i totally understand the curiosity. it seems rare to find legit at home work that you don't have to pay some money in to, or work on a contract/1099 basis. i'd been looking for at home work for over a year. i've wanted to be a SAHM, full time mommy, but financially we can't afford for me to not work. my goal has been to find a way to be home with adelynn while still contributing to my family financially- kinda like the best of both worlds. i came across MANY scams and bogus job openings. many times i all but gave up because i was getting so discouraged. i needed not only work with a legitimate company, but wanted an hourly/salary job with consistent pay i could count on. i was approached many times about joining Mary Kay, Premier Jewelry, Pampered Chef, etc. while some of those did catch my interest, i didn't trust it to provide a consistent paycheck for me that we needed to stay on budget, pay bills, and just live.
i emailed everyone i could think of, facebooked people, got on LinkedIn, etc. i did everything i could to network and get my name out- let it be known by everyone what i was trying to achieve. probably borderline annoying, but i was determined. i poured over job openings on craigslist, monster, and various job websites. everything i thought was legit turned out not to be. it was frustrating. i cried many tears over it. but i kept on trying, i didn't give up!
finally. i got an email from a cousin of ours, that they had heard of a job opening through a friend. i didn't get my hopes up, but sent in my resume' anyway to check it out. pretty quickly i got an email back, and a couple phone calls. next thing i know i have a handful of phone interviews, webcam interviews, and started doing my research. i wanted to know everything about this company, do my homework! thank ya jesus, it is a legitimate company and legitimate work! and, even better? it looked like they were actually interested in ME!
not long after i was offered the job. holy moly, my prayers were answered. i was ECSTATIC.best feeling ever. i was so nervous, excited, scared, thankful- all of the above. this was way out of my comfort zone and so different than anything i'd ever done. but i HAD to try it. this was what i'd been working for! joey & i decided to take a leap of faith and try this out. we'd give it a few months and if all went well then we'd work on bringing adelynn home to be with me. i wanted to get all my training for the new job under my belt, get comfortable, and see how it all worked before just bringing her home right away.
so, what do i do? i'm a career consultant for Adjuster Pro! (www.adjusterpro.com ) the way i describe it to people is this: i'm kinda like a college advisor- i help students figure out the best path to take in obtaining licensing in states throughout the country to become a licensed Insurance Adjuster. we offer exam prep courses, software training, CE credits, etc etc etc the list goes on. we help license, certify, and train adjusters all over the country. we have online classes, live classroom courses, and my job is to help people figure out what they need/want and how to do it. i answer questions along the way, and basically just help however i can. i talk to them on the phone, email, and live chat through our website! all of this i do from home and work an 8 hour day just like i would if i commuted to an office everyday. our entire company is virtual, so everyone works from home. we have employees all over the country! its pretty dang cool. we have meetings on conference calls, webcam meetings, and IM each other all day long.
i've also started doing some work with our social media. i expressed an interest and they've been supportive in me pursuing that side of things. we have a social network, facebook, twitter, linkedin, etc. so i've been working to ramp those things up and be more active. LOVE IT.
so in a nut shell, thats what i do! i had adelynn home with me a couple weeks ago when she had HFM and they were very understanding and supportive. for the most part, i was able to get work done normally- granted i wasn't on the phone so that made a huge difference. next week daycare is closed so i'll have her home with me, and this will be a sort of 'trial run' to see how it goes with a non-sick baby and me working on the phone. fingers crossed it works out, i would love love love to have her home with me full time. we'd save so much money, and aside from that- i just want to be the one to raise my baby! i hate being away from her, and missing out. ever since i got pregnant with her i've been trying to find a way to do this. and i hope this is it. many prayers hoping this works how we want it to. could make things a lot easier/better for our family in many ways!
www.adjusterpro.com --website
www.facebook.com/adjusterpro --facebook
www.twitter.com/AdjusterPros --twitter
http://www.adjusterspace.org/ -- our very own social network
http://www.adjusterpro.com/insurance-adjuster-blog/ -- our blog
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