In a chat from home job, your responsibilities are to provide customer service or support for a company, client, or several businesses. As a work from home customer service agent, you communicate with customers via online chat software and your duties vary depending on your employer or client. You may help existing or prospective customers solve questions, issues, or concerns about a product or service. In this remote role, you may work on a staff position for a company, provide services on behalf of an agent, or freelance for multiple companies or clients.