Five At-Home Jobs With Companies You've Actually Heard Of

One field of work that can be done from home is customer service. Believe it or not, some of the customer service representatives that you have spoken with in the past have been sitting at home, in their pajamas, in front of their computer!

The only downside to this type of job? Well, for me, there are a few that are solely due to E's age and school status (not in school yet). If you are a parent of an older child who is at school or daycare, this may be better suited for you. They are:

In-Home Noise Level - A lot of these jobs specifically require a "quiet work environment" due to the fact that some customer interactions will be over the phone. Unfortunately, E disqualifies me in this area.

Scheduled Hours - In my searching, I've come to find that a lot of these listings require the employee to work scheduled hours, and even on nights and weekends. For parents of children that aren't in school, this may be difficult.

1. Enterprise Holdings (Car Rental) - Please note that these jobs all require the applicant to live in the state/city that the job posting is for.
2. Xerox - There is a wide variety of "virtual jobs" posted (476 at the time of posting) that have all sorts of different requirements, levels of experience, and fields. It is not listed if the applicant is required to live in the state/city that the job posting is for. There is a Tier 1 Tech Support Agent position that is entry-level. I applied for the Data Entry Operator, which has a pretty intense typing speed requirement that I'm not sure I meet. 
3. Apple - They have a lot of at-home opportunities, including working with AppleCare (their product insurance program) and Customer Relations. 
4. 1800Flowers - This job requires the applicants to be bilingual - Spanish/English
5. Amazon - All of their jobs are listed as "temporary" or "seasonal", and some have location restrictions.