Loretta Oliver

Loretta started her telecommuting job search venture approximately 7 years ago while she was working for an onsite telemarketing company. Although the job helped pay the bills, it turned out to be a negative experience for her. She felt that some of the companies’ policies went against her own personal values, so she decided to find another job.

She was a member of a work at home website community at the time, so she made the ultimate plunge to look for telecommuting work so she could quit her onsite telemarketing job. The website community that she joined helped her network with other work at home moms that were in the same situation as she was. It helped spur some creative ideas to brew in her head as to where she wanted her telecommuting career to go.

Loretta says that the telecommuting job market was practically booming at the time she started to look for work at home jobs. She found many customer service type positions from several small businesses that were looking to save a little money by hiring work at home employees. Over the years, though, the telecommuting job market seems to have wavered a little due to some of the companies looking to hire offshore.

Loretta isn’t afraid to admit that she did once fall for what appeared to be a scam during her telecommuting job search. She didn’t have a pleasant experience with the company, but she is thankful for the chance to connect with some other people in the same situation and value the friendships that have grown from this unpleasant opportunity.

She considers these contacts and other people she has met through online communities, a major asset to her work from home job search. She feels they have helped her tremendously as she searched for as much information as possible to find telecommuting work. They have not only been a huge resource for her, but they have also been her line of support as she became friends with many other community members.

She has done many types of jobs while working from home. She tried her hand at customer service call center jobs, but it didn’t work out for her as she had children at her home 24/7. She went on to try other positions like Document Coding, Transcription, Virtual Assistance, Chat Host and dabbled at singles texting for one company.

The advice Loretta gives for others are to, “stick it out and think positive. There is work to be had, and once you find the right fit for you all the pieces will fall into place. Talk to other wahm’s, they may be not always have a job to offer you but they can help you keep an eye out and point you in the right direction when you need help. It’s the best way to avoid scams, and over the years I’ve met so many friends.”

 

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