Current Events > What jobs, if any, are Work From Home and don't require a college degree?

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Serious replies only, please. I'm incredibly desperate. Even if the answer is "None, sorry", that's still more helpful that some joke answer like... idk, like "crypto mining".

I can't drive, and there's barely any place around me that's within walking distance that's also hiring. In fact, the only place I can think of that is hiring is the grocery store that I used to work at, and besides promising myself I'd never put myself through that ever again, I doubt they'd even want me, considering they were trying to push me out by the end of my time there. And since I can't drive, that basically limits me to jobs that are fully WFH.

It should be noted that I had heard that being a database admin or w/e for a company that uses Salesforce was a good idea, so I tried learning that (there's a whole website that acts as a training program for Salesforce, right down to giving you actual certifications you can use on your resume), but... I'm not exactly the sharpest light bulb in the crayon box. Salesforce was waaaaaaaay beyond what I could handle.

I'm at the point where I'm about to be kicked out of the house because my mother is tired of me being a "useless leech" (her words, not mine), so I'd like to find something soon. It doesn't even have to pay that well, I just need SOMETHING.

...Anyone got any ideas?

Would it be worth doing the grocery thing, even though far from ideal, just long enough to get yourself set up with transport?

Selling things online can be pretty good. Just have to learn what things are worth and are going for.

Yard sales, yard sales. I've seen things that sell for $100 on ebay, sell for 5. Try to focus on "well to do" neighborhoods. Sometimes they don't really care about "selling," and are just looking to get rid of shit. Or don't care much about making back what they spent.

Sorry if it wasn't much help. But I have a cousin who lives off of this, plus stocks. I also personally sell things once in a while and make a pretty buck. And I don't even do it all that often, so if I did it full time, it could be a job.

EthanSilver posted...

Yard sales, yard sales. I've seen things that sell for $100 on ebay, sell for 5. Try to focus "well to do" neighborhoods. Sometimes they don't really care about "selling," and are just looking to get rid of shit. Or don't care much about making back what they spent.

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Internet arbitrage is potentially fucktons of money

Glob posted...

Would it be worth doing the grocery thing, even though far from ideal, just long enough to get yourself set up with transport?

Not at all.

Like I said, I'm not sure they even WOULD hire me again, and even if they did, I only got about 8 hours/$90 a week, and most of that 90 bucks went towards paying for my groceries (Which is kind of ironic if you think about it), and that was about 3 years ago; the price of food has only gone up since then. Plus I was absolutely miserable there. It's absolutely NOT worth my sanity to work there and still have to have my mother pay for (at least part of) my groceries (which is part of why she thinks of me as a leech). Working at the store not only fails to solve my problems, it actually creates new ones.

As for the part in bold... It's not a matter of "setting up transportation". I literally CAN'T drive. I have severe panic attacks every time I try. And I refuse to rely on other people like mom for transportation; I did that with my last job working at the casino my dad also worked at (I was living with him at the time), and I had to quit after 5 months because he said he wasn't going to drive me there anymore. So now I feel like I can't trust people to do that for me.

That's why I'm looking for options that are completely work from home. Unless I move somewhere else, somewhere that has possible options within walking distance, there isn't a place where I can work that would be worth doing. And the only way I'm gonna be able to move is if mom moves, since there's no way I can buy a house or even rent an apartment right now. And she seems dead set on staying put for the time being.

EthanSilver posted...

Selling things online can be pretty good. Just have to learn what things are worth and are going for.

Yard sales, yard sales. I've seen things that sell for $100 on ebay, sell for 5. Try to focus on "well to do" neighborhoods. Sometimes they don't really care about "selling," and are just looking to get rid of shit. Or don't care much about making back what they spent.

Sorry if it wasn't much help. But I have a cousin who lives off of this, plus stocks. I also personally sell things once in a while and make a pretty buck. And I don't even do it all that often, so if I did it full time, it could be a job.

Questionmarktarius posted...

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Internet arbitrage is potentially fucktons of money

You know, it's funny you guys mention that, I just so happen to have a bunch of Pokemon cards that I was in the process of sorting through to see what I could sell and what I couldn't/wouldn't be worth my time.

