If you could work from home

[Senkusha]

I just created a topic on my own forum explaining this, but I know that there's no audience, so it's more like me just shouting at a blank wall. I figured I'd ask here to, and if you're interested in my rambling, feel free to look at my full length post.

Anyway, I've known for a couple of years now that I'm ready to change my work-life. I've worked in a warehouse environment for a long time now, and I've worked in an office environment previously. My body aches and it hurts to even walk anymore, and while I've been looking around at the various options available, I've also noticed the Job Market appears to be very brutal at the moment. Yesterday, my TikTok For Your Page (FYP) blew up with Work from Home jobs. That got me to thinking, maybe I just need a change of environment to something new, and I'm thinking that the Work From Home option could even be the New American Dream.

My problem is, I don't really know what I could be competent enough to do. I don't know how to translate the 30 years of customer service experience into a role where I'm mostly working alone as an individual. So, maybe if I ask around, and there are people who either do work from home already, or maybe others might have some ideas that I could look into, I might have a better chance for finding opportunities?

 

[Ravenfreak]

Customer service jobs might allow you to work from home. You might have to start in the office. It'll be stressful at times dealing with customers though. Do you have any data entry skills? This could help you get a remote job too.

 

[Senkusha]

I know I could DO customer service, but I don't want to deal with the micromanaging, quotas, and negative attitudes the customers have. I want to take care of my mental stability too. I've worked Help Desk in the past.

 

[otis booard]

from march 2021 until december 2022 i worked from home as a civil servant, during that time i went into the office no more than half a dozen times. here in the uk we had just come out of lockdown, so for a good 2.5 years i spent very little time outside.

i developed a fear of going out and a strong desire to just stay in the flat. this caused me many issues, some of which i'm still dealing with now.

i strongly advise make sure that 2/3 days of the work week should be in the office.

thanks

 

[Cory]

If you Google "work at home jobs list" Google automatically generates a list with various at-home jobs.

I would want to be a freelance web developer if I ever had to pick and choose an at-home job.