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Well hi there! Things have been crazy the past few weeks. If you’ve hung around here for long you know that I work from home, at a variety of different jobs. For a couple of years, I have done a lot of writing work, but that has not been very reliable lately. Independent contractors working from home are always having to make decisions about what they will do. Will this job last longer than that one? Is it possible to make good money doing this? Companies want good people. so they sometimes exaggerate the details about a job. Companies lose contracts, need fewer people suddenly or the hours available can change drastically from one week to the next – and maybe never go back to the ones that fit into your life. You never know what is coming.\"magnus <\/p>\n

One of the main types of work at home jobs out there are in customer service. A lot of major companies use work at home virtual call center peeps. You think you are calling a place where there are ranks of people, sitting in little cubicles, waiting to take your call about your cell phone service, your appliance repair appointment or your credit card. And maybe you are. Or<\/strong><\/em> you may be calling someone sitting at home in their jammies. Like me, for instance. Anyway – I finally decided it was time to go back to something a little more reliable and took a job with a company I worked for a few years ago – back to customer service. I’ve been in training classes for the last 7 days and have 3 more to go. This kind of training does not play to my strengths at all, and while I understand the need to train everyone the same, I get to end of the day wanting to nuke the whole internet and everyone on it. [3 more days 3 more days 3 more days] Grouchy.<\/p>\n

But, before that hellish 6 hours rolls around, I slurp down a quick cup of coffee and go out to work in the garden. It makes up for a lot of aggravation later on, to hang out with these little babies, and imagine what they will look like when their promise is realized in a few more days. \"shastaWhich is prettier? The buds, or the full blown flowers? A matter of taste, and maybe of mood or attitude.\"cherokeeSweet sweet sweet\"jacobFortunately, unlike me with my job dilemma, you don’t have to choose. Love the buds now, the blooms later. And if you have a spare moment, you could send up a little prayer for my sanity, tattered and abused though it may be. It’s the only sanity I’ve got, and I’m hoping to have at least a few shreds left on Friday.\"sedum\" Thank you for calling – how can I help you today :)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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