Working at Home

***Alex*** · 04-04-2003, 08:40 PM

Does anyone have a home-based business? If so, what is it that you do?

Working at home, being your own boss and making money quick is the American Dream. Think about it, you don't work for anyone else but yourself. You set up your own hours, and still rake in more money than working for someone else. It's a challenge, but it's doable if you are willing to work.

I've noticed the majority of Deaf people (no offense) have no jobs because they encounter discrimination and give up, or perhaps it's because they simply like receiving Government checks than making a penny for every sweat through labor. Hate to break it to you, but you'll never get the chance to enjoy the finer things in life if you continue being a slacker. I mean, c'mon, you only live once -- don't you want to live a better life before you die? Heh.

Anyway, I'm curious as to how many Deaf people own a small/home-based business, or if they're interested in making extra money working part-time at home. Holla!

Willy · 04-04-2003, 08:55 PM

I am still in high school. But, I'm not planning on to own a small/home business in future..

Stevey Boy · 04-04-2003, 08:55 PM

That's what SSI is for, Alex.

***Alex*** · 04-04-2003, 08:57 PM

Good for you, Willy, assuming you're going to college after high school, and work for someone else eventually.

***Alex*** · 04-04-2003, 08:57 PM

My point exactly, Stevey.

cloud · 04-04-2003, 09:00 PM

I would at least rather own a shop instead of work at home but I don't do any of those. I'll rather get a job than live off with ssi. It's suck.

Willy · 04-04-2003, 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Alex
Good for you, Willy, assuming you're going to college after high school, and work for someone else eventually.

Yep. your right.

Wolfboy · 04-05-2003, 05:51 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Alex

I've noticed the majority of Deaf people (no offense) have no jobs because they encounter discrimination and give up, or perhaps it's because they simply like receiving Government checks than making a penny for every sweat through labor. Hate to break it to you, but you'll never get the chance to enjoy the finer things in life if you continue being a slacker. I mean, c'mon, you only live once -- don't you want to live a better life before you die? Heh.

to that! You never know what things out there you will enjoy if you are slacking off. If you got discriminated call someone who can help you with that situation.

As for me I work landscaping. I been told to try to work at home but I told them I dont want to. I wanna go out and work my ass off then on day off party my ass off with the money I earn on my own. Im gonna party today. Who wants to join? My treat.

**kevbo** · 04-05-2003, 05:58 AM

Yeah, I make $150-$200 everyday. All I have to do is spamming (my computer works for me).

Here's the screenshot of stats of April 4.

Lets say I make $150 a day. That is like $1050 a week.

$1050 x 52 weeks(one year) equals $54,600.

eternity · 04-05-2003, 06:03 AM

I have some ability to get my own business. Unfortunately if you are planning on get your own business. Maybe you are required to pay the tax and ins. They are not easy. I mean they are kind of annoy of doing like that. Also I have seen my ex who have his own business how it runs.

Anyway, for many things like I can create something and some people might be interested to buy some things from me. Someday I can set up my own business and to see how things are going.

You know how the business run.

***VamPyroX*** · 04-05-2003, 11:30 AM

I wouldn't mind working at home too.

MDCodeRedFreak · 04-05-2003, 11:43 AM

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Originally posted by VamPyroX
I wouldn't mind working at home too.

lol shawn - yeah, but if u work at home, then how are u gonna meet lots of new peepz ??

crazyerica32 · 04-05-2003, 11:49 AM

eh I work part-time but i hope I get full-time at same place..

but yeah I know what u mean alex... from I see most jobs doesn't want to deal with deaf people but I work in retail so I deal with bitchy customers who doesn't understand why a deaf is workin at a drugstore?

anyways... I just focus on what I need to do and workin part-time isn't that bad for me but I prefer full-time job but if my foot got worse then I may be on ssdi for life.. which I notice.. that it's no fun receivin SSI right now cuz SSI is gonna cut me off soon

I probably let SSI cut me off then I save $$$ to move out how that sound? heh.. let me know..

04-05-2003, 11:58 AM

I do really wanna work at home, save my time do not have to go out to work back and forth. but I will try someday later on.

Frisky Feline · 08-18-2009, 03:59 PM

**shel90** · 08-18-2009, 04:11 PM

Yea, I think too many deaf people give up or think they cant work with hearing people. I wish those who are like that would just apply anywhere...look in the want ads and just apply./..not gonna hurt!

