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STEPHANIE YOUNG
Success from Home
There are many reasons
why someone in today’s
age may want to transition
out of a traditional nine-five
job and venture into the
world of home-based work.
Perhaps, someone may not
be interested in working
for a large corporation
for his or her entire life.
Someone may possess a true
ENTREPRENEUR’S SPIRIT
which would result in them
having the desire to strike
out on his or her own. Perhaps someone may
desire more flexibility in his or her schedule
or the ability to dictate the amount of income
he or she brings in every month. Moreover,
someone (like AAT‘s very own Anthony
Crosby) may develop a home-based business
out of a deep passion for producing something
they truly believe in. Whatever a person’s
motivation may be, there is often a stereotype
associated with the kind of person who may
choose to work for themselves; this would
be the young, overeager, millennial. Though
many men and women in their twenties/early
thirties have gone down this career path,
we’re going to talk with someone today who
will prove that you don’t need to be a nineties
kid to find success from home.
Today, we’re joined by Stephanie Young.
Stephanie, along with her husband, Larry,
work from home as representatives for ACN.
ACN is a worldwide multi-level marketing
company which works to provide essential
services such as TV and internet, home
security, merchant services, and energy.
However, ACN hasn’t always been Stephanie’s
occupation. Let’s find out a little bit about
what Stephanie did before she became an
independent business owner with ACN. “I
have fifteen-twenty years’ experience in the
airlines; I worked for two airlines in Denver. I
started on the ramps loading planes, which
was hard to get into because it was a guys’
business. Because of how the airline shift
schedule worked, I didn’t spend many holidays
at home when my kids were
little, which was extremely
difficult. I was working
during nine/eleven; I didn’t
go home for three days.
Denver was a top security
airport, and we had a lot
of planes piggy banked all
over the ramp which we had
to check every hour. Things
changed dramatically after
that; it was never the same.
There were some very
positive aspects of working
for the companies. When I was with my first
airline company, Larry fell off the roof of our
house, while trying to save some money by
painting it himself and broke his back. He
was self-employed and only worked parttime,
so I became our only source of income.
However, I couldn’t work because he needed
help at home. So, at the time, the company
allowed my coworkers to give their vacation
time to me, so I could stay home and help my
husband; I was able to receive four months
of paid time off from the other employees.
Today, I don’t think any company would allow
you to do that!
Eventually, I moved on, got more training,
and retired with Frontier airlines (Stephanie’s
second airline company) with full, lifetime
benefits. The airline thing was fun for me;
however, it wasn’t a big money maker. We
made just over minimum wage. The upside
came in from the free flight benefits; we’ve
been to Europe a couple of time and all over
the US. I’ve been able to take my kids on trips,
my parents on trips, and we’ve not paid very
much money for those.”
Stephanie, I must be honest. I’m a little jealous
hearing about how you’ve been able to fly
around the world for almost nothing out of
your wallet! However, I’ll try and rein my envy
in! So, then how did an airline worker end up
living in Elko? “My husband, Larry, and I were
still living in Denver. He had retired, and I was
the sole income earner; we didn’t really
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