What the Tech? How to Find Work-at-Home Jobs
With federal COVID-19 jobless benefits expiring this month, many people who lost their jobs during the early months of the pandemic are looking for work again.
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What the Tech? Gadgets to Make Working from Home Better
When the pandemic forced companies to allow employees to work from home most people wondered what might happen when those workers were asked to return. Now, we know.
Alorica Hiring Over 400 Work-from-Home Employee in Montgomery
A Montgomery company is hiring over 400 employees. Customer experience solutions provider Alorica is the company doing the hiring. The company has announced that they will be hiring for work-from-home positions to qualified candidates (e.g. high-speed internet requirements). Applicants will train onsite and then work remotely for these roles. Based on position, Alorica team members can take advantage of competitive…
What the Tech? Is Your Boss Spying on You While You Work from Home?
Working from home sounded pretty good last March when millions of people were sent away from the office at the height of the pandemic. You could do your work and take breaks throughout the day to run errands, do some laundry, maybe even take a nap. But sensing that managing a workforce that’s spread out and not under the watchful…
What the Tech? Make Money with Your Smartphone Camera
With so many people looking for work these days there are several opportunities to earn money with your smartphone. If you have an eye for photography, several apps allow you to sell photos to companies worldwide. Foap is a smartphone app for iPhones and Android devices that has been around for some time. It’s easy to upload photos from your…
What the Tech? How to Use Technology to Find a New Career
When the pandemic and stay-at-home orders began in March many people who were laid-off or furloughed thought their job would be waiting for them when it was safe to go back to work. They’re not so confident now. According to a survey by The Associated Press-Norc, nearly half of Americans who have lost their jobs in the past 4 months…
What the Tech? Work from Home with FlexJobs
Are you kind of starting to like the working from home idea? Maybe you’ve recently lost your job and are looking for the next opportunity. More than 44 million Americans have filed for unemployment benefits over the past 3 months since the pandemic began and orders were issued to stay home. One of the good things to come out of…
What the Tech? How to Start a New At-Home Career
We’ve looked at some ways to earn money online before, taking surveys, driving for Lyft or Uber and while you can certainly pick up a little extra money doing that, you may be looking for something more permanent. A new career, or owning your own business. These two websites and services can help. Upwork is a site that matches companies…
What the Tech? How to Keep Your Computer from Being Hacked When You Work from Home
Leaving the house may increase your chances of contracting COVID-19, but working from home may make you more susceptible to another kind of virus. A computer virus. The cybersecurity firm RISKIQ predicts the coronavirus outbreak will give hackers one of their best opportunities in recent years to attack computer networks around the world. There are many reports that hackers are…
What the Tech? Setting Up a Better Home Office
Twitter has told its employees that they have permission to work from home. Forever. When the stay-at-home orders began you may have cobbled together some necessities like a printer, a web camera and cordoned off some space for a home office. But as David after dentist once asked on YouTube, “is this forever?” Here are some things that might help…
