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META Sorry, no money to help but maybe some helpful advice for those struggling!

I've been working from home for years now. I started out at Teletech which was fairly easy to get due to having customer service experience. Ratracerebellion.com lists legit work from home jobs on a daily basis. Some good ones that are always hiring are Sykes, Conduent, Concentrix, Appen and Lionbridge. Just thought I'd throw this out there in case it can help others! Pretty sure Appen and Lionbridge don't care if you have work at home experience.

Edited to add some others I’ve thought of and they hire depending on state and country. It varies with all of them so unfortunately I don’t know where they hire for sure.

Sutherland global, Working Solutions, Sitel, Transcom, Teleperformance, iSoftstone, Support.com, Xerox

I’ve not worked for most of these companies I just can vouch that they are legitimate. It can take some time and lots of applications but that’s how I did it.

Right now it’s tax season and a lot of these companies are looking for customer service reps and that’s how I got my foot in the door with a work at home job. Hopefully, the rest of you can do the same.

Good Luck!

Second Edit: Kelly Connect, its a separate division of Kelly Temp Agency is usually hiring for chat-based support. I had a friend that worked their and enjoyed it.

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '20

I work for Liveops. I had left a DV marriage with my 2 yo, I was so scared to be in public and my daughter had to be with me all the time, no car, no trustworthy babysitters, and I didnt feel good about myself. I found work at home jobs doing a google search. I've worked at home ever since supporting us. No need to travel and you get what you put into it.

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u/gimmeurcats Jan 02 '20

Your story gives me hope, thank you.

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u/thundree Jan 02 '20

Hey, great to know. Do they have some check on where the worker is? I mean, can I join these jobs from outside USA?

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '20

Liveops is us address. I know lionbridge hires in other countries

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u/thundree Jan 02 '20

Thank you!

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u/loolndsy BANNED Jan 02 '20

Another one I’ve thought of that hires from other countries is isoftstone and Appen might as well. Most are either US or Canada but doesn’t hurt to double check!

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u/thundree Jan 02 '20

Thank you for taking the time to answer my question. I really appreciate it.

Gonna check them out tomorrow!

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u/ComfortableWish Jan 02 '20

Appen and Crisp both hire from other countries.

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u/thundree Jan 02 '20

Checking them as well, thanks!

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u/babymamaxoo Jan 02 '20

Girl I’m a single mom. My daughters father died from cancer a year ago. I’m having so many issues landing a job. I’ve been trying to find a legit work from home deal but I’ve not had any luck. Any advice?

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u/loolndsy BANNED Jan 02 '20

Try TeleTech and sykes first because they're usually desperate for people during tax season that's how I lucked out. I worked for Turbotax and it sucked but once you get one work at home job its easier to get others. I then did Conduent and Concentrix which is usually Apple support. I then moved to Upwork and started with slave labor wage jobs(which I don't recommend if you don't have a partner to help make up the difference) But I eventually made it to what they call top performers through good reviews and I currently have a wonderful job that pays pretty decently.

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u/loolndsy BANNED Jan 02 '20

Isn't live ops one that only hires independent contractors? That might out well for you but thought I'd suggest trying some of the other if you want an employee position with benefits. My husband was working as an IC and not being able to get UE when he was terminated was a real hardship.

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '20

Liveops is independent contractors. I think an employee position is ideal but haven't found/been hired for one yet.

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u/BeApurpleFox Jan 02 '20

This is great! Thanks and happy New Year.

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u/loolndsy BANNED Jan 02 '20

You’re welcome and same to you!

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u/C-Diver420 Jan 02 '20

Saving this post. I have always struggled in traditional employment roles due to my mental health and have long been searching for work from.home opportunities.

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u/loolndsy BANNED Jan 02 '20

I hope you can find something that works for you, good luck!

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u/Dawn905 Jan 02 '20

This is hugely helpful!! Thank you for posting!

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u/loolndsy BANNED Jan 02 '20

More than welcome!!

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u/agooddeathh Jan 02 '20

Thanks so much for posting this! I'm in dire need of extra cash flow

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u/loolndsy BANNED Jan 02 '20

You’re welcome, hope it helps!

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u/MelAnn12345 Jan 02 '20

Agree! I've been at Lionbridge for 10 years now. It has it's downsides but definitely has worked great for me!

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u/twiceenough Jan 02 '20

Is the salary enough to live on? I’ve been considering this line of work.

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u/bsajeev17 Jan 02 '20

Hey, just wondering, what kind of at home work do most of these companies require?