There's a website where you can plug in what cards you have and it tracks the value of the cards daily. It works for Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic, and a few others, and even any combination of the aforementioned. Right now I have ~2000 cards put in and it says my collection is worth ~$1,350.

All that said, I'd much rather be able to get a job so that I have a slightly more stable flow of income, and use the cards as a backup/bonus. So I'm open to more suggestions.

You could look into drop shipping. It's selling things online only you don't handle any stock. Essentially you find a wholesaler who will drop ship then set up an online shop. All orders go directly to the wholesaler who sends out the items to your customers. The wholesaler/drop shipper may charge you more per item but they handle all shipping and stock.

blistr posted...

You could look into drop shipping. It's selling things online only you don't handle any stock. Essentially you find a wholesaler who will drop ship then set up an online shop. All orders go directly to the wholesaler who sends out the items to your customers. The wholesaler/drop shipper may charge you more per item but they handle all shipping and stock.

Not 100% sure I even understand this.

From the sounds of it, it's just like ordering from amazon or something but with extra steps? How do I profit from this, and for that matter, what's even the point in me being the middle man?

Idgi

No joke. Become an artist that caters to the furry community and make more money than anyone you have ever met.

6 figures would be an easy get if you can land a whale or two and are willing to take any request with 0 restrictions.

Priere posted...

No joke. Become an artist that caters to the furry community and make more money than anyone you have ever met.

6 figures would be an easy get if you can land a whale or two and are willing to take any request with 0 restrictions.

lmao it's crazy how true this seems to be. To the point where I've actually considered it.

...Or at least, I WOULD consider it, but unfortunately I cannot draw a straight line with a ruler.

MarbyIsBack posted...

...Or at least, I WOULD consider it, but unfortunately I cannot draw a straight line with a ruler.

AI will give you everything you need. All you have to do is weed out the shit with seven fingers

MarbyIsBack posted...

You know, it's funny you guys mention that, I just so happen to have a bunch of Pokemon cards that I was in the process of sorting through to see what I could sell and what I couldn't/wouldn't be worth my time.

There's a website where you can plug in what cards you have and it tracks the value of the cards daily. It works for Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic, and a few others, and even any combination of the aforementioned. Right now I have ~2000 cards put in and it says my collection is worth ~$1,350.

All that said, I'd much rather be able to get a job so that I have a slightly more stable flow of income, and use the cards as a backup/bonus. So I'm open to more suggestions.

What is the name of that site to see value of pokemon cards?

Questionmarktarius posted...

AI will give you everything you need. All you have to do is weed out the shit with seven fingers

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/6/1/AAZ4uYAAEX8l.png

Nintendo415 posted...

What is the name of that site to see value of pokemon cards?

https://www.getcollectr.com/

It's technically an app for phones, and that app works well enough but it's kind of a pain to bulk add cards on phones. If you click "Web App" in the bar along the top of the link I posted, though, you can access the same stuff on a computer.

Customer service is frustrating but ultimately pretty easy and fits this criteria.

also data entry

berlyman101 posted...

Customer service is frustrating but ultimately pretty easy and fits this criteria.

also data entry

Customer service does NOT sound like a good fit or a fun time for a guy with social anxiety and social awkwardness through the roof.

Data entry could be something though. I guess it depends on if it's like Salesforce I mentioned earlier or if it's something simpler like plugging numbers and making formulas in Excel/Google Sheets.

Actually, that does raise a question... Does anyone know if I could do an Accounting gig working from home? People have told me over the years that I'd be a good Accountant. I don't know if that needs a college degree or anything though.

what I've done is order entry processing which uses those skills but is not in itself accounting. I'd recommend getting experience in that, then work on SF/Trailhead certifications. Especially if said order entry includes Salesforce like when I worked in it. that way you'll actually have experience using it before you study it.

MarbyIsBack posted...

Not 100% sure I even understand this.

From the sounds of it, it's just like ordering from amazon or something but with extra steps? How do I profit from this, and for that matter, what's even the point in me being the middle man?

Idgi

Let's say you like shoes. You find a wholesaler who stocks shoes and ask them if they'll drop ship. If they say yes then you set up a website selling shoes. Customers order from your website and you send the details through to the wholesaler, who completes the order and sends the shoes to your customer.

