I am 28 and I am currently looking to quit my job and wanting to work from home. I have been working at my job for about 4 years now and I am underpaid and overworked. I hate being asked to do OT, or having my boss call me and moving me to another post to cover that is half way across the city, or being asked to work on weekends. Ever since the pandemic I have been looking for remote jobs to do since I get to work where I am most comfortable. Hell, even if they did ask me to do over time I am at least in my own city or I don't have a boss saying that I need to go half way across town to cover something. The problem is I have been doing mostly blue collar jobs and a lot of these jobs need years of experience or a college degree to do. I also don't want to do any jobs relating to being on the phone. I would much rather do a typing type job like data entry or IT. Plus, the real benefit of working remotely is if I could get my work done quickly or if there is a slow day I could spend time on my leisure time or hobbies.
My experience: Before doing security I worked as a unpaid intern at a computer repair shop. I would clean computers and hard drives, removed viruses, installed anti virus software, did Q and A over the phone. I did go to community college for 3 to 5 years but that was for a history degree or a general studies. I dropped out because I was not doing well in my classes. I can also type around 85 to 100 wpm and I do not MS office programs with the exception of Excel (though I could freshen up learning them from YouTube).
I want to know is it possible to go from being a security guard to doing remote work or have you had a similar blue collar job and went remote?