Job that can be done remotely

2jzzzz on 11/05/2019 - 08:25
Last edited 11/05/2019 - 08:28

This isn't the normal side hustle discussion.

What I'm asking if anyone here currently does not have to travel to a place of work and can do everything from a computer that has Internet access?

For me, alot of jobs of the future will be done remotely. Yes there will still be bricks and mortar, but I think alot will move with the technology advances.

My ideal picture is being able to travel around Australia, pull up to a nice location, out comes the computer and away you go. It could be within set times, but ideally whenever you wanted.

I've got 2 years where I can very comfortably transition into something like this.

Drop shipping, writing books, proof reading writing, Skype coaching, website design, stock investing or coding. None of these I have great experience in, but each somewhat appeal to me.

Education & Work

Comments

  • 87percent on 11/05/2019 - 08:53
    +6

    Plenty of coding learning material available online. I know of a couple of people who have taken up coding and are working in the field now, who previously had no coding experience

    • subywagon on 11/05/2019 - 09:07

      Do you know what kind of coding and what languages are in demand for those people you know?

    • Quantumcat on 11/05/2019 - 09:38
      +32

      You'd have to be very good to get a remote coding position as you need to be trusted quite heavily. That's not likely to happen for backyard coders, it will be people who already have long established careers as programmers.

      • mskeggs on 11/05/2019 - 10:04
        +3

        Fair, but OP has two years to prepare.
        Where I work there is a software tester who is 100% remote, but she began working in the office.
        We also have some devs who have gone remote.
        Front end languages would be my suggestion, as the work you do can be fairly easily evaluated.

        • digitalbargain on 11/05/2019 - 19:10
          +11

          starting in an office somewhere and then going remote is a better way to do it.. get to know the team, product, etc..

          remote devs are a dime a dozen and often willing to work for a lot less than an aussie dev

      • Donaldhump on 11/05/2019 - 13:38
        +5

        id imagine you pretty much have to work at the place first and lay down some roots.

        • Scrooge McDuck on 12/05/2019 - 10:15
          +5

          "Adult entertainment"?

          • Plug on 12/05/2019 - 19:35

            @Scrooge McDuck: Can't do that on the side of the road plus you'll need an assistant and someone to hold the camera.

  • GordonR on 11/05/2019 - 08:56
    +15

    My cousin’s wife transcribes recordings - is sent audio-recordings of various meetings and interviews and types them out.

    They are sufficiently high value and complex to require total accuracy and sophisticated English language skills, hence are not outsourced to India

    • subywagon on 11/05/2019 - 09:06
      +2

      That sounds interesting. Do you need any kind of formal training or qualification for such a gig? And what's the pay like?

    • [Deactivated] on 11/05/2019 - 09:49
      +1

      In certain environments, sure, paying top dollar for top service is justified. If I were in the market, I'd use local (providing certain criteria are met).

      I can tell you that this industry is significantly outsourced. I personally do not trust/use transcribing services but many of my colleagues do. Most if not all send them to India and have been doing so for years.

      I receive 2-3 email ads per week for such services.

      • typistinahurry on 11/05/2019 - 13:20

        If it's any consolation at all, there are a few of us out there who offer a "boutique" transcription service, meaning we only work for a small number of private clients (who take priority over the transcription company work that comes in), we take the time to get to know the client, their business, their dictation style and preferred report style so that we can offer a very individualised and highly personalised service. It's a lot easier to have faith in a transcription service if you know it is one person, no risk of outsourcing, who is 100% dedicated to providing you with the best possible service and quality and as you can see from my post below, on a per line basis, "boutique" or personal transcriptionists are usually cheaper than the big transcription companies as well. I think outsourcing overseas compromises quality and outcomes for doctors, their businesses and their patients and will never be of the same quality as a personal typist. I can absolutely understand why some doctors still choose to keep their transcription in-house.

