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Working at my own pace as a mother
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Ms. D (female in 30s)
I work through crowdsourcing while raising 2 children. I spend 3 to 4 hours per day on mainly data entry, and rest of the time on housework and child rearing.
I normally check the following conditions when I am looking for work.
- No fixed work hours
- Deliver when you finish (no fixed delivery date)
- Likely to have subsequent orders
Since I am rearing children, it is difficult to work for specified hours, and the amount of work done is dependent on whether children have an afternoon nap. Therefore, it is easier with the type of work without a delivery date, such as "deliver when you have finished 100 items". Also, it is better to have continual orders because familiarity with the tasks is important in administrative work, such as data entry.
It is not difficult to find work in crowdsourcing even if one has conditions like mine because of the sheer number of available jobs. Finding work that suits the required work style is a great advantage of working through crowdsourcing.
In my case, I came across crowdsourcing when I became pregnant. I was fortunate enough to have a good client and was able to work without straining myself. However, I feel there are many people who "want to work but do not know how" and "are not confident in working through crowdsourcing". I hope I can do something to encourage more people to try crowdsourcing in the future.
