Are you a work at home Job-Seeker?

As with the other responses, I am a work at home job seeker. My daughter suggested a site and from it I found MyLot. I also do mystery shopping for several providers while I am waiting for the right job interview to be arranged. I have applied for at least 7 positions a week for several months without any success. I do have another interview scheduled for work outside the home later this week. I have also decided to return to college and change my career focus after I finish it. I don't have a change the world philosophy: I just want to change myself.

I too am a work-at-home job seeker and I am currently working at home as much as is possible for me. Right now of course I am on mylot and I also do some work on mturk when I have time. In addition to that, I babysit my two nieces during the day (saves my brother and sister-in-law some money and also helps me out as well) and I am a Tupperware representative. I would love to be able to make enough money from home for our family to be financially secure, but for right now, just giving us the wiggle room in our budget is enough for me.

I currently have a fulltime job thru my city, but after everything that comes out my check, i have little more then the amount of my rent left. Its horrible. I would love to be a work at home parent. I recently started looking for an extra income from online earning. I've been doing it for a month and have made a couple hundred dollars. its just a lot on top of working fulltime, school fulltime, three young children and trying to find time with my husband. Medical Benefits is what keeps me at my job. I have young children and have to keep health insurance. So right now I'm just trying to make extra money until I find something better and stable.

Hi, I hope I can be a part of the world you are about to change. I have spent weeks and months searching for jobs on the net that will pay good. But so far, I can only smile for a few cent. I have added you as my friend so I can keep in touch with you.

Interesting to say the least. I have read your discussion as well as the added responses. I too am in the same mind frame as yourself. Having worked for the same company for 21 years to end up even without as much as unemployment, really started my thinking process. I am in my early forties, so you see I have been working at it since I was a kid, although I have some really tough decisions to make in the next coming weeks, one things for sure: long term. Although I need a desperate job to keep myself afloat, I finally realized that what it is going to take is my own doings and not the dictatorships from an employer, as I am not the young chick I use to be. So I too was fortunate to have a little savings to be able to venture out, while all along all I could think of: the great number of people in my boat and even worse. I have to say that my long term goal is to be successful for me on a long term basis, but most importantly how can I can I do this while even perhaps helping others. So good to see that there is one other person as myself thinking long term and not the next payout. I will watch for your tasks as I am always looking for improvements to my already current plans. Thanks!

This is my first time to join in mylot,this portion get my attention,when am reading Mr. Philtrate discussion,it comes to my mind my experience yesterday.I'm a full time mother for eleven years,and I was happy for that career.But in time of needs,I'm now a job - seeker.And I'm trying to do so to find a job.My sister's friend offer her kindness to refer me in the company where she's working.And I went there to apply,I belong to the first group, we're 14 applicants in the first group,and 12 applicants in the second group,and 9 applicants in the third group.When the result of evaluation finished,we are all failed.I don't lose hope and I take it as a challenge,because I do believe that GOD has a plans to each and everyone..I sit for awhile and I was wondering that, is the company has a very high standard, or an interviewer was very strict.Some applicants are mass com graduate,engineers,teachers,commerce and with experience,why no one has pass, that everyone willing to undergo training,willing to learn well and work hard..How can we say we can prevent poverty if there's no giving chances to anybody.How we can help needed people to do their duties and responsibilities for the bright future for their family, kids,and youth, which is they are our future hope,,,How????? I'm not blaming that company or anyone else,because it comes to my mind that they are only protecting their company..but,what is the use of training itself if we don't give chances... isn't it that this is how we mold,teach,develop,and trainee well before send us as an employees..Who can help us,how they help us,and when they will help us? The time,the days,a month,a year passing by, can we wait, if it is too late? ..So we must not give up and stay with faith,that GOD enlighten everyone's mind and heart.......

mostly you are right and there are many people here who are really job seeking and want to get into one but may there are many factors which are effecting their thoughts and hence they are writing at mylot just to themselves free for sometime and be far out of all these thoughts whoich may be depress them. even i like to get into a job, i have the qualification required to get into a good job but for me i have more of responsibilities at home as i am a mother of two little kids and need me more and also other factors at home and just to make my mind free i write sometimes at mylot and i really feel nice about it. i must appreciate your thoughts as you arent just thinking about yourself and also thinking about others too.

Also job seeker here.Last year I work as a music critic if you know the site called Slicethepie,It helps me a lot for 1 year and half.I earn almost 8 dollars a day there but bad news because the site is getting weak and slow so now I am looking for another good site to earn and still not finding anything at all.I hope someone can share around here.

I think that a lot of people have an interest in working from home and I am definitely one of them! However, I don't think it's that easy! I have been looking for jobs online and carrying out research and it's so difficult to filter through the legitimate opportunities and the scams that are in effect. I think the closest I'm going to get to actually working at home is if I put more time into My Lot! I suppose there are the surveys to think of as well and some are better than others. That's quite a challenge, to try and change the world and I'm pretty sure it's not easy but then again you may be up to the task! I'm just happy and content in my own little world! In terms of working at home I'm sure that the majority of people would just love to do this. Andrew

Yes I am a WAH Jobseeker. I have worked from home since 2007. I have had several different contract jobs from customer service via VOIP, simple texting as well as joining job sites like MTurk. A few of the places like MTurk that I am signed up for is CloudCrowd on FaceBook, MTurk, ShortTask,MyEasyTask and MinuteWorkers. I have stuck with CloudCroud and MTurk because I have been paid by them via PayPal several times. I have completed tasks at ShortTask as well as MinuteWorkers but have not reached payout yet and I cannot verify that they will pay. I would really like to get involved with something I could make an income at that I enjoyed and that I could refer other people to that would provide them with an income as well. Possibly one day I will find what I am looking for. Good luck with your search.

hi there! well, i quit my job to focus on being a full-time home maker, but then this other side of me that's wanting to earn or at least add to our savings is taking over. i've been checking out steady work-at-home jobs but i guess i haven't found the right one. that's why i still continue my paid blogging, article-writing in bright hub, and making tasks in cloudcrowd. it's good to know that your purpose in making your own job is to make a difference. maybe you should try social entrepreneurship? my classmate worked for a multinational company but decided to quit and focus on building a business with a conscience.

Thanks for your vey frank opinion. I am also a job seeker particularly because I have retired from my active service and it is becoming extremely difficult for me to run my family. I wish you success which would help people like me. You can change the world if you so desire if you know what you exactly want to do and how to achieve them. Best wishes.

hi. I think there are just too many catagories and too many duplicates, or near duplicates, ie interest, something i'd like to do, something i have done... etc Glad to know you're still kicking into the Mylot site. I've been out of the loop for a few days. I also do love Mturk, though i'm yet to find out how useful the earnings will be as it is linked to amazon.com (read american) though you should be able to use them on .co.uk and it's still mostly tiny stuff. I think the way to go to earn decent amounts is probably more elance jobs. great site but you need to pass a teast before you start so i'm not using it yet - test is supposed to be easy enough if you just read the material It's also important to be registered at linked-in if you are offering freelance. You probably already are but i wasn't for a long time and it really is facebook for freelance.

cac2010 Everybody else is trying to be one. It's low paying but it's real and legit and not a scam..(i'm referring to mylot). Not unless you will try academic researches that pays to well to what you deserve . It's a lot of work and researches and complying to a standard format and meeting a deadlines. BUT if you did not meet the deadline, you'll get fined because of putting somebody into trouble.