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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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[-] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

It’s not always about experience. Yes, experience helps, but it will only take you but so far. Focus on your confidence and ability to talk to people. If you’re quick to learn, and can ask smart questions, that’ll take you farther than you realize. You own your own business. That takes a great deal of skill:

Time management
Self Discipline
Customer relations
Dedication

I’m sure if you put your mind to it, you can think of a few more skills to add to that list.

Whatever you decide to do, you’ll probably get paid less to do it. Do not go so low that you hurt yourself financially. Balance low pay with other benefits (work/life balance, PTO, health insurance, etc). If they offer you one week vacation, ask for two. Hell, go for three. It is a two-way street after all. Ask them about professional development opportunities; no better way to build that experience than doing it on company time.

Good Luck OP!

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