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Henry Dahut, J.D.
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Henry Dahut is a licensed California trial attorney. Over the course of his 30-plus years practicing law, Henry has represented and counseled countless clients in legal trouble.
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Working Online From Home
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that nearly a third of all eligible workers qualify as self-employed professionals or contractors. The increase in remote workers also has resulted in advances in home-office video and content-sharing technology – say nothing of having online access to incredible AI tools like Chat GPT.
The trend in remote work continues to increase
Even in today’s chaotic economy, the growth of online employment services has been outpacing the rest of the economy. A Gartner survey of company leaders found that nearly 80% of them plan on allowing their employees to work remotely at least part of the time.
Leaving the office and the commute clearly had unexpected benefits
According to recent labor usage and employment studies, the past emergency work restrictions had not only forced companies to put much of their workforce on remote status, but they also created support systems and online architectures that allowed workers to continue working remotely.
As we enter 2023, these same remote support systems are still in place. While many employers now want their employees back in the office, employees all over the country prefer to remain online home-workers. According to most remote workers, they remain happier and more productive in their current remote status.
Independence and Freedom are Contagious
Even so-called middle-class workers realize that much of their work can be done from their homes and are finding new ways to make it happen. This is especially the case when workers factor in the high cost of gas, the wasted time, and the expense of commuting.
In many ways, the work-from-home trend is about having more personal, professional, and, yes, financial freedom, as well as structuring one’s hours according to one’s work and personal preferences.
Freedom may be waiting for you
Once people get a taste of the freedom that comes with remote work, the chance of getting them back to the office grind becomes ever more difficult. If you think otherwise, look at what the new owner of Twitter, Elon Musk, is going through. Even after laying off nearly half of his employees, many of them have refused to leave their work-from-home positions.
According to a recent Wallstreet Journal article, many remote white-collar workers are working two remote jobs and, in some cases, nearly doubling their income. Some of these workers even claim they are making more by holding down two part-time jobs. Such is the advantage of a new type of independent and self-directed online worker.
Online Opportunities
The home-based business sector is growing in importance and offers people unique online opportunities to work for others and create their own businesses. This is especially true in the current growth explosion in artificial intelligence technology.
Some remote employees are even choosing to work with multiple online employers who are located in different time zones. Remote workers convert that time into income-producing hours without the stress, time, and money wasted on commute hours.
Types of Online Home Businesses
Types of online home businesses include providing expert advice in exchange for a stated fee – usually, these services charge online visitors by the project rather than traditional hourly billing. Some online experts charge by the minute.
Common types of online expert advice include real estate, legal, computer, health, and even astrology. Become a freelance writer or a WordPress developer and help others build their own online business. The options are endless.
Remote job placement and providers experiencing tremendous growth
FlexJobs has gained tremendous popularity in the remote online job space by offering its clients an all-in-one remote and hybrid job search and placement resource and claims that each of their 29,468 jobs and 5,876 companies currently available on its site has been carefully screened for professionalism and specific remote or flexible work options.
The company will even help you build the right kind of resume for the type of remote work you are applying to obtain.
Consider the possibilities
It may be time for you to consider something new. You may find it more enjoyable than your previous work. Don’t be offended if you need to take a pay cut. The important thing is to get on the right path as quickly as possible. Learn a new skill online or earn a more marketable degree. All of this is now possible from the comfort and convenience of your newly wired home.
Responding quickly may make more sense
Being able to respond quickly to a financial opportunity as soon as it arises is a crucial advantage to home-based work. You can take a new meeting anytime from anywhere. The ability to share documents, conference with multiple parties, and collaborate in teams, all from the comfort of your home is hard to place a value on.
Many people have started their online businesses out of necessity. Now that they have experienced what it’s like, many are happy with their new career choice and would never consider returning to the traditional office-based nine-to-five job.
Our parents encouraged us to get educated and work for a successful business or professional firm. That may have been the old way, but today’s online worker no longer needs to be chained to any particular desk or employer to be well paid. Today, your financial future is under your control – it just takes perseverance and a positive mindset.
