organization who works from home, I occasionally need to get out of the home office and actually meet with humans face-to-face. Although the rigors of the airport ritual make me wince when I think about traveling, I enjoy getting out of the house and into a real [...]
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January 22, 2008 | Posted by Kat
I remember my first “real day” on the job of my first WFH position. I had just taken a consulting position for a hot pre-IPO software company and I really felt like I had taken my career up a notch. My pay was up 75% over my previous job and everyone I knew [...]
Categories: WFH, telecommuting | Tags: consulting, pasta, seafood | No Comments »
January 21, 2008 | Posted by Kat
This article is stating that by 2011, there will be 1 billion mobile workers in the world and 75% of the U.S. workforce will be mobile. I take that as meaning telecommuters plus workers who travel heavily for their job.
The usual causes for the trend are outlined in the article (reduced corporate real estate [...]
Categories: WFH, telecommuting | Tags: competitive advantage, mobile workforce | No Comments »
January 9, 2008 | Posted by Kat
I thought I’d call your attention to this good article written by Jody Gilbert, a 12-year telecommuting “hermit” (her words), documenting 10 points that can help you evaluate your own suitability for telecommuting.
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