Work from Home Help Desk gigs?

Are there a lot of work from home help desk or IT support gigs out there? The reason I'm asking is that this will allow me to move anywhere I want to.

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olaHalo

Usually the pay isnt great but yeah they exist.

tjb122982

olaHalo wrote: »

Usually the pay isnt great but yeah they exist.

Is it a major dip (like 40-50%) less or a little bit less (like 10%)?

olaHalo

tjb122982 wrote: »

Is it a major dip (like 40-50%) less or a little bit less (like 10%)?

Less than what?
It all depends. I saw an ad on CL yesterday paying over 20 bucks an hour for work at home. But they wanted you to be able to drive to peoples houses along with remote support.
Usually I see them at around 10-12 bucks an hour.

markulous

At my last job (Ricoh), they had remote level 2 technicians. I never asked what their salary was, but I'd assume it was around 20-25 since they were level 2s. Seemed like a decent gig I suppose.

logisticalstyles

Funny, I just got a call from a recruiter for Ricoh. I turned it down because I'm already working a similar role and the office is just 5 miles from my house. Was the Ricoh position a work from home job? I've worked from home for Plumchoice in the past and I didn't like it at all. The only reason I didn't like it was the unreasonable expectations. Currently I'm working a help desk job and we had to work from home due to the weather. That was a totally different experience from my Plumchoice days. I wouldn't mind working from home again, but the circumstances have to taken into consideration.

FloOz

A friend of mine had one of these during college. The pay is definitely not great, but for a college student it was a nice chunk of change for weekend fun

tjb122982

FloOz wrote: »

A friend of mine had one of these during college. The pay is definitely not great, but for a college student it was a nice chunk of change for weekend fun

That's actually one of the reasons I'm looking into it. However, with the experiences listed above, I am definitely questioning the value.

egrizzly

I usually see a lot of these in big metroplexes like Los Angeles, Dallas, Houston, e.t.c. They are out there and usually start out as long term contracts. Do a good google search this should get you some information to start with.