Work from home answering service operators manage inbound calls for their clients. Instead of working in a call center, they have calls forwarded to them from a switchboard to a business line set up at home. As a work from home answering service operator, your job duties include greeting callers in a friendly manner, determining the reason for their call, and answering questions or directing their requests to a different department as necessary. You must also keep a log of the calls in a spreadsheet or database, entering notes and contact information about the call. You sometimes need to take further action, such as contacting a supervisor to resolve difficult situations.