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deWinterSolstice · 19/10/2023 19:54

43ontherocksporfavor · 19/10/2023 19:13

Do you wfh people get bored being at home all the time? Do you miss going into work? I’m in school every day and often wish I didn’t have to drive in daily but then I can’t imagine not seeing everyone and talking daily.

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Not really, no. I’ve got a 750g jar of Nutella and a teaspoon for company. I’m okay.

Janey331 · 19/10/2023 20:03

Littleguggi · 18/10/2023 21:13

Wow if only NHS workers got the same level of pay and benefits for actually saving people's lives, this thread was a depressing read! Jealous much!

Exactly! I work in the NHS, the pay is absolutely abysmal. In real terms, I earned more 30 years ago as an administrator in the motor industry than I do now. It's shocking, I'm 58 now, so no point in changing career again, just looking forward to retirement 😞

Namedchangedtohide · 19/10/2023 20:07

DistrictAndCircle · 18/10/2023 15:19

I earn £80k and have total WFH freedom which I use 8 or 9 days out of 10. I am often very bored during the day, but don’t see it as ‘golden handcuffs’ at all. I realise my astounding good fortune, and take advantage.
I exercise (often a 1hr+ walk over lunchtime), do the housework so that it doesn’t interfere with non-working time. I take the kids to school and am home when they return. I read my Kindle, I prepare meals, I write poems, I take the odd ten minutes of horizontal me time (😳), I chat to friends. I even, very occasionally, do some work.

There was a time when I became quite slovenly. I’d not shower until later in the day, often have the curtains closed etc. But now I realise that if I get ready like normal I can have a great day!

Wow, who is paying you £80K to do almost nothing?!

Namedchangedtohide · 19/10/2023 20:09

YouCouldUseAFlakeOrTwo · 18/10/2023 12:07

My job feels like a set of golden handcuffs at the moment - decent-ish salary, lots of WFH, decent-ish pension, plenty of annual leave, nice people - but I am bored to tears and fed up. I've been working in the same area for over 15 years and really, really need a change. However at the same time I feel a bit paralysed because of the above benefits. I know, for example, that I absolutely want to maintain WFH and I need to maintain a similar salary, at least for the next few years.

I have job-searched but I don't really know what I'm looking for, sector-wise. I tend to stick to what I know but obviously that just brings up the same kind of thing I'm doing now, which I want to get away from!

So I'm looking for random inspiration. If you've got a fully or mainly WFH job and earn around £50k, what do you do? What's out there?

This is me, except I'm self employed.

I'm totally bored.

I also hate the office environment and the idea of rocking up every day to the same people.

I thought about life coaching, therapy etc but it feels the world is saturated with these sorts of skills.

43ontherocksporfavor · 19/10/2023 20:10

@NamedchangedtohideIn the nicest possible way, if you don’t t like people perhaps therapy isn’t for you!

Namedchangedtohide · 19/10/2023 20:15

43ontherocksporfavor · 19/10/2023 20:10

@NamedchangedtohideIn the nicest possible way, if you don’t t like people perhaps therapy isn’t for you!

😂I love people! I love finding out about people. I just hate the idea of being with the same people, day in, day out in an office. I'm just not cut out for that environment

Doteycat · 19/10/2023 20:15

Inthethickofit123 · 19/10/2023 19:37

I was also thinking this. Also struck me that some people are doing jobs like this and earning a fortune while nurses are run off their feet for a pittance 😌

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Yes its appalling, But the nurses should be paid a lot more really. Thats not the fault of the high earners.

MrsBlac · 19/10/2023 20:20

Legal counsel - basic 55k plus bonus and other benefits. WFH 4 days. Have a law degree but not a lawyer.

LaughingCat · 19/10/2023 20:22

@Aquestioningmind I’m the same - civil service, good wage and decent pension but the hours are rough. You’ve got to love what you do and be committed to that ‘serving a higher purpose’ mentality. Mostly get to wfh so I can live in the north though!

I’m media relations - with transferrable skills but no direct experience, you could get an SEO, which is £40-45k starting salary. G7, (I’m on approx £56k) would require a decent level of relevant experience in press/journalism roles. But yeah, the hours are insane in the CS. I always chuckle when I see people going on about the lazy, idle money-for-nothing Blob because, in reality, we’re all on the edge of burnout in all the departments 😂. Must be a masochist because I still love it!

Roco11 · 19/10/2023 20:27

I work from home as a Primary Care Network Manager. Payscale is agenda for change band 7 which is £43752 - £50k depending on experience. 27 - 33 days leave on years exp and NHS pension.