    • dimitryp on 12/05/2019 - 10:21
      +3

      that sounds like a job that would be redundant by the time remote work is more common. Computer speech recognition is already v good currently, and will be getting better each year. I can see a computer transcription service being as good as a human within a couple of years, especially with Machine Learning coming on in leaps & bounds presently (computer learns from mistakes, improves, etc)

      • azonki on 12/05/2019 - 10:47
        +1

        Computer speech recognition is a long way away from being recognised in a court of law.
        The output of a device that is capable of making mistakes is not something I would like to rely upon.
        As well, a lot of transcription involves listening to, and then typing the result of a threeway conversation between the interviewer, an interpreter, and the interviewee.
        Transcription services will be around for a long time.

        • abb on 13/05/2019 - 14:41
          +2

          Anything, including humans, can make mistakes ;)

          Better speech recognition machines with multiple microphones (so they can lock on to each individual speaker, even when multiple voices are speaking at once) are possible with today's technology, so if they're not on the market they will be very soon.

          I think before very long the AI will provide a transcription with percentage confidence scores applied to each sentence/word, and will automatically forward any questionable decisions to a human to review. In super-important 100% accuracy required instances, the whole thing could be reviewed by a human (or panel of humans), and presumably this will cost less than a full transcription service.

          And of course the audio will be retained in case of any legal challenge (I assume this is the case for current human transcribers too?)

        • daitro on 13/05/2019 - 15:45

          Australian courts audit how a transcription was created? Isn't it just as fallible by your run-of-the-mill and invariably likely, highschool only educated constable who can't spell or maintain proper grammatical etiquette to save their life?

    • serpserpserp on 12/05/2019 - 13:38
      +1

      I dunno about high value. I did this job as an 18 year old. Transcribing off tapes and into a computer but I was in a office environment (although on my own in my own office). I too had to have supposed 100% accuracy (but >99% was enough though). I was not paid a lot of money to do this, it was a boring but stressful job (I had all the priority transcribing stuff to do) and lonely job too. I quit about 2 months in.

    • LFO on 12/05/2019 - 18:38
      +2

      If they are "transcribing" (i.e.: writing what it is said), why does it need such superb English skills?

      Not even comprehension is needed, just transcribe what the parrot said.

      It is not translating nor interpreting.
      Just spoken words put to paper without any extra creativity.

      • hangdog on 13/05/2019 - 07:56
        +1

        You do need to be able to handle indistinct speech, accents, jargon and idiom, or the transcription ends up funny and/or crap.

        • hangdog on 13/05/2019 - 07:59

          That said, I'd rather edit an imperfect but fair transcript, than to do the drudgery of the transcription myself…

      • typistinahurry on 15/05/2019 - 15:00

        I do a lot of ESL doctors who come from backgrounds where their native language (particularly Asian, Indian and the like) sentence structure is very different to English so for some doctors, I essentially have to shuffle the sentence around, choose the correct grammar and sentence structure and ensure I don't alter/change context but the finished report reads as if the doctor is a native born English speaker. That is the ultimate goal with ESL doctors. I do all of that on the fly, while listening to each sentence and correcting/editing as I go. A far cry from transcribing what the parrot said!

        • LFO on 15/05/2019 - 19:02

          That is not transcribing then.
          You are an "interpreter" of their incorrect spoken English. Very different.

          Transcribing does NOT need the superb skills you are describing (and enjoying).

          • typistinahurry on 16/05/2019 - 10:29

            @LFO: I'm sure it all sounds easy to someone who hasn't done the job lol

            • LFO on 19/05/2019 - 19:01

              @typistinahurry: Have you?

              As per your post, you are "interpreting" into proper English what the ESL medicos are dictating/saying.
              I don't discredit your work interpreting, adapting, editing, perfecting what it was said. Nothing to do with transcribing.

              You do, similarly to a (some, at least) Executive Assistant, put in a presentable, professional, acceptable dictation what the executive/management person has narrated in audio.

              I insist: someone that "transcribes" does not need the skills you posses and use.
              Furthermore a transcription should not have someone else interpretation/improvement/contribution.
              It has to be the spoken word in written words. No extras.

  • ihbh on 11/05/2019 - 09:06
    +4

    OZ staff work remotely. There's just Scotty's garage for business premises so it definitely won't fit everyone. But even to work for OZB you need to have demonstrated years of adding value (correct me if I'm wrong Scotty) through free contribution to the site.

