Friday, June 18, 2010

Text 121

An interesting area of working from home is texting.  The operator sits at a computer and sends SMS messages via Internet to users - usually in the UK.  Many of the UK text services are adult oriented.

Text 121 is one of these.  I worked for this company a few years back, on a non-adult line.  My job was to be fun and flirty, continue a conversation I may not have started, and try to keep the client returning the texts. It was fun for quite a while, but it's not a highly paid job. 

Unfortunately, Text 121 has begun charging an application fee.  They've also developed a reputation for mistreating operators and are not paying on time like they used to.  I'd love to tell you that this is still a good company to work for - they were when I worked for them - but it seems they've gone downhill pretty quickly lately. 

If you're just starting with texting and need some quick experience, they do hire newbies.  From what I've seen and heard, don't expect to be treated well. 

I'm very disappointed at the direction the company has taken, because I hate writing bad reviews like this. 

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