WFH / hybrid, earning 50k+, what do you do?

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I really, really, REALLY need a new job. I have been in my current area (teaching and research in healthcare) for 12 years now and have gained lots of skills (I think!) but I am SO bored and demotivated and fed up. I'm starting to feel as if I'll never be any good doing anything else.

So, I'm coming to MN for inspiration! I also a) need to maintain my current salary and b) want to either WFH or hybrid (eg: going into an office a couple of times a week max).

If your job matches that - what do you do? (And do you like it?)

Such a great thread! Was expecting more drama and less reasonable helpful suggestions. LinkedIn jobs search is great for inspiration

Have a look at Learning & Development Manager roles in corporate businesses - pharmaceuticals would probably be good, given your healthcare background

All you copywriters what kind of copy are you writing? I am a copy writer and not getting that kind of money. What am I doing wrong?!

Lots of business analysis posts are quite technical (not all).

A similar role that a background in health research and teaching might translate well to User research (UX). There are lots of health UR posts, even within the NHS - hybrid and remote.

I do…..working for a large global consultancy business (not financial) but I have 20+ years industry experience, a degree and masters in relevant subjects and I’m chartered so it’s not the sort of job you could just walk into. We hire project managers from a range of backgrounds but you’d need to be APM qualified and in a senior PM or commercial lead role to earn £50k+

How much experience do you have? What are your skills? Whereabouts are you based? These all impact your chances of getting what you want.

I have a very similar background and earn £100k + on a hybrid contract in London. But I have 20 years experience - 10 of those at a senior management level. And have moved jobs strategically to fit around my lifestyle and commitments - working in academia, charity, industry, management consultancy and government agencies over the years.

Depends on what you want to do, where you want to work and if you are prepared to put the hard graft in. You have to build your 'brand' and 'worth' in healthcare if you are going to get the well paid roles with a lot of flex.

There are jobs out there in your space but some are more flexible than others and some more secure. What trade offs would you be willing to make?

This was my experience too. Never again.

Tech. Look at your transferable skills and job specs in Linkedin. There are also tech companies in health industry that are worth a look. Both wfh/hybrid and decent salary (well over £50k) should be achievable.

@Thingamebobwotsit can you say more about your experience and current post?

Where are these copywriter jobs for £50k??

@HBGKC Sorry, forgot about this thread. No specialism! I work for a PR/marketing/comms agency at the moment but have done all sorts. From what they tell me, my value is the lack of speciality/doing a broad church of tone of voices and everything from a tweet to a white paper. It helps that I’m also an experience copy-editor, developmental editor and proofreader (don’t judge me by my Mumsnet shitposting history…) so they get a lot of bang for their buck with me. I reckon I’m worth more than £50k! But I accept it in exchange for the WFH, part-time, extremely flexible, good maternity package, clock-off-on-the-dot benefits.

Senior clinical trials manager fits your requirements

Medical writer £85-100k but work for myself.
You generally need a PhD or background in writing/publishing to get a job as a medical writer though. I've been doing this 25+ years so I've worked up to this level.

I think one thing since the pandemic is that it has broadened the range of jobs which are done WFH/hybrid. My job certainly wasn’t WFH pre-covid, but now it is (with the odd day in the office); and I’m on £50Kish.

I work for a utility company so our benefits (good pension, flexibility etc) often align with the public sector. You do have to put up with being completely evicerated in the media but if you’re looking at the NHS etc that won’t come as a shock to you! 😁

Interesting to read the comments about NHSEngland - a friend used to work for them and said much the same!

@Lakeyloo interesting that you say: finding something similar enough that it uses the experience you've built up over the years, and potential employers will get why you have applied and are worth the salary, but different enough to challenge you Today I've seen a job that is very closely linked to my current role but would be a side-step into strategy / project management. I think I will give it a shot. I don't meet absolutely all of the criteria but I do have specialist knowledge and insight that not everyone else will have, and I guess I have nothing to lose, right?

Thanks all, some really good suggestions and things I'd not thought of!

Try looking into inspection roles in OFSTED?