Sheryl Hefner, director of management operations, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, began telecommuting to help cope with an unexpected health crisis. She was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease, which required her to spend a month in the hospital followed by six months of chemotherapy. Her department sent a computer-support specialist to Hefner’s home [...]
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Could it be that the cubicle dweller is on the endangered species list? Current workplace trends seem to point that way. With the economic nosedive comes an increased need for companies to cut costs. This has driven the number of telecommuters up in a big way.
After employees, real estate is the second-biggest expense for many [...]
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Just in case you didn’t know, there’s a Telecommute Jobs folder at our Work At Home Forums. In it, you’ll find regular postings of work at home jobs.
There’s a lot more going on over there too. It’s a great place to meet other people, many of whom are successfully working at home. Come join in [...]
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When the US tightened internet gambling laws back in 2006, this spelled bad news not only for the millions of casino-loving people who lived nowhere near the bright lights of Las Vegas, but online gaming houses and credit card companies too.
So, cyber casinos started looking elsewhere to generate income, given [...]
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My latest investigation is on a popular craft assembly program, Disciple’s Cross™. I had seen their ads all over the Internet and since I get so many questions about craft assembly companies, I thought it a perfect fit for an investigation.
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For me, craft assembly is one of those things that I lump in with “data [...]
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Often, in the course of researching, I visit some of the main job posting sites. Recently I came across a very interesting ad posted on one of them. It interested me because it was an administrative position and I know that type of job is rare indeed. So, I thought I’d check it out. The [...]
I’ve been offered a dream job as an Account Rep for a reputable charity foundation! And for at least $4000 a month to boot! Sounds great, huh? Well, I thought I’d better do some checking and here’s what I found…
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I received a job offer via email (always a bad sign, have you ever gotten a [...]
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There seems to be no end to the shady job offers for me to delve into. This time, I received a job offer via email that was ambiguously described as “transaction operations and customer service”. I responded and here’s what happened…
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I decided to research this job offer because I have been receiving more and more [...]
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Have you ever received a job offer from a complete stranger, right in your email box? I did!
I received an email saying that I could become an Email Processor for $500 per week. I didn’t want to miss out on this blatant scam great job, so I responded right away. Here’s what it was [...]
As you recall in my last post, I had questions about their refund policy and wanted some clarification before paying the $97. I never heard back from them. Now, if I weren’t investigating this company I would certainly not pursue it. But, since I want to complete my investigation I will go ahead and register.
I [...]
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