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u/loolndsy BANNED Jan 02 '20

Most are on the phone customer service or tech support. Sometimes chat. A lot of the tech support ones aren’t very technical and they teach you. Those are usually employee positions. Lion bridge, Appen and isoftstone all hire for non phone jobs. These usually involve rating web pages or search results. They are usually independent contractor work. Plus you need to study and pass a test without pay but it’s easy work. Sykes was hiring for this type of work as an actual employee but not sure if they still are.

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u/bsajeev17 Jan 02 '20

Oh wow, this was very informational and helpful, OP. Thank you! I’m looking for a more flexible job and I think I found it lol

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u/jenny_tallia Jan 02 '20

This is exceptionally helpful to me today, thank you!

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u/loolndsy BANNED Jan 02 '20

You’re welcome!

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u/fastkitten76 Jan 02 '20

Thank you

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u/loolndsy BANNED Jan 02 '20

You’re welcome!

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u/thundree Jan 02 '20

Hi OP, thanks for sharing. Would you know if this works for someone outside USA?

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u/anniemalplanet Jan 02 '20

Concentrix has employees across the globe. I work with some in Asia, Central America, Canada, the UK and the US. If you're outside of the states and looking for that kind of stuff, you could look at Teleperformance, Startek or Alorica as well. They're all business partner operations.

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u/thundree Jan 02 '20

Thank you!

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u/TarynLondon Jan 02 '20

ICUC is another to look at. I worked from home for them for 5 years. Part time (my choice, but they have full time also).

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u/Wick3db0neZ Jan 02 '20

I used to work for Sykes as a senior in high school. Paid good, good company. I didn't know they started doing at home stuff.

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u/AoiOkasan Jan 02 '20

I will second some of these companies for sure. If you need a flexible schedule I would recommend LiveOps, Appen and NexRep.

LoveOps and NexRep have similar starter gigs, inbound call center order taking from infommercials. If you can handle trying to upsell a lot of things and bonus magazines during calls both can be some good money. More so if you need to work later in the evening when kiddos are in bed.

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u/princess_sparkleface Jan 02 '20

Fiver is another great website for those looking for freelance work!

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u/StabigailKillems Jan 03 '20

Thank you so much. I had to quit my job in October because my mental health was rapidly declining. My psychiatrist and therapist both told me repeatedly how awful they thought my workplace environment was for me and my diagnosis. I feel so much better not going there every day but it's also been making me a nervous wreck not having an income. I've been trying desperately to find something I can do from home so I don't have to be around people unless I want to be.

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u/vanyushinhsu Jan 02 '20

Hi just wondering if they hire people outside the state?

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u/loolndsy BANNED Jan 02 '20

Some do, if your talking about outside of the USA I'd try Appen,Lionbridge or iSoftstone.

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u/samacct Jan 02 '20

Ideas for work at home jobs

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u/loolndsy BANNED Jan 02 '20

There's quite a few suggestions I listed at the top. The best place I've found to find new leads is ratracerebellion.com. They list new leads every day and they also have a huge list of companies with work from home positions.

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u/grandmaof06 Jan 02 '20

Thanks for posting this information been thinking doing.

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u/loolndsy BANNED Jan 03 '20

You're more than welcome!

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u/Trashcommander Jan 02 '20

Good post. Commenting to look at if I ever make it to a pc.

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u/loolndsy BANNED Jan 02 '20

Try Appen and Lionbridge sometimes they offer jobs that are rating ads on like Facebook and its all phone-based. There are also some like Conduent, Concentrix, Transcom and Kelly Connect who send you computers to work on!

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '20

There is no fucking hope

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u/mamasaneye Jan 02 '20

Wow....very encouraging dude, maybe thats why it's not working out for you. You got to put in effort no matter what kind of job it is.

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u/Nigglesscripts Jan 02 '20

Look....I’m rolling off a shit decade and if I can say there’s hope there has to be my friend. I’m not saying that like my “shit” is/was worse then your because it’s all relative....I’m saying that because it does eventually get better. Just take it one day at at time. Good luck.

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u/loolndsy BANNED Jan 02 '20

There definitely is! It took me a long time and a lot of applications to break into this field but it can be done! Don't give up hope :(

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u/DanelRahmani Jan 02 '20

I saw a :( so heres an :) hope your day is good

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u/loolndsy BANNED Jan 02 '20

Awe thanks, things are starting to look up. I was mostly sad that u/covar7 is so discouraged.

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u/SmileBot-2020 Jan 02 '20

I saw a :( so heres an :) hope your day is good

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u/DanelRahmani Jan 02 '20

I saw a :( so heres an :) hope your day is good