    Drop shipping, writing books, proof reading writing, Skype coaching, website design, stock investing or coding. None of these I have great experience in …

    Sounds good in theory, but as we move closer and closer to a global village, there will be more and greater depth of skills to tap into globally, except for things that need to be carried out or are more cost effective locally e.g. tradesperson, barber, etc.

    If you don't have great experience in them, even paying to learn the ropes for a while, how valuable will you be to customers, and hence how sustainable is it? Also, be wary of BS claims about success - e.g. outright lie, short term fluke, marketing to sell courses, etc.

    • scotty on 11/05/2019 - 20:34
      +7

      Ha. I have hired people without years of contributions to the site. However for remote work with lots of autonomy, having high level of trust is a must. So it's either someone who has already demonstrated to be trustworthy (usually from the interactions on this site), or someone whom I have already known.

      I guess it's similar with other remote jobs.

  • altomic on 11/05/2019 - 09:12
    +20

    drone pilot

  • ihbh on 11/05/2019 - 09:16
    +2

    For me, alot of jobs of the future will be done remotely

    My prediction is that the unemployment rate will be higher in the future as more automation takes place. Everyone/most people will be paid a minimum wage for doing nothing and earn extra for doing something.

    • boostpak on 11/05/2019 - 09:37

      need to get into a career that won't become automated in the future

      • [Deactivated] on 11/05/2019 - 09:45
        +1

        … better yet, a career that benefits from automation.

        • boostpak on 11/05/2019 - 09:59

          as long as you have a job..

        • TheCutter on 11/05/2019 - 22:33
          +16

          eg sex bot cleaner

    • [Deactivated] on 11/05/2019 - 09:43
      +3

      …unemployment rate will be higher in the future…

      They said that when machines were made for factories and farming.

      Yes, it made some factory workers and farmers out of work but some will move downstream in the industry - "now that we have more because we produce more, what do we do with it?".

      Take sugar as an example, it used to be expensive because it is laborious. Lots of farmers, harvesters, and manual processing. Now that sugar plantations and factories are highly evolved and efficient, all we did is create a demand and we'll have a massive industry built on it.

      • ihbh on 11/05/2019 - 09:47
        +3

        Let me clarify: it could also be underemployment rate will be higher in the future.

        • [Deactivated] on 11/05/2019 - 09:51

          Meh, I ain't gonna complain if I can work 3 days a week and still get the same pay. :)

          … of course, I'm more likely to complain that I could be working 6 days and paid double.

    • Apple96 on 11/05/2019 - 14:24
      +4

      Reminds me of Tim Burton’s Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, where Charlie’s dad was replaced by a robot to cap tooth paste, than he was hired to fix and maintain the robot which replaced him.

  • [Deactivated] on 11/05/2019 - 09:35
    +12

    Yes, there will be some jobs that can be done remotely…

    … and workers willing to take 1/10th of the pay in India.

    • Donaldhump on 11/05/2019 - 13:37
      +5

      sounds good on paper but the quality is 1/20th

      • Apple96 on 11/05/2019 - 14:22
        +1

        Cheaper price in most experiences means a cheaper product. And if you want it cheap and fast, well than you really must not care about the product

        • [Deactivated] on 11/05/2019 - 15:13
          +7

          Paying more doesn't mean getting a better product.

          Most recent example. Samsung's folding phone.

      • [Deactivated] on 11/05/2019 - 15:12
        +1

        It's not true for everything. Certain things have to conform to a minimum mandated standard of a given country. For example, electrical work, yes, our standards are much higher than in Bali.

        Unregulated services do not have any standards but that set by a company/business/individual.

        For example, iPhones are made in China to the standards set by Apple in the US. It is almost irrelevant what China's standards are because Apple's internal standards are far beyond.

        Do you think that making the same product in the US would mean it will be built better?

      • PVA on 13/05/2019 - 09:38
        +1

        Most companies don’t care about the quality downturn, it’s about being cheaper. That’s exactly what companies like Telstra do. Outsource to India and Phillipines, and we all know what that service is like… terrible mostly.

      • MrBear on 13/05/2019 - 16:35

        Initial development is a capital cost.
        Fixing bugs is an operating cost.

        Often the lower capital cost is preferred by the upper management than higher operating costs.

