I know “working from home” sounds like a scam, but there are legitimate companies out there. Here is one example that involves doing call center work from your home: Marie V. shared her story about working for Alpine Access in my just-published book, AARP’s The Single Woman’s Guide to Retirement
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A few specifics: Alpine Access (www.alpineaccess.com) requires a $45 background check if you are offered a position.
You are an employee of Alpine Access, and can become eligible for insurance and retirement benefits. Average pay is around $9 an hour. You do need to have a PC with certain capabilities, a land line, and purchase two headsets. You are paid for training.
This area of “homeshoring” has certainly received its share of bad press, but there are some good companies out there. Great to know if you want to earn some extra income from the comfort of your home.
Jan Cullinane
AARP’s The Single Woman’s Guide to Retirement (John Wiley & Sons)
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Glad to know about your book–I will check it out. I have found flexjobs.com to be a great resource for PT/remote/telecommute positions. Do your research before signing on with a home-based operation, for sure, but know that many Fortune 500 companies now outsource all their call center operations (e.g., customer service) to home-based contractors.
Please does anyone know of anything up here in Canada that’s not a scam!? If a company is legit I don’t even think you should have to pay for a background check up front it should come out of your first pay!?
For some of these companies, you don’t pay the background check fee until you have been offered the job. I agree – that’s the better way to operate a business.
So what kind of money can you make in a week? And it does work right? What are the names of these companies?
The average pay is around $9/hour. In some cases, you’re an employee of the company; in other cases, you’re an independent contractor.
Three examples: http://www.alpineaccess.com, http://www.liveops.com, http://www.westathome.com
As I mentioned in my initial post, there are certain requirements (a land line, the purchase of a headset or two, a certain level of computer software). You will need to pay for a background check as well. These are legit companies, although this type of work may not be for everyone. Read the requirements at each site, and see if this is something that is for you.
Jan Cullinane
The Single Woman’s Guide to Retirement (John Wiley & Sons)
The New Retirement: The Ultimate Guide to the Rest of Your Life (Rodale)