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<blockquote data-quote="meowbunny" data-source="post: 124620" data-attributes="member: 3626"><p>Don't bet on working off the books. First of all, it is illegal. Second, you get paid less when working under the table. Third, you'll have to buy your benefits yourself and they don't come cheap.</p><p> </p><p>I understand your stress but your best bet would probably be to find a job closer to home and not quit this one until you find a new one. Like you, I commuted a minimum of 3 hours a day. I finally threw in the towel and became self-employed. I don't regret it but it wasn't easy. The stress was actually higher because I didn't know what I would be making from month to month and the expenses were the same whether I had a work that month or not.</p><p> </p><p>The legal field is not an easy one to do from home. Do you have your certificate? What is your field? Those are all factors to consider in working from home. Some fields are easier to convert into a home-based business than others. Your level of expertise makes a difference, too.</p><p> </p><p>Basically, don't make this decision until you have your facts together. Make sure you will have enough clients to make it feasible to work out of your home. Look to see what jobs there are available near you. Not all attorneys practice in the cities -- many happily have smaller offices in the burbs and might be interested in hiring a good paralegal on a part-time basis. Put together three or four of these and you might have a job that pays as much as your previous one and relieves a lot of your stress.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="meowbunny, post: 124620, member: 3626"] Don't bet on working off the books. First of all, it is illegal. Second, you get paid less when working under the table. Third, you'll have to buy your benefits yourself and they don't come cheap. I understand your stress but your best bet would probably be to find a job closer to home and not quit this one until you find a new one. Like you, I commuted a minimum of 3 hours a day. I finally threw in the towel and became self-employed. I don't regret it but it wasn't easy. The stress was actually higher because I didn't know what I would be making from month to month and the expenses were the same whether I had a work that month or not. The legal field is not an easy one to do from home. Do you have your certificate? What is your field? Those are all factors to consider in working from home. Some fields are easier to convert into a home-based business than others. Your level of expertise makes a difference, too. Basically, don't make this decision until you have your facts together. Make sure you will have enough clients to make it feasible to work out of your home. Look to see what jobs there are available near you. Not all attorneys practice in the cities -- many happily have smaller offices in the burbs and might be interested in hiring a good paralegal on a part-time basis. Put together three or four of these and you might have a job that pays as much as your previous one and relieves a lot of your stress. [/QUOTE]
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