The On Demand Global Workforce - oDesk

Monday, March 2, 2009

Blabbering of a Sleep-Deprived Person

Am I the sole the survivor or are there plenty of us that are lost in the river banks while others are drifting away for they are caught in the strong current?

Do I have a choice?

Emotions bring meaning to us. It makes us believe that we really are human. In my case, I proved I am normal. Being normal doesn't mean I know my inner self.

For more than 2 months now, I have been waiting for something to happen on this miserable life. "I must be condemned", as I would put it. I stare at something distant without even looking at something specific. People pass and go on through with their routines around this house and I am here writing this--whatever this is.

People around me tend to be drawing farther from my inner circle. I find myself blankly staring at grand sceneries. Imagining what life would be if time turned backwards. Wondering if people would still walk upright.

Didn't you even wonder how that would be?

We have been born to believe that reality supersedes fantasies as the norm. While this may be true for most of us, there are others who still believe in supernatural beings. Is God a reality or a packet of our imagination? Can science prove that atheists have been right all along?

On the moment of writing this, plenty of similar questions showing uncertainties are being asked. A mob gathers to worship their deities while on the other side of town another group of people are proving them wrong.

Who will win in the end?

Who are to be called insane?

The ones who believe in what they see or the ones who just want to believe?

These are questions yet to be answered. There is no absolute answer to any question. Another question leads to another.

Thursday, February 26, 2009

LOOKING FOR A JOB THAT SUITS YOUR NEEDS?

oDesk.com - The Marketplace for Online Workteams and Freelancers

The best approach to online work is the one that creates success for both buyers and providers. As the first and only service to guarantee that an hour billed is an hour worked and that an hour worked is an hour paid, oDesk has long held these Manifesto principles dear.

Please consider the Manifesto a declaration: Don't settle for less than you deserve.

As a provider, you have the right to:

  • Get guaranteed payment for the time you work
  • Avoid the hassle of creating invoices and time sheets
  • Live where you want, work when you want, on the jobs you want
  • Set your own hourly rate based on your skills, experience and reputation
  • Access jobs around the world
  • Prove and market your skills via free online testing
  • Post a profile, apply, and interview for jobs without paying a membership fee
  • Build your own business online

As a buyer, you have the right to:

  • Audit the people and hours worked
  • Access talent from around the world
  • Know the identity, skills and experience of every team member
  • Pay your global online team without the hassle of payroll and taxes
  • Pay competitive rates worldwide
  • Offer work online without paying a membership fee or a posting fee
  • Build your own online workteam
I personally think of this as a good job opportunity for those service providers who are looking for part-time employment around the globe without the need to travel/transfer to another location. They can do the job at home and work anytime they want. 

It might be hard to look for an job and get hired at first but there are plenty of new openings every month. The best thing about it is that oDesk.com does the work of listing the jobs and categorize them according to the skills you can provide. You can subscribe to their email service, which sends you the jobs and skills you enlisted for, or you can look on the website for them.

AS LONG AS THERE ARE BUYERS, SERVICE PROVIDERS WILL EXIST!!!

Ponder on that for a moment and see for yourself. This might be your door to having a part-time job that might turn out to be your job for the next days, months, or years to come.