  • Quantumcat on 11/05/2019 - 09:43
    +13

    There's not much point sinking too much time into trying to find such a job, unless you have a highly developed skill already. Anything that doesn't need such a skill can be done by Indians and Thais for $2/hour. And if you had such a skill you'd probably know it (as you'd be using it in your career for the last 5-10 years).

    • JimmyF on 11/05/2019 - 10:12
      +4

      Correct…. If you can 'work from home' you can work from another country…. so yout job can go overseas.

      Only highly skilled jobs can still 'WFH' in this country :/

  • mskeggs on 11/05/2019 - 10:08
    +5

    How much do you need to earn?
    If you needed $200 a week you could likely get it with a ladder and photocopied flyers offering to clean gutters for $20 an hour. If you need $2000 a week it is a different story.

    • [Deactivated] on 11/05/2019 - 10:47
      +2

      what would i do if i need $20000 a week?

      • [Deactivated] on 11/05/2019 - 13:17
        +5

        Well invest in a pizza delivery bag for starters…

        • Scrooge McDuck on 12/05/2019 - 10:31
          +2

          …and sawn-off shotgun for finishers? Great cover!

      • Donaldhump on 11/05/2019 - 13:36
        +4

        drug courier

      • ihbh on 11/05/2019 - 19:45
        +1

        high class escort.

      • bringbring on 12/05/2019 - 01:41

        Portable meth lab

    • josetann on 11/05/2019 - 10:49
      +7

      A ladder and a well-timed "accident"?

  • typistinahurry on 11/05/2019 - 10:48
    +41

    I work remotely from home and have done for about 20 years now. I'm a medical/medico-legal transcriptionist and virtual personal assistant. So for two of my clients, I contract to large transcription companies here in Australia (you'd be surprised at the amount of work that some doctors/insurance companies do NOT want outsourced to India and so there is still a need for local transcriptionists who have an excellent command of the English language, complex grammatical skills and a high level of accuracy (I type about 110 wpm with 99.9% accuracy but I've been doing this a LONG time). To be able to secure a job in my field, you do need at least basic medical experience so usually people like medical receptionists/ward clerks/medical secretaries find it the easiest to get into the field as many already have a good understanding of the terminology and if they aren't familiar with a medical word, they will know where to look to find an accurate answer. It is production rate work however, and I can only imagine we get paid significantly less than the transcription companies who source and manage the workload because if there were no profit in this business, nobody would be doing it. The work is varied from day to day and because I've got a good whack of experience under my belt, I can type pretty much every medical speciality there is (but it helps if you are ambitious, you are willing to take on even "difficult" dictators, ESL doctors and you show enthusiasm about learning new fields of medicine that you may not have typed before). So in any one day I can be doing orthopaedic work, neurosurgical reports, cardiology, ophthalmology and forensic psychiatry reports, for example. You have to be highly adaptable and it also helps if you have an interest in medicine/anatomy etc, so I do a lot of my own research as part of my day as well because to be an excellent transcriptionist, it helps if you have even a rudimentary understanding of what the doctor is dictating about because it gives you a deeper understanding and context to be able to pick up any errors (yes, doctors do make them lol) or pick up misspelled medication names and the like. I guess I do well in my job because I love it and I consider what I do to be part of direct patient care. What I create each day from my transcribing is a part of someone's medical and legal record so it matters to me that it is preferably 100% accurate every single time so that's my goal each day when I sit down at my desk with my coffee once the kids have all cleared out and gone to school.

    My other client is a private orthopaedic medico-legal consultant who works for law firms and insurance companies to produce permanent impairment assessments for insurance claims involving work accidents, CTP/car accidents, public liability and medical negligence claims. I've been his virtual personal assistant for nearly five years now. He works all around Australia and I also handle his phone calls, appointments and his diary as well as a lot of other administrative aspects of his business but the bulk of my time is spent transcribing his reports. He's admittedly a little spoiled; I do direct transcription over the phone with him (so yes, I have to type as quickly as he speaks and again, I aim to be 100% accurate every single time, even though direct transcription is more challenging than recorded files where you are able to pause, rewind and repeat things that may not be clear the first time you listen to them). The upside is that my rate for my VPA client is what I'd consider to be lucrative for someone who works from home, in the area of $60 an hour, bearing in mind that I do more than "just type" for that client. Straight transcription from recordings and templates provided by a client is more around the A$0.22-A$0.25 per line or I can work with the client to find a mutually agreeable hourly rate if that's preferable and the work is reasonably predictable in terms of the number of hours per week.

