Posted on Mar 22, 2015
If you could work from home, how would you find yourself productive?
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I am looking for your input on creating positions for Veterans, (Disabled or not) and Spouses of Veterans, (Disabled or not)
What is the situation and what would be the convenience?
What job could you do from home? (Ideas???)
Veterans:
Some of us fall into a position where our disability isn't considered an un-employable condition, but you find yourself struggling to remain in the work force.
Some of us have Family obligations that we'd benefit a Family member or the Family to work from home.
Spouses of Veterans:
Some are Caregivers and have a full time job assisting a Family member. However, income isn't sustaining your financial obligations.
Some have had to put careers on hold to support Family members or the Family in general.
I ran into a client upon entering his home to assist him, he was in shorts a t-shirt and flip flops. He asked that we sit in his office so that he could work while we talk. He had a job with a major mobile phone and device service provider testing programs that were written to sustain there intended operational purpose. His job was literally breaking stuff. His income was six figure.
What is the situation and what would be the convenience?
What job could you do from home? (Ideas???)
What is the situation and what would be the convenience?
What job could you do from home? (Ideas???)
Veterans:
Some of us fall into a position where our disability isn't considered an un-employable condition, but you find yourself struggling to remain in the work force.
Some of us have Family obligations that we'd benefit a Family member or the Family to work from home.
Spouses of Veterans:
Some are Caregivers and have a full time job assisting a Family member. However, income isn't sustaining your financial obligations.
Some have had to put careers on hold to support Family members or the Family in general.
I ran into a client upon entering his home to assist him, he was in shorts a t-shirt and flip flops. He asked that we sit in his office so that he could work while we talk. He had a job with a major mobile phone and device service provider testing programs that were written to sustain there intended operational purpose. His job was literally breaking stuff. His income was six figure.
What is the situation and what would be the convenience?
What job could you do from home? (Ideas???)
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Interestingly, I spend my time on RallyPoint. I am on total disability, and what work I do is counseling vets dealing with PTSD and other coping/behavioral issues.
So trolling RP for issues and seeing vets who are hurting, I am working in my field every time I log on here, and RP is my pulpit...
Thanks for giving me work LTC Yinon Weiss CPT Aaron Kletzing SFC Mark Merino (I mean that most sincerely...)
So trolling RP for issues and seeing vets who are hurting, I am working in my field every time I log on here, and RP is my pulpit...
Thanks for giving me work LTC Yinon Weiss CPT Aaron Kletzing SFC Mark Merino (I mean that most sincerely...)
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CAPT Gary Foster
Jaron, there is a group of veterans on Facebook called Veterans Against Lariam. Lots of folks with debilitating issues from taking an anti-malaria pill known as Mefloquine (lariam). You may be able to help many of those veterans dating all the way back to Somalia. Thanks for what you do.
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Capt Foster, I'll check it out. Thanks... and thank you for your kind words...
1SG Henry Yates
Thank you for sharing Sir. You have a very rewarding opportunity.
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1Sg, thanks. Best of luck to you...
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As an IT guy, I know a lot of civilian IT folks that work from home. This is especially true for programmers.
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SSG Everett Wilson
I took a lot of work home. I found that the quite in the house allowed me to get a lot of work done. Right now I'm doing research and planning a class reunion and I find that I am very productive.
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SPC William Weedman
I spent about a year working as a systems admin from home. Due to managerial changes our team became effectively "homeless" as we reported to no one at our company office, so we were evicted to home. I consulted with a few friends in the IT field who worked from home for tips and tricks. It turned out I was well-suited to work from home (I lived alone with no pets. My friends said the biggest distractions were family, friends & animals in that order) I saw I was a bit more productive at home than at the office & was more tempted to work at my desk during lunch among other things. It only unraveled the last few weeks as I was informed our team was being outsourced (we were a combo employee/contractor...it was going all contractor to a different company) At that point, work I could not do (lack of rights) was being "warehoused" in my queue and my drive to perform was removed, but I still "did my duty" (military training in action) until the last day.
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1SG Henry Yates
Programming begins with a 6 figure income. If you're willing to learn, it's a great opportunity. It is currently the highest paying IT field. You're right, IT opens up so many opportunities even for positions to work from home.
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1SG Henry Yates
I was always very skeptical of folks who worked from home and assumed it was more of a sham than anything. I assumed there would be too many distractions and, because of the lack of supervision, too much temptation to simply not work/put in the required hours.
As a result of my company moving me a few years ago, my wife was going to leave her job with a company she really liked and they really liked her. They offered her the opportunity to work for home at our new location and, I have to say, it worked out just fine. In large measure, it was due to her work ethic. When she was supposed to be at work, she was there. In fact, I found that she put in many, many more hours working from home (she was salaried and, therefore, overtime was not an issue) than she did when she was going to an office every day. I guess, when you are at an office, you have to at least consider going home at some point. If you are working from home, you just keep working until what you are working on is finished. In my wife's case, that sometimes was at 0100/0200 in the morning.
I later had the opportunity to also work from home and found it to be great. I am anal, so I am in my home office at or before the official work hours would be in an office and follow the same schedule, as if I were in an office, concerning lunch breaks, quitting time, holidays, etc. I, like my wife, also found that I tend to work longer hours when working from home.
Bottom line is that I think the ability to work from home is great if you are someone who has a strong work ethic and is motivated, disciplined and honest. For people without those traits, it would be difficult to actually put in the required/expected hours.
I was always very skeptical of folks who worked from home and assumed it was more of a sham than anything. I assumed there would be too many distractions and, because of the lack of supervision, too much temptation to simply not work/put in the required hours.
As a result of my company moving me a few years ago, my wife was going to leave her job with a company she really liked and they really liked her. They offered her the opportunity to work for home at our new location and, I have to say, it worked out just fine. In large measure, it was due to her work ethic. When she was supposed to be at work, she was there. In fact, I found that she put in many, many more hours working from home (she was salaried and, therefore, overtime was not an issue) than she did when she was going to an office every day. I guess, when you are at an office, you have to at least consider going home at some point. If you are working from home, you just keep working until what you are working on is finished. In my wife's case, that sometimes was at 0100/0200 in the morning.
I later had the opportunity to also work from home and found it to be great. I am anal, so I am in my home office at or before the official work hours would be in an office and follow the same schedule, as if I were in an office, concerning lunch breaks, quitting time, holidays, etc. I, like my wife, also found that I tend to work longer hours when working from home.
Bottom line is that I think the ability to work from home is great if you are someone who has a strong work ethic and is motivated, disciplined and honest. For people without those traits, it would be difficult to actually put in the required/expected hours.
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1SG Henry Yates
Thanks for sharing Sir. That is the flip side of it. Volume speaks and if someone is at home playing video games and that's not the job, productivity is lacking. You and your wife are awesome people. The way you describe her, she'd motivate me toward a great work ethic in that environment. You guys make a great team. As you stated, working from home, it could be a sham for the person that doesn't respect what they do, but it can be great for someone who has values and takes the responsibility seriously. It sounds like it works for you both and your employers. Awesome!!!
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