When Will You Get A REAL Job?
OMFG! If you work from home (yes even part time) then you’ve heard this question…most likely numerous times!
Friends, relatives, neighbors, co-workers (wondering why you’re not full time) and even total strangers; a friend of a friend perhaps…..none of whom “get it”, am I right?
Aye Curumba! *eyes roll out the back of head*
Now I mentioned relatives, and meant it. I think we can all agree though that it’s never better then from immediate family…..dun dun daaaaaaaaaaaa! You know it!
The kicker to it all is, though they have no qualms about spouting off in their oh so rightuous way, they also don’t have issues with calling in the middle of the day or “dropping by” unannounced. Afer all, since you’re home it MUST mean you’re available, right?
<sigh>
This might be one for RantBlogger, but would probably be rejected as “too common”. LOL
Anyhoo, How do you handle it? Do you even bother anymore?
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January 28th, 2009 at 7:20 am
I got rid of the comments that I was wasting my time when I showed them the checks I deposited from December…
In sharing my part time online income with my doubters I have silenced them.—
Only one of my relatives has ever had a month over half of my December payday.
Rick
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 28th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
@Rick imby, That’s the way to do it! Except now they will be up the hind-end every month to see if you duplicate.
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January 28th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
You know, I don’t hear it all that often, but I know my wife talks about it with her friends, who always seem to be trying to find a job I’d be interested in. My wife is supportive, but since there are times when I go through long periods of little money, she gets scared, even though I make more money than I used to when I was fully employed. Other than that, though, I’m fairly lucky.
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January 28th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
@Mitch, Gotta love them friends, don’t ya?
More is good but sporadic is scarey, I can see that…I live that as well lol.
6 months steady with solid future predictions should put an end to it.
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Mitch Reply:
January 28th, 2009 at 3:49 pm
@Dennis Edell, It would if I could get that six months steady, which, as you know, just crashed and burned on me.
So, you going to make that correction above?
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 28th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
@Mitch, what do I know…did I miss something?
No correction to make, you read it wrong lol. Did you see my response below?
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Mitch Reply:
January 28th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
@Dennis Edell, I saw your response; not sure you’re getting mine. Did you mean to type “mwentioned”?
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 28th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
@Mitch, oops never saw that, thanks.
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Mitch Reply:
January 28th, 2009 at 5:21 pm
@Dennis Edell, See, you thought I was just picking on you; always looking out for you, bro!
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January 28th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
@Mitch, I know it my man!
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January 28th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
By the way, take another look at paragraph 4; you went Elmer Fudd on us. lol
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 28th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
@Mitch, LOL not fudd exactly. It should be mock shock and surprise (put music behind it).
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January 28th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
Some of us already have a full time job Dennis. I work 40-50hrs a week as a wagon driver and often find my self blogging and running my empire from my laptop.
I am currently sat in my wagon 250 miles from home.
So i get the opposite with people saying why dont i work from home fulltime if i can make more money that way.
Simple answer i like driving wagons and sitting at home all day would do my head in.
Plus my wage from wagon driving is all mine to do with as i please as my online earnings pay the bills and the holidays.
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Dennis Edell Reply:
January 28th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
@David Hobson, That’s certainly a better question to be asked. lol
I like the laptop idea while working; double the fun!
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January 28th, 2009 at 8:04 pm
LOL, no I do not, I just laugh at them, if they only knew how much longer and harder I work at this biz than I would at any other job, whatever….they can all go and you know what!!
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January 28th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
@JR @ Internet Marketing Strategies, LOL EXACTLY!
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January 28th, 2009 at 9:39 pm
Since I’m not sharing in your success just yet, I have not had that exact question. However, I get a similar response when I mention I desire to do that in the future. Almost as if they think I am just dreaming and that it can’t be done…
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January 29th, 2009 at 2:18 pm
@Nick, you have a day job?
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Nick Reply:
January 29th, 2009 at 10:01 pm
@Dennis Edell, two of them…plus I’m a full time college student
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January 30th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
@Nick, I forgot all that, good job.
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February 22nd, 2009 at 1:43 am
I got that question when I first started my freelance. It was so annoying having to tell each of my friends/family/relatives/neigbours, etc that I am doing well with my freelance and that freelance itself is a work. So many times they thought that work-at-home equals to free and doubt that I really work. -__-
It’s been a year now and people still ask me. But, I just proudly mention that I can live just by freelancing. After all, my parents support me (after they saw the amount that I earn, and yes, they surely expect it to increase from month to month -__-).
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February 22nd, 2009 at 9:25 pm
@Wiehanne, Hey miss, I haven’t seen you around in a while, how ya been?
That’s an awesome proud type feeling isn’t it? Good job!
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February 23rd, 2009 at 7:36 pm
hey Dennis,
You write good posts here. I should have started stopping by a long time ago.
As to this post, if someone famous didn’t say this, they should have:
“It is human nature to dismiss and discount what we do not understand.”
~ Steve, the trade show guru
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Dennis Edell Reply:
February 23rd, 2009 at 9:08 pm
@steve, trade show guru, Now when you become famous, I have proof!
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February 23rd, 2009 at 9:18 pm
@Dennis Edell,
~ Steve, the trade show guru
Thanks for saying “when” and not “if”, though being “famous” isn’t on my to do list… I just want to be able to retire before I’m 80 years old.
PS. and I will repeat, nested comments with auto-email-replies are awesome!
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Dennis Edell Reply:
February 23rd, 2009 at 9:40 pm
@steve, trade show guru, you got a couple years.
Yea, awesome feature, ain’t it?
Btw, thanks for the kudos on my writing here….it’s soon to get a lot better too!
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April 26th, 2009 at 8:54 am
LOL, an interesting subject to be honest. I have a professional home office and family and friends are forced to take my home business serious.
There is no room for “I’m available” with me!
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Dennis Edell(new comment) Reply:
April 27th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
@Tesco Job Vacancies, Now that’s the way to go! Although, do you still need to flash a check or paypal printout once in while? lol
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