    I love my job but there are downsides; it is difficult to get into without at least a basic medical background (there are "courses" available that will cost you a pretty penny but it's hard to compete with actual experience in a medical environment and years of practice to have achieved a high typing speed, accuracy and extensive knowledge); it can often be difficult to clearly demarcate your work life from your home life (there will always be more reports sitting waiting from the transcription companies so it's tempting to try and fit "just one more in" each day because your remuneration is dependent upon how much work you do each fortnight); your time is not as flexible as people might think (my private client often likes to work evenings or on weekends when it suits him and my rate reflects that it will not always be convenient for me to change plans or stop what I'm doing and thus I've factored in compensation for that in my price); there is no holiday pay or sick leave so you need to have plans and savings in place in the event that you are unable to work or would like an actual holiday once in a while (I usually only take leave once a year, from Christmas through until about mid-January as lots of the transcription company's clients are on leave and my private client is usually also on leave during that time); family and friends may find it difficult to respect the boundaries of your work if you are working from home (so people assume it is fine to call you for a chat any time that suits them, drop in for a cuppa, ask if you can help them with this or that because your work can sometimes be perceived as not being a "real job" and you can pretty much stop and start whenever you like, definitely not true if I have a full day of work ahead of me because I structure my days around my clients' needs, which can also vary from day to day) and you can find yourself quite isolated socially a lot of the time because there is no camaraderie that comes from working in an office/team environment (although I have quick chats with my transcription company supervisors over the week about work and personal things if time permits and I have an excellent relationship with my private client so our work conversations are also interspersed with personal conversations, political chats, general medical discussions, talk about the NRL, travel and the like, and some of my best friends are online so I also make time to connect with them via Facebook and the like to maintain those relationships).

    Sorry, that was extremely long so well done if anyone has made it this far! It can be problematic to be able to type as fast as I can think and I'm notorious for "War and Peace" style Facebook posts amongst family and friends lol I do hope, however, that I've at least given you an accurate, honest overview of what my job is like to help you with your research :)

    • Baysew on 11/05/2019 - 11:11
      +76

      A$0.22-A$0.25 per line

      Keep in mind that posts on OzBargain are unpaid.

      • typistinahurry on 11/05/2019 - 11:14

        Hahaha same with Facebook, which is a real shame lol

      • TheCutter on 11/05/2019 - 22:37

        its all paid for by your taxes to cover medicolegal costs anyway

      • skillet on 12/05/2019 - 21:45
        +1

        At 110WPM cost him nothing.

    • [Deactivated] on 11/05/2019 - 11:14
      +13

      you could've made $9.25 from that long post!

      • typistinahurry on 11/05/2019 - 11:20
        +4

        And it took me less than 10 minutes to bang that out; I'm usually faster with my transcription work because I'm simply transcribing what I hear instead of having to think of what I'm going to type as I'm typing it :)

        • JIMB0 on 11/05/2019 - 20:28
          +4

          So you typed those 1233 words at a rate greater than 123 wpm rather than your usual 110 wpm?

          • typistinahurry on 12/05/2019 - 08:41

            @JIMB0: Maybe, I haven't sat a formal speed test in about 4-5 years and given I do this up to 7 days a week sometimes, I'd guess maybe I'm faster but it's better to estimate conservatively and the 110 wpm is more than enough to qualify for this kind of job on an application anyway. I do know there are transcriptionists who are much faster, closer to 130-140 wpm, which is amazing.

      • typistinahurry on 11/05/2019 - 11:52
        +2

        Actually it's closer to $16.00 because in the transcription business, a "standard" line of type is 65 characters including spaces :)

      • Baysew on 11/05/2019 - 15:07
        +8

        How much would one of IVI's commentscost?

    • belongsinforums on 11/05/2019 - 11:24
      +1

      could you please provide a salary range for your job?

