Many people would love the flexibility that comes with escaping the corporate grind, like scheduling their own day and not worrying about organizing child care. Working from home seems like an ideal setup and some companies have figured out how to make it benefit their bottom line as well as their employees.
Here are five companies succeeding at offering work from home opportunities.
1. LiveOps
Industry: Call Center/SaaS
Website: https://www.liveops.com/
Over 20,000 people work for LiveOps as call center agents, taking calls on behalf of large corporations as well as calls from customers interested in buying something they saw advertised on television. People who work for LiveOps are independent contractors based in the USA, enjoying great perks, like free training, flexible hours and great rewards.
There are various positions available with LiveOps, including advanced sales agents, outbound agents, bilingual agents (English/French or English/Spanish), roadside assistance agents, and licensed insurance agents. You have to be at least 18-years-old to work with the company and the typical sales and inbound agents can earn from $5.00 to $10.00 per half-hour, depending on call volume and bonuses.
While LiveOps is a great company to work for if you’re sales orientated, motivated and in search of a flexible position, the room for growth within the company is limited.
2. Xerox
Industry: Document and IT Services
Website: https://www.xerox.com/
Xerox is a leading document technology and IT services company, founded in 1906 and currently employs over 140,000 people in 160 locations worldwide. Xerox manufactures photocopiers, projectors, scanners, printers and related supplies. The company also offers workflow solutions and consulting services.
Xerox’s Virtual Workforce Program currently employs around 5,000 contractors who perform duties such as customer care, tech support, image tagging, programming and business support. The company’s wages are job dependent and generally lower than the market average, but, because of the flexibility they offer, it makes them an appealing alternative to working in a corporate environment.
Xerox also offers a Heroes@Home work program, geared toward army veterans and their spouses. Xerox values those who have served in the military and offers them an opportunity to shift careers.
Whilst Xerox does have jobs that are work-from-home, they are not plentiful and often depend on the job and the location. If you do get in on this opportunity, you’ll be happy to know there are opportunities to progress your career, advance, or transfer to a branch office.
3. Humana
Industry: Insurance, Health Care
Website: https://www.humana.com/
Humana is a Fortune 500 company serving healthcare consumers in the United States and Puerto Rico. The company offers a wide range of health and insurance products and has won workplace awards, including Best Employer for Healthy Lifestyles from the National Business Group, making it an appealing choice for job seekers.
Currently, about ten percent the managed healthcare company’s approximately 28,000 employees work from home. The types of work-at-home positions offered are for registered nurses, medical coders, chart auditors, insurance representatives, accountants, writers, personnel recruiters, physicians, sales professionals and web specialists.
Humana is a great company to work for, according to current and former employees who have reviewed the company on GlassDoor. It scores well in all categories, especially work/life balance, and most reviewers say they would recommend it to a friend.
4. Dotdash
Industry: Information Technology
Website: https://www.dotdash.com/
Dotdash is owned by IAC and is an online information repository that covers 78,000 topics created by over 1,000 writers, who are described as the heart and soul of the company. It was founded in 1996 and has over 90 million unique visits monthly.
Freelance writers are contracted to share their knowledge in various fields, writing articles on a flexible schedule from wherever they choose. Wage is dependent on a few things, but typically grows with page views and experience.
5. Accounting Department
Industry: Accounting Services
Website: https://www.accountingdepartment.com/
Accounting Department offers bookkeeping services to small to mid-sized and fast-growing American businesses. They hire qualified bookkeepers and accountants as well as assistants and salespeople. In this technological era, outsourcing is a popular course of action for businesses, and this created the opportunity for qualified individuals to work at home.
If you are applying with Accounting Department, be ready for a rigorous testing and interview process, as they hire only the best accounting candidates. Employees are assigned to companies in their time zone and are required to keep the same hours each week. Potential for growth within this company is high due to its close-knit team and huge potential for increased business.
Of course, these are only five of the companies currently offering opportunities for employees to work from home. Do you currently work for a company that allows you to telecommute? What are the best opportunities that come with this perk?
