I’ve looked all over for work from home phone jobs that don’t require working weekends, and they are hard to find! I’m not talking about flexible scheduling where you can make your own schedule, but you’re still required to work at least one weekend day.
I mean absolutely no weekend work.
Many home-based jobs, especially call center jobs, require you to be available based on business need, and you can almost guarantee that the business will need you on weekends.
When you’ve had “traditional” brick and mortar jobs, a Monday-Friday schedule is the norm. You get used to planning down-time, events and outings, or just whatever you want to do for Saturdays AND Sundays.
As wonderful as working from home is, companies that are closed on weekends (or at least don’t require you to work on weekends) are few and far between.
This list includes telecommute-friendly companies with phone-based jobs that don’t require working weekends, and that pay at least $10 per hour.
Work From Home With Your Weekends Free
#1 ABC Financial
ABC Financial hires full-time customer care representatives to work from home helping gym members and staff with payment and contract questions.
In addition to having your weekends off, you’ll also get a full benefits package and all of the necessary equipment will be provided to you.
The company regularly hires in Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, Texas, Maine, Utah, Alabama, and Oklahoma, but they’ve also had a job opening in North Carolina.
When I originally wrote the ABC Financial review, they counted over 7,000 health clubs as clients. Now, they have 1,000 more, so the company is growing which could mean even more remote job openings.
#2 Time Etc
You’ll work as a virtual assistant on a part-time freelance basis, working five to 20 hours a week on a Monday-Friday schedule. Time Etc is based in the United Kingdom, and you may have clients in both the US and the UK.
Time Etc says that they handle more 20,000 tasks every month for their clients!
You’ll help clients make travel arrangements, schedule appointments, type documents, make phone calls, manage social media, and more, depending on your skill set.
You can work in one of four specialties:
- General Virtual Assistant
- Marketing and Social Media Assistant
- Writing Assistant
- Customer Service or Telesales Assistant
Per the company website, the VA position is a flexible job for people with Monday-Friday availability during normal business hours, and they are looking for people who will be available in therole for at least a year.
You should have at least 2 years of relevant work experience, a quiet work space, and good English skills to qualify.
Pay starts at $11 per hour.
#3 FROSCH
FROSCH is a travel management company that regularly hires travel professionals to work remotely.
They are currently hiring for three full-time, virtual positions with Monday-Friday schedules:
- Corporate Sabre Travel Consultant
- Corporate Support Travel Consultant
- Data and Reporting Analyst
Depending on the position, you will either work directly with clients to manage their travel reservations, or you’ll work in a support role. FROSCH hires experienced travel agents with recent GDS experience.
There is no mention of location restrictions for their employees. FROSCH has headquarters in Texas and New York, with more offices across the United States and around the world, so where you live may not be an issue for virtual positions.
They are also looking for a virtual Travel Consultant in the United Kingdom.
#4 NexRep
At NexRep, you’ll work as an independent contractor taking sales and/or customer service calls for a client of your choice.
Opportunities include:
- Outbound Sales
- Inbound Sales
- Customer Support
- Sales Specialist – Inbound
- Virtual Receptionist
- GrubHub Customer Service
- Music Streaming Customer Service
- Beauty Consultant
- Customer Care – Online Auto Sales
- Customer Care
Pay is based on the business opportunity that you select. Positions may pay talk time (for example, $.25 per minute of talk time), hourly, or hourly plus commission. NexRep says that many agents are earning $15 an hour, while exceptional agents are earning or exceeding $25 an hour.
Many NexRep clients allow you the freedom to truly set your own schedule within their operating hours, with no weekend requirements. Some clients operate around the clock, so you can even choose to schedule any time!
For most clients, you will know exactly what the scheduling requirements are before you apply.
You will take live calls over VOIP, so you only need a phone during the certification process. You can also use your Mac to work from home.
#5 Lurn
Lurn helps digital publishers learn to grow their businesses by offering online training and other resources. Lurn CEO Anik Singal says that the company is growing rapidly, and due to that growth, Lurn is hiring a Customer Happiness Specialist to provide “extraordinary customer service” to their clients.
This is a flexible, US-based position.
You will be required to assist customers via various support channels, including calls, emails, blogs, and social media.
Freedom to choose your own schedule is one of the first things that Lurn tells you!
From their website:
And that’s just one of seven reasons Lurn says that it’s a great company to work for.
Not only will you receive a full benefits package, you’ll also get a new MacBook Pro or PC, and they will reimburse you for the cost of high-speed internet!
