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What are some realistic possibilities for working from home for someone with a chronic illness and little experience? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by MossBear@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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So I developed a chronic illness years ago. It makes working outside the house pretty much impossible for me. I ran my own business for a good while, but it's struggling. I have all kinds of random skills and abilities, but I don't really see how they fit together in the context of employed work, so for all intents and purposes, I would have to consider myself as someone with little experience regardless of what I might do.

In the meantime, I've been studying web development, and that's probably what I'm going to try to do, but I was just wondering what other realistic possibilities are there out there for someone in my situation? I just want to see if there's anything I'm not considering.

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[-] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Remote IT help desk, either internal for a company, or for a managed services provider. Doesn't pay great (~50k) but you can do it without a college degree, expensive equipment, or really any certification. Honestly, you may even start with dispatching tickets, and then shift over into the support side as you learn the lingo, common problems, and common solutions.

I'd suggest at least taking a basic course on general computer troubleshooting, like Comp TIA A+, and one on networking like Comp TIA Net+. Having the certs would be great, but knowing the material and being able to demonstrate that in an interview is what employers really look for.

[-] Diabolo96@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Honestly that's my dream job. I like everything computer related and knows a fair bit already. 50K where i live is 35x more than the average pay in my country lol

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