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SlowRain · 12-20-2010, 08:34 AM

If I implied that just anyone can do it, then I should correct that. However, there are any number of people who have studied English in university who are not currently employed in that field. Even if they are, and so long as it doesn't conflict with their day jobs, why shouldn't they give it a try? What disqualifies a high school English teacher--or university professor, for that matter--from doing it? It'd be a good job for a qualified person who wants to stay at home with their children.

It's a similar situation to bookkeeping services. One of the worst things anyone can do is take their monthly accounting to one of the Big 4. Take it to someone qualified and who has a good reputation who just happens to work out of their home. Or, better yet, learn to do it yourself. (I say that as a former accountant who used to work for one of the Big 4 and who has never done accounting at home.)

12-20-2010, 08:34 AM	#39
SlowRain Addict Posts: 311 Karma: 9553 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: a Canadian expat in Taiwan Device: HTC 10, Asus Phonepad	If I implied that just anyone can do it, then I should correct that. However, there are any number of people who have studied English in university who are not currently employed in that field. Even if they are, and so long as it doesn't conflict with their day jobs, why shouldn't they give it a try? What disqualifies a high school English teacher--or university professor, for that matter--from doing it? It'd be a good job for a qualified person who wants to stay at home with their children. It's a similar situation to bookkeeping services. One of the worst things anyone can do is take their monthly accounting to one of the Big 4. Take it to someone qualified and who has a good reputation who just happens to work out of their home. Or, better yet, learn to do it yourself. (I say that as a former accountant who used to work for one of the Big 4 and who has never done accounting at home.) Last edited by SlowRain; 12-20-2010 at 08:38 AM.