Since you're purchasing from a wholesaler they do not sell to the public and you are like a retail shop, only since they'll do drop shipping you don't need to purchase or handle any stock.

Now let's say the wholesaler usually sells a pair of shoes to a retailer for $50. The retailer would sell those same shoes for $150. The wholesaler may sell those shoes to you, and drop ship them to your customers, for $110. If you sell them for $150 you'll make $40, all without having to deal with stock or shipping.

Of course you will need to find a wholesaler who is prepared to drop ship, and you'd want to find something that you already know about, or like enough to learn more about, so that you can engage with customer questions and what not.

And no, Amazon is not a wholesaler. They are an online retailer who sells for next to little margin themselves (not including affiliate retailers on Amazon), thus relying on the number of sales to be profitable.

berlyman101 posted...

what I've done is order entry processing which uses those skills but is not in itself accounting. I'd recommend getting experience in that, then work on SF/Trailhead certifications. Especially if said order entry includes Salesforce like when I worked in it. that way you'll actually have experience using it before you study it.

ah, so it IS a Salesforce thing... shit. Like I said, I just cannot wrap my head around Salesforce, no matter how hard I try.

Sometimes I curse God for making me as stupid as I am. And by "sometimes" I mean "constantly".

blistr posted...

Let's say you like shoes. You find a wholesaler who stocks shoes and ask them if they'll drop ship. If they say yes then you set up a website selling shoes. Customers order from your website and you send the details through to the wholesaler, who completes the order and sends the shoes to your customer.

Since you're purchasing from a wholesaler they do not sell to the public and you are like a retail shop, only since they'll do drop shipping you don't need to purchase or handle any stock.

Now let's say the wholesaler usually sells a pair of shoes to a retailer for $50. The retailer would sell those same shoes for $150. The wholesaler may sell those shoes to you, and drop ship them to your customers, for $110. If you sell them for $150 you'll make $40, all without having to deal with stock or shipping.

Of course you will need to find a wholesaler who is prepared to drop ship, and you'd want to find something that you already know about, or like enough to learn more about, so that you can engage with customer questions and what not.

And no, Amazon is not a wholesaler. They are an online retailer who sells for next to little margin themselves (not including affiliate retailers on Amazon), thus relying on the number of sales to be profitable.

Hmm, I think I understand it a bit better now. Thanks.

When I mentioned Amazon, I meant in more of a "why go through a middle man website when you can just order it directly?" kind of way but I guess it's a little bit more nuanced than that?

Idk, it still seems kind of pointless to me, but I guess if people are willing to pay for it... If there's a market for it, who am I to complain?

It's risky but you could try day trading. It's like gambling but with stocks and ETFs.

Im not an expert but I figured a lot of programming jobs could, and just required you know the language (with college NOT being the only way to learn).

A family friend of mine repairs computers, if you have a skill like that it can be done from home more or less

Take a look to see if you can find an email or text chat position at a call center

Frolex posted...

Take a look to see if you can find an email or text chat position at a call center

I have family that has worked in call centers before and it's not a bad gig. Pay and hours are decent.

Also, in case you are scared of customer interactions, all call center jobs now have built in scripts for every situation. You basically read through the script and adjust based in the customer's specific needs. There are also chat reps who don't ever talk on the phone but just text the customer.

You don't need a degree for the job and there are openings everywhere. As long as you can navigate the occasional irate customer (which you are provided scripts for or can escalate to a manager), then it's an option.

for a while I was teaching english online to students in china. I think since then there have been new laws enacted in china to restrict that kind of thing, but there are sites that offer the same thing in, say, korea.

I've heard generally positive things about Carrot English I think?

IT. Many just require a certification.

A degree can up your chances on getting the job, but its not needed by all.

I just started working as a maintenance scheduler for a utility company. While my specific role is hybrid, there are certainly others that are full WFH, both within my company and at other employers. No formal qualifications required, although you do need to be proficient with Microsoft Office.

Stable hours, solid pay and you don't have to push products and services onto people.

If you have issues with anxiety, do NOT work customer service lol. That shit gave me anxiety. I used to be super chill and now Im like a bundle of nerves (depending on the situation).

S*** has totally fucked me up mentally and idk if Ill ever really recover.