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Just to try to help any exasperated MTs out that are hesitant to leave the house for the work field. My stepson has a REAL at-home job and he loves it. He works for a company called New Corp, you can Google that. He works a real 40-hour per week schedule, although you can opt for part-time if you need to supplement MT income. He answers calls and troubleshoots for Direct TV. He also gets the full Direct TV package for free as a benefit of the job. When he answers a call, he pulls up his computer program and types in whatever the customer says is wrong with their system and he reads step by step to them on how to fix it. If that does not fix them, he makes a note to send a technician. He loves the job. New Corp also has troubleshooting for other companies besides Direct TV with the same bonus package of free services from whatever company you work for. He had six weeks of paid at-home training and had a starting pay of $9.50 per hour. He got a raise pretty quickly to $11.50 per hour. He loves the job. He works a split shift, four hours in morning and four in evening, but I believe they have many schedules to choose from, according to him.
Just thought I would throw this out there for any frustrated MTs out there.