      • typistinahurry on 11/05/2019 - 11:50
        +1

        The transcription business is notoriously "feast or famine", meaning that unless you have private clients to complement your transcription company work, your income is dependent upon how much work is available, how fast and reliable you are with turn-around times and how much of the available work will be allocated to you versus the other dozens of transcriptionists who are also wanting work. Transcription company work pays around $800-$1,000 per week (before tax, if I'm really flat strap and pushing myself, that includes working weekends as well) and my private clients fluctuate between having full on busy weeks and then sometimes only needing me one day per week so it can be wildly unpredictable. So a salary range could be as much as $3K some weeks and then other weeks it will only be $1,200-$1,500.

        • belongsinforums on 11/05/2019 - 13:21
          +3

          thanks. seems like it's not worth it unless you're willing to invest that time. and that seems like it translates to a low hourly rate with a low salary ceiling

          • typistinahurry on 11/05/2019 - 13:55

            @belongsinforums: Sadly, I have to agree when it comes to the transcription company work; it is greater effort for less pay and comes with the unpredictability of workflow, which is why private clients are preferable and in fact vital to make a livable income from this type of work. Because the companies are aggressively marketing to continuously add more doctors and practices to their ranks, finding doctors who haven't already been recruited or who haven't already dismissed the concept of a transcription service due to the issues inherent to overseas outsourcing is becoming increasingly difficult. It's a shame because there are so many good transcriptionists right here in Australia who take enormous pride in what we do for a lot of us, it's just as much about our clients and providing excellent service as it is about earning an income.

    • Hardlyworkin on 11/05/2019 - 14:26
      +1

      Username checks out!

    • marquise on 11/05/2019 - 18:36
      +2

      Thanks for the detailed description of your work. Presumably there are some shortcuts to make your work easier, eg. autocomplete lists of medical terms and drug names. I also wonder how dictation software now compares against manual transcription for specialist fields.

      How are you faring with repetitive strain injuries etc.?

      • typistinahurry on 12/05/2019 - 08:38
        +2

        There are lots of shortcuts you can make, word expanders and phrase expanders which save a lot of time but you have to compile all of those yourself (I have about three backup copies in three separate places because I couldn't even imagine attempting to replicate it again from scratch, it has taken me years and years to compile). In the US, voice recognition (or "voice wreck" as it's commonly called by transcriptionists) software is far more common but despite the fact that it's been around for a while, it doesn't seem to have made huge advances in accuracy, the ability to deal with accents, "difficult" dictators, those who are mush-mouthed, mumble or like to "umm" and "ahh" a lot. Transcription companies still deal with VR technology but provide only an "editing" service to listen to the transcription and correct the VR errors (of which there are usually many). It would honestly be faster for an experienced transcriptionist to retype the entire document and get it right the first time. I've edited a few VR documents and that's been my experience. I loathe the technology because it actually can create more work but we get paid only a fraction of what "straight typing" attracts so you are wasting more of your time to be paid less money. And essentially, it was created to (eventually) replace transcriptionists so it's the only kind of work I decline; why would I actively contribute to a technology designed to put me out of a job? (That being said, I'm lucky I have that option, to decline that type of work.)

        I haven't had any issues with RSI per se from my job but I sleep with my elbows flexed and am having issues with nerve compression from that. Things like carpal tunnel are a big worry though because it can stop you from working if it's not treated early or properly. I tend to get up once every hour or so and stretch, have a quick walk around, get a coffee, etc. The transcription company has an OHS guide for transcriptionists and it's pretty much a "tick the box if you are doing these things" scenario; they wouldn't know if you didn't follow any of the guidelines but ergonomics, exercises and pause and posture breaks are important if you want to be able to do the job long term and with as little impact on your body as possible. I will say I didn't expect arthritis in my right thumb's carpometacarpal joint quite so soon though (I'm in my 40s) but I shouldn't be surprised, it's definitely an "occupational hazard" of this job.

        • Earl of Lemongrab on 12/05/2019 - 14:33

          What kind of keyboard do you use?

          • kz on 13/05/2019 - 22:49
            +2

            @Earl of Lemongrab: One with a faulty . key I suppose.

