Help me find an online job that *isn't* whoring.

Sagira

Other than ChaCha (which I'm not eligible for because I'm 17 and Canadian), does anyone here know of any part-time online jobs that can be done from home?

I have medical problems (severe allergies and badness), so getting a 'real job' (for lack of a better way of putting it) would probably be more stressful than it's worth, at this point. Though, I have tried.. =X

Help?

Magus`

Get a 'real job' that isn't near anything you're allergic to? Not sure what 'badness' is alluding to, though.

Sagira

Most part-time jobs aren't exactly in building that are friendly to people with enviromental illness. Working in a mall or fastfood place would be a slow and painful death for me. So, finding a 'real job' that isn't near anything I'm allegic to isn't exactly an easy task. ;D

robaal

The only other online "job" I know of is Amazon's Mechanical Turk. It still won't let you cash-out actual money if you're not an USanian but you can use the earned $ to buy stuff from Amazon.

The best paying tasks seemed to be transcription of podcasts ($1-$3) though their numbers are rather limited, so I think you'd still be earning very little by western standards...


edit: wait, you can whore yourself through the internet now?

Spackle

I don't have any jobs but just a piece of advice, most of those 'work from home! Make $1000 per week stuffing envelopes!' and such jobs are just scams. Not sure if you knew that.

meatflower

You can't get a job at a big box retailer? You haven't really stated the extent of your allergies but I'm guessing you don't live inside of a bubble so you must go *somewhere*. Why not work at one of these places?

Don't know Canadian equivalents but Best Buy's, Target's, etc. Places that don't sell food (since I"m guessing you're allergies are related to that since you mentioned food court was not a possibility). Now if you're allergic to cardboard...there might be a problem.

Wylder

Honest advice? Go see a doctor and get an allergy management plan in place.

I have fairly chronic allergies that sounds somewhat similar to yours. Some days they get so bad that all I can really do is lie on the couch and hold my head. They also act as a trigger for my (pretty bad) asthma, so the next couple of days after an allergic reaction can still be pretty bad.


Doctors can do great work these days on allergies. By staying away from my triggers, I can limit the problem. Also a fairly heavy course of antihistamines helps suppress the immune response that is the cause of the allergic reaction. Other options that I could use but dont, include - anti allergy pillows, spraying the place for dustmites, dietary controls etc.


My main triggers are pollen and dust / dustmites. I used to be useless for a high proportion of days in autumn/spring and every day when the house got cleaned. Now I manage my allergies well enough that I probably only miss one day of work per year.


Allergies are crap. Learn to beat them.

WeeSneak

The only one i know of is treasure trooper, theres a link in my sig (Again, i dont wanna whore so read the text in the brackets). Ive been using it for about a year now, its good enough to make a few extra bucks, but nothing like a regular job. I usually get around 50 bucks a month.

Sagira

I have enviromental allergies, like I said. I'm allergic to more chemicals than I can name, molds/mildews, cleaning products of many kinds (hence why working at a fast food place and having to deal with different types of cleaners regularly would be bad for me), and perfumes (which is also why malls would be bad for me). There's no garuntee (spell check?) that working in a warehouse or office building would be any better, though I have toyed around with the idea.

Plus, as I said, I am trying to get a 'real' job, and I've applied for places like EB Games and other geeky electronic stores. I just don't know how well I'll be able to handle it, and thought checking out my other options wasn't such a bad idea.

My allergies were bad enough for me to be pulled out of public school in Junior High (I was missing more time than I was going), and I've been going to an allergy clinic since grade four (I'm in 12th now), and I'm seeing the top allergy specialist in my province. *laughs* So yes, I have been trying to get it under control. And no, I don't live in a bubble, but long-term exposure to different things can cause a lot of problems; my overall health suffers a lot.

That's why I was wondering if anyone knew of any geeky do-it-from-home type jobs.

I thank you for your advice, though.

Oh, and Spackle? Yes, I knew that. I try to avoid anything that doesn't seem somewhat realistic.

Thanks guys. I'll try to look into some of the things you posted!

yalborap

Depends heavily on your abilities, really.

If you're good at making things, you could do an online store, though then you're still whoring yourself out to a degree once you start. Still, though, if you can make anything, especially if it's art, you're pretty much good to go if you can get enough people to buy it(art in particular because you can do it digitally and therefore only need to exhaust your resources when someone buys a copy).

Andrew_Jay

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msuitepyon

Medical transcription. My mother has been doing it as a secondary source of income and my sister has been doing it as a primary source of income. I'm not sure how to go about finding someone, but it can be done completely from home (my mother has a program on her computer where she downloads her work). Another possibility.

crake

Do you have any programming or design skills? If not, could you see yourself learning that stuff? It's a possible career track.

Also, there's some services that offer administrative work online. That's a bit more difficult to get into as a Canadian though.

You could do telephone work from home... but I have no idea how one might get into that?

Oh, also - you could do transcription. You can get work for that via a business, or you can just put up posters around, advertising your service. (ie, post at universities/colleges) Something to take note of with this one is that you can actually train to do this as a career.

EggyToast

How old are you? The job options available to a 20-something are vastly different compared to a teenager. Similarly, the options for a healthy work environment are also significantly improved. There are numerous office jobs that don't require much skill but are relatively low stress and/or allergy-free. As for truly working from home without ever leaving, that's a tough one if you don't already have a developed skill set. What are you good at?