**Jiro** · 08-18-2009, 05:13 PM

damn right! get out and do something, ya scalawag! sure life ain't fair and there's plenty of discrimination around.

you know what's unfair to me? me paying tax to fund for those who sit like a cripple and mope around that life's unfair

**shel90** · 08-18-2009, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jiro

damn right! get out and do something, ya scalawag! sure life ain't fair and there's plenty of discrimination around.

you know what's unfair to me? me paying tax to fund for those who sit like a cripple and mope around that life's unfair

I know this one girl who is fluent in spoken/written English and Spanish plus ASL and has a BA degree in Theatre. She applied at a deaf center but didnt get a job and is not working. She thinks she is unable to work with hearing people ..I told her with her fluency in 3 f***cking languages, she has skills that many people dont have...apply to anywhere! I guess it is a self-esteem issue or something.

Frisky Feline · 08-18-2009, 05:46 PM

i believe that is something with self esteem issue and lack of having deaf role models for what deaf people make for a living.

**Jiro** · 08-18-2009, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shel90

I know this one girl who is fluent in spoken/written English and Spanish plus ASL and has a BA degree in Theatre. She applied at a deaf center but didnt get a job and is not working. She thinks she is unable to work with hearing people ..I told her with her fluency in 3 f***cking languages, she has skills that many people dont have...apply to anywhere! I guess it is a self-esteem issue or something.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frisky Feline

i believe that is something with self esteem issue and lack of having deaf role models for what deaf people make for a living.

I understand there are people with personal problem and as long as they TRY to take some effort to combat with it... I'm ok with that. There are counseling service for that. However - if people just want to view themselves as cripple and live off on welfare check like SSI... I've got a problem with that.

Babyblue · 08-18-2009, 05:55 PM

I used to clean houses for people. Dang! Need to get back into that. I used to make well over a 150 a day just cleaning two houses. Working 6 hours tops. Did a few a week. That was my extra money. On top of my full time job.

Frisky Feline · 08-18-2009, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jiro

I understand there are people with personal problem and as long as they TRY to take some effort to combat with it... I'm ok with that. There are counseling service for that. However - if people just want to view themselves as cripple and live off on welfare check like SSI... I've got a problem with that.

I agree. and the red letters in your sentences is what i feel the same thing.

**JClarke** · 08-18-2009, 06:06 PM

I have a home based business but the nameof the business cannot be said on this forum and I dont have any immediate plans to quit my day job, becuase I love my day job too.

SpiceHD · 08-19-2009, 01:53 PM

i have been trying to get my own business like forever... the problem is i dont have enough knowledge to keep it running and i still dont know what i can use to make profits. i tried ebay but i really dont have much products to sell. i tried to create my own website but dont know what to sell. tried garage sale online but again... dont have much to sell lol. tried beads (jewerly) but it didnt sell too well. Tried to create a game but ran in so many problems that i gave up lol too many html problems and half of them i dont even know how to fix. so right now im going into school to become a teacher but man id LOVE to have a business that i can call my own. just needed some training and a bit push lol.

3 things id love to be...
a game creater (main focus is on multiplayer online game)
a teacher
after hours daycare

right now teacher is my primary goal
after hours daycare will be my 2nd goal
finally maybe game creator for fun.

Jasmine4lakshmi · 08-19-2009, 02:07 PM

Alex,

I have a job outside of the home, 30 hours straight then the rest of the week off. I wouldn't mind an extra income on my days off, working from home. Do you have any ideas? Im a freelance writier with a background in search engine positioning. That could get me somewhere right?

Moon-child · 08-19-2009, 03:17 PM

I have worked out of my home for many years. It is just excellent as I am a single Mom and can be home for my son 24/7.

I am a Rehabilitation Practitioner and do what is called Supported Neighbor. Basically I share my family home with and individual who is Mentally Handicapped.

I make far more $$ than I did years ago when I was Managing Group Homes. Still, I found the people of this field of working in group homes very tolerant and willing to learn how to communicate with me best.

