Archive for the 'Telecommuting' Category

Saw this interesting job post for a Health Plan Nurse… what caught my eye? They can do it through telework after orientation.
The job is based in Seattle.
Come work for First Choice Health in Seattle-
 Make it your First Choice!!
$5000 Sign-on Bonus
 Teleworking Option
 
Utilization Management Nurse
Come join the growing Medical Management Department at First Choice Health!  We are […]

I picked this up as a press release because of the headline… I guess that’s the sign of a good headline.
I’ll pass this along to you.
I think basically we’re talking about major metro areas where people are long commute desk jockies.
Rural areas or factory based economies (yes there are still some) can’t telecommute.
Neither can retail […]

The work at home call center jobs are growing by leaps and bounds. Alpine Access will be hiring 5000 new home based workers on top of the 7,500 they already employ! Wow. Their goal is to increase employee satisfaction and retention while nearly doubling their workforce. Unlike many work at home positions, Alpine Access pays […]

Whenever I drive down to Florida or the beach, I tend to see lots of Canadian license plates. I guess this is one I won’t be seeing, unless she’s on vacation of course.
From The Sault Star
Sheila Hatherley makes it into her Connecticut office two or three times a year tops.
The rest of the time, she’s […]

RuralEx is a new telecommunications service provider based in Saskatoon Canada.
As you can read in this article about RuralEx the company’s purpose, in part, is to provide home based call center jobs in this rural section of Canada. Here’s how the owner describes what’s going on:
Weber is planning to tap into a somewhat forgotten workforce […]

This post is inspired by a 39 year old’s aging crisis as 40 approaches. Will 39 year olds turn to telecommuting in droves now to save their appearance? I doubt it. Here’s the so-called plan:
From The Joplin Globe
Remodel a treadmill into a machine you never have to get off of. We could call it the […]

From Dane’s Blog
Web Worker Daily:
Do you dream of working from home? Flexibly blending the professional with the personal? Working hours that suit you instead of following some old-fashioned nine-to-five schedule? All in an environment that you arrange so it suits your needs and temperament?
Then you’ll want to download and read “Work from Home: A No-Nonsense […]

Like an ape with a new banana, I have suddenly seized on the term “Co Working” thanks to my post on Office Nomads and I wanted to learn more.
To do that I went to the Co Working Wiki and clicked on a region in the US. I found a place where wannabe co-workers can find […]

OfficeNomads.com is shared office space for people who’d otherwise work from home or at a coffee shop. But what if you want a place with some office amenities but not lots of cost and you’re sloshing from all the coffee?
Then you may like what this fellow has:

Marketing consultant Chris Haddad has found a third option: […]

Charles Schwab plans big job shift out of San Francisco.
Charles Schwab will move jobs out of San Francisco over the next few years, seeking to reduce its office space here and boost its presence in less expensive places.
The company plans to eliminate about 30 percent, or 1,400, of its “seats” in San Francisco by allowing […]