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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: fuzzyL on August 21, 2013, 07:11:06 PM

Title: money issues and wife
Post by: fuzzyL on August 21, 2013, 07:11:06 PM
 my wife is a RN who was layed off but  now between taking care of the house and me ( We do home dialysis) she wonders how she can work--plus she has back problems and carpal tunnel so wonders if she can work--I am on disability--anyone know of any programs, govt grants, legit home business where she make an income and still do my dialysis????  thanks in advance
Title: Re: money issues and wife
Post by: BattleScars on August 22, 2013, 02:41:16 AM
I don't know of any government programs. Is she your caretaker? In some states they pay for her to be your caretaker. Also have you applied for assistance? I was in a similar situation a while back, we were having really bad financial issues but my wife "makes too much" for us to get any assistance, which is a joke really. But if your wife is layed off it seems you would qualify for some assistance? I wish I had better advice. I've heard of people working from home selling stuff on eBay. Some people make a decent living doing that. I don't know how much work she's capable of doing but there are creative legal ways to make extra money here and there.
Title: Re: money issues and wife
Post by: johnswife on August 22, 2013, 04:37:41 AM
You can go to convergys and apply. They hire reps who work at home for dish network, amazon, AT&T. They start 9.00-10.00 hour plus benefits. It's a good company to work for!
Title: Re: money issues and wife
Post by: fuzzyL on August 22, 2013, 07:54:58 AM
Thank you!!!
Title: Re: money issues and wife
Post by: Riki on August 22, 2013, 07:23:54 PM
You can go to convergys and apply. They hire reps who work at home for dish network, amazon, AT&T. They start 9.00-10.00 hour plus benefits. It's a good company to work for!

That's not an easy job.  I worked for Convergys for 3 months, back in 2002, when they were doing a lot of Microsoft tech and customer service.  I loved the job, hated the people, and I just walked out one day after I couldn't find a phone that worked.

i worked in other call centres over the years, before I burned out completely and quit, but none were quite as bad.  Pay was awesome, though.  With shift premiums, I was making $11.50CAN an hour for an 8 hour shift, and on Sundays, they'd shut the phones down 2 hours early, so you'd get paid for 2 hours to play games