          • typistinahurry on 15/05/2019 - 15:05
            +1

            @Earl of Lemongrab: I actually use a second hand base model Dell USB keyboard. I'd love a mechanical one just for the tactile/auditory experience but the biggest issue I face is that many years ago I taught myself to use the function keys as hot keys for my transcription software instead of a foot pedal because it does work out to be faster (time is money and all that). So for me, the function keys need to be laid out in specific locations relevant to my hand span and finger reach. Many, if not most gaming keyboards and all the "nice" keyboards have the function keys spread out over a bigger distance whereas my old Dell keyboard has them croweded together so the F1 key is almost immediately above the "A" key and the F11 and F12 keys are above the =/+ and backspace keys.

            I did try one of those split ergonomic keyboards once but I'd been typing so long by the time I tried one that it was actually really uncomfortable and I couldn't get the hang of it, nor did I have the time to lose productivity while I adapted. I'm sure my upper limb/hand arthritis will thank me later lol

    • Tasmaniac on 11/05/2019 - 20:57
      -6

      That was a great rant. What was the question again ?.

    • Nutrino on 12/05/2019 - 08:58
      -2

      Where's the tldr?

    • Scrooge McDuck on 12/05/2019 - 10:46
      +1

      The upside is that my rate for my VPA client is what I'd consider to be lucrative for someone who works from home, in the area of $60 an hour, bearing in mind that I do more than "just type" for that client.

      O_O

    • MrBear on 13/05/2019 - 16:38

      Are you @GordonR 's cousin's wife?

    • bargainsniper69 on 13/05/2019 - 23:37

      Do you have a mechanical keyboard? If so which one?

      • typistinahurry on 15/05/2019 - 15:06

        I'd love one but I'm yet to find one where the function keys are spaced as closely as I need them to be. I commented above to SCHMUCK the same thing.

        • bargainsniper69 on 15/05/2019 - 17:19
          +1

          Oh my bad I didn't see. Have you thought about custom keyboards? They can be quite pricey but seems worth it considering you'd use it like crazy.

  • kaos on 11/05/2019 - 12:11
    +1

    I have a mate who translates financial information from Japanese to English.
    He only works a couple of hours per day, but they are the same hours each day- ie. the stuff has to be done before local markets open.

    So he can be anywhere in the world as long as it gets done.
    Bear in mind that the skills for this job aren't just translation- he has to understand financial wording, legal responsibilities, culture, etc

  • Apple96 on 11/05/2019 - 13:11
    +1

    For me, alot of jobs of the future will be done remotely.

    Intro to the Steve Jobs Movie (Fassbender) featured a real news reel about computers, in which Arthur C Clark said that exact thing about the year 2000. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTdWQAKzESA

    • outlander on 11/05/2019 - 13:58
      +1

      Amazing movie. How good was Seth Rogan

      • Apple96 on 11/05/2019 - 14:20

        I have a copy of the poster from the cinema in my work space at home, great movie, but also unfortunately not a 100% accurate biopic, but than again if it was 100% it would be a Docupic

  • chumlee on 11/05/2019 - 16:01
    +4

    Become a social media influencer

    • daitro on 13/05/2019 - 15:55

      Prerequisites: brazilian butt lift & or genetics.

      • chumlee on 13/05/2019 - 19:53

        Excludes me then

  • AlanHB on 11/05/2019 - 16:03

    Although niche, I reckon that you may be able to process/advise on FOI requests remotely really soon. Its something I would consider in semi retirement.

  • idonotknowwhy on 11/05/2019 - 16:29

    Oh c'mon, no low quality suggestions?

    Be a Nigerian prince, or a cam guy/girl.

    Seriously though:

    Drop shipping, writing books, proof reading writing, Skype coaching

    Nope

    Website design, coding

    Yeah maybe, with some online courses first.

    Stock investing

    No way, but learn about investing anyway, and invest the money that you do earn/save wisely.

  • Ahbal on 11/05/2019 - 18:45
    +3

    Female twitch streamer/ cam girl.

    I would write /s but they do make the $$$…

    • BluebirdV on 11/05/2019 - 19:46

      How much can they earn, approximately?

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