I also sell my art.

annadilynn · 08-19-2009, 07:04 PM

no one will hire me....heck i lost my job because i could no longer give the service quality they desired because i lost a huge amount of the hearing i had left to a mandatory surgery.....now no one will hire me....all my years of work were in customer service....cant do that any more...government check you say...they say i am not deaf...or more correctly not disabled...so i have nothing

annadilynn · 08-19-2009, 07:08 PM

you say that...how many doors have been slammed in your face....not enough to make you hurt apparently. crap...i am made to feel broken on a daily basis.

SpiceHD · 08-19-2009, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by annadilynn

no one will hire me....heck i lost my job because i could no longer give the service quality they desired because i lost a huge amount of the hearing i had left to a mandatory surgery.....now no one will hire me....all my years of work were in customer service....cant do that any more...government check you say...they say i am not deaf...or more correctly not disabled...so i have nothing

i am completely deaf and i have worked in customer service before... never had a problem. so dont just mope around and crying... get out of there and be aggessive you will find a job that is more open minded than others.

(by completely deaf i mean im profound deaf. cannot hear anything at all and never had a problem communicate with people. its all in ATTITUDE!)

**LDNanna** · 08-19-2009, 07:47 PM

You are not broken. People who do not let you try are broken. It will be ok. You will get an opportunity. Get ideas, get some confidence back, and have pride in yourself and what you know that you can do. If you recognize your own worth, others will see it.

04-04-2003, 08:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
*Alex* Administrator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Garfield, NJ Posts: 3,975 Blog Entries: 1	Working at Home Does anyone have a home-based business? If so, what is it that you do? Working at home, being your own boss and making money quick is the American Dream. Think about it, you don't work for anyone else but yourself. You set up your own hours, and still rake in more money than working for someone else. It's a challenge, but it's doable if you are willing to work. I've noticed the majority of Deaf people (no offense) have no jobs because they encounter discrimination and give up, or perhaps it's because they simply like receiving Government checks than making a penny for every sweat through labor. Hate to break it to you, but you'll never get the chance to enjoy the finer things in life if you continue being a slacker. I mean, c'mon, you only live once -- don't you want to live a better life before you die? Heh. Anyway, I'm curious as to how many Deaf people own a small/home-based business, or if they're interested in making extra money working part-time at home. Holla!

04-04-2003, 08:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
*Alex* Administrator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Garfield, NJ Posts: 3,975 Blog Entries: 1	Good for you, Willy, assuming you're going to college after high school, and work for someone else eventually. __________________ "Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can read." - Mark Twain "Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful." - Seneca the Younger "Be fearful when others are greedy. Be greedy when others are fearful." - Warren Buffett

04-04-2003, 08:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
*Alex* Administrator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Garfield, NJ Posts: 3,975 Blog Entries: 1	My point exactly, Stevey. __________________ "Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can read." - Mark Twain "Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful." - Seneca the Younger "Be fearful when others are greedy. Be greedy when others are fearful." - Warren Buffett

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04-04-2003, 08:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
Willy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NY Posts: 508	I am still in high school. But, I'm not planning on to own a small/home business in future..

04-04-2003, 08:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
Stevey Boy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,852	That's what SSI is for, Alex.

04-04-2003, 09:00 PM	#6 (permalink)
cloud Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 750	I would at least rather own a shop instead of work at home but I don't do any of those. I'll rather get a job than live off with ssi. It's suck.

04-05-2003, 05:58 AM	#9 (permalink)
kevbo Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,592	Yeah, I make $150-$200 everyday. All I have to do is spamming (my computer works for me). Here's the screenshot of stats of April 4. Lets say I make $150 a day. That is like $1050 a week. $1050 x 52 weeks(one year) equals $54,600.

04-05-2003, 06:03 AM	#10 (permalink)
eternity Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,755	I have some ability to get my own business. Unfortunately if you are planning on get your own business. Maybe you are required to pay the tax and ins. They are not easy. I mean they are kind of annoy of doing like that. Also I have seen my ex who have his own business how it runs. Anyway, for many things like I can create something and some people might be interested to buy some things from me. Someday I can set up my own business and to see how things are going. You know how the business run.

04-05-2003, 11:49 AM	#13 (permalink)
crazyerica32 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: san jose, CA Posts: 4,765 Blog Entries: 5	eh I work part-time but i hope I get full-time at same place.. but yeah I know what u mean alex... from I see most jobs doesn't want to deal with deaf people but I work in retail so I deal with bitchy customers who doesn't understand why a deaf is workin at a drugstore? anyways... I just focus on what I need to do and workin part-time isn't that bad for me but I prefer full-time job but if my foot got worse then I may be on ssdi for life.. which I notice.. that it's no fun receivin SSI right now cuz SSI is gonna cut me off soon I probably let SSI cut me off then I save $$$ to move out how that sound? heh.. let me know..

04-05-2003, 11:58 AM	#14 (permalink)
GoldenLeaf74 Guest Posts: n/a	I do really wanna work at home, save my time do not have to go out to work back and forth. but I will try someday later on.

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Jiro Aparecium Deletrius Legil Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: The Soprano State Posts: 60,540	damn right! get out and do something, ya scalawag! sure life ain't fair and there's plenty of discrimination around. you know what's unfair to me? me paying tax to fund for those who sit like a cripple and mope around that life's unfair __________________ - Don't forget to buy Jiro's Special Edition Sunglasses for $19.95

08-18-2009, 05:46 PM	#19 (permalink)
Frisky Feline Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 20,239	i believe that is something with self esteem issue and lack of having deaf role models for what deaf people make for a living.

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Babyblue Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 12,001	I used to clean houses for people. Dang! Need to get back into that. I used to make well over a 150 a day just cleaning two houses. Working 6 hours tops. Did a few a week. That was my extra money. On top of my full time job.

08-18-2009, 06:06 PM	#23 (permalink)
JClarke I.T Guru Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 28,060 Blog Entries: 6	I have a home based business but the nameof the business cannot be said on this forum and I dont have any immediate plans to quit my day job, becuase I love my day job too. __________________ This is not a ASL version Owner of the Postwhore Club If you have 5,000 posts - please send me a PM requesting to join.

08-19-2009, 01:53 PM	#24 (permalink)
SpiceHD Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: missouri Posts: 1,565	i have been trying to get my own business like forever... the problem is i dont have enough knowledge to keep it running and i still dont know what i can use to make profits. i tried ebay but i really dont have much products to sell. i tried to create my own website but dont know what to sell. tried garage sale online but again... dont have much to sell lol. tried beads (jewerly) but it didnt sell too well. Tried to create a game but ran in so many problems that i gave up lol too many html problems and half of them i dont even know how to fix. so right now im going into school to become a teacher but man id LOVE to have a business that i can call my own. just needed some training and a bit push lol. 3 things id love to be... a game creater (main focus is on multiplayer online game) a teacher after hours daycare right now teacher is my primary goal after hours daycare will be my 2nd goal finally maybe game creator for fun.

08-19-2009, 02:07 PM	#25 (permalink)
Jasmine4lakshmi Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 558 Blog Entries: 7	Alex, I have a job outside of the home, 30 hours straight then the rest of the week off. I wouldn't mind an extra income on my days off, working from home. Do you have any ideas? Im a freelance writier with a background in search engine positioning. That could get me somewhere right?

08-19-2009, 03:17 PM	#26 (permalink)
Moon-child Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 609	I have worked out of my home for many years. It is just excellent as I am a single Mom and can be home for my son 24/7. I am a Rehabilitation Practitioner and do what is called Supported Neighbor. Basically I share my family home with and individual who is Mentally Handicapped. I make far more $$ than I did years ago when I was Managing Group Homes. Still, I found the people of this field of working in group homes very tolerant and willing to learn how to communicate with me best. I also sell my art.

08-19-2009, 07:04 PM	#27 (permalink)
annadilynn Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 57 Blog Entries: 1	no one will hire me....heck i lost my job because i could no longer give the service quality they desired because i lost a huge amount of the hearing i had left to a mandatory surgery.....now no one will hire me....all my years of work were in customer service....cant do that any more...government check you say...they say i am not deaf...or more correctly not disabled...so i have nothing

08-19-2009, 07:08 PM	#28 (permalink)
annadilynn Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 57 Blog Entries: 1	you say that...how many doors have been slammed in your face....not enough to make you hurt apparently. crap...i am made to feel broken on a daily basis.

08-19-2009, 07:47 PM	#30 (permalink)
LDNanna Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 2,688	You are not broken. People who do not let you try are broken. It will be ok. You will get an opportunity. Get ideas, get some confidence back, and have pride in yourself and what you know that you can do. If you recognize your own worth, others will see it. __________________ I have discovered that the word "diet" begins with d i e.

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