Absolutely love my job. I have a lot of meetings most by teams which keeps it varied and interesting

LaughingCat · 19/10/2023 20:31

I love wfh! I still talk to people every day but online. Genuinely, if I didn’t have to go into the office every now and then, I never would. I have my other half and my cats. Best thing that ever happened for our relationship as before wfh, we only saw each other in the evenings while I tore round the house cooking, tidying up and sorting out general life admin before collapsing into bed and starting it all again the next day. Now we get to spend time together, we share lunchtimes together and catch up over a bowl of soup. We’re together in the evenings instead of commuting. Genuinely, best change in my life. I would think it would be very different if I was single though.

Yeetpetite · 19/10/2023 20:33

I’m a credit manager with those benefits, I trained on the job and didn’t have prior experience. Just started at the company as an account manager and got promoted, probably best to check out bigger companies as then you have more of a chance of moving internally if you ever get bored of a role. Good luck job hunting!

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DistrictAndCircle · 19/10/2023 20:38

Namedchangedtohide · 19/10/2023 20:07

Wow, who is paying you £80K to do almost nothing?!

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I don’t do ‘almost nothing’. I produce everything required of me, and I do it well. I just do it quickly, without wasting time commuting, going to pointless meetings, chatting to colleagues about whatever, making teas for people, answering other people’s phones, walking around the office etc etc etc.

Bananawoman78 · 19/10/2023 20:38

Oh my god, I could have written this post! I am in the same dilemma. Pretty decent salary, love the people I work with, pretty flexible with my 2 kids but I find it so dull and feel really unfulfilled! But have the same dilemma of wondering if the grass would be greener. And don’t know what sector I’d move into so I just never do anything about it!

QueenVolcano · 19/10/2023 20:42

Software Tester

Golightlygoodnight · 19/10/2023 20:58

Most non-entry level roles in pharma pay at least this (often a lot more) and many offer fully remote working. Those that don’t will typically be hybrid.
You’ll need a degree in life sciences to break into medical or regulatory affairs, R&D or Quality. But you’ll start on at least 30K and can progress rapidly to 50K within a couple of years if you’re any good.
My progression was:
2012 entered profession on £23K
2014 moved company - £45K
2016 promoted - £60K
2017 moved company - £80K
2023 - likely to gross almost £300k in basic plus bonuses.

Suspect oil and gas is similar if not better… mind you I have nothing to base that on, just a preconception.

Golightlygoodnight · 19/10/2023 21:03

Ps: I must add that whilst £50-60K roles are pretty plum, once you start earning more than that… the performance expectations are off the scale. I now regularly work 80hour+ weeks with no down time whatsoever. Fabulous earnings, but very few friends and zero life outside work. It’s all consuming.

Dazedandbemused · 19/10/2023 21:05

DistrictAndCircle · 18/10/2023 15:19

I earn £80k and have total WFH freedom which I use 8 or 9 days out of 10. I am often very bored during the day, but don’t see it as ‘golden handcuffs’ at all. I realise my astounding good fortune, and take advantage.
I exercise (often a 1hr+ walk over lunchtime), do the housework so that it doesn’t interfere with non-working time. I take the kids to school and am home when they return. I read my Kindle, I prepare meals, I write poems, I take the odd ten minutes of horizontal me time (😳), I chat to friends. I even, very occasionally, do some work.

There was a time when I became quite slovenly. I’d not shower until later in the day, often have the curtains closed etc. But now I realise that if I get ready like normal I can have a great day!

This sounds like a dream job! What sector do you work in, it's software engineer isn't it?!

Namedchangedtohide · 19/10/2023 21:09

DistrictAndCircle · 19/10/2023 20:38

I don’t do ‘almost nothing’. I produce everything required of me, and I do it well. I just do it quickly, without wasting time commuting, going to pointless meetings, chatting to colleagues about whatever, making teas for people, answering other people’s phones, walking around the office etc etc etc.

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Apologies, didn't mean to offend

TuckingFypos · 19/10/2023 21:10

Laj91 · 19/10/2023 17:59

@TuckingFypos may I ask what qualifications are needed to get into that role? 😊

I have a degree, but it wasn't needed to be a developer - I learned to build websites in my own time, and freelanced in the evenings / weekends. Built up a client base and went full-time a couple of years later.

There are loads of online courses teaching the basics, wouldn't take long to learn if you have some free time in the evenings 🙂

LoveableLou · 19/10/2023 21:11

SEN contractor, fully remote, working on various projects/complex casework/team management for Local Authorities.

Missingpop · 19/10/2023 21:15

Not WFH but care home manager higher salary but a huge amount of responsibility to many different agencies; no two days are the same but I love it x

wellrestedmum · 19/10/2023 21:16

poppetandmog · 19/10/2023 10:27

I work remotely (only go in to the office about once a month) and earn 57k FTE, but I work 4 days so £45.6. I'm a chartered tax adviser for a law firm. Can be stressful at times in the run up to tax return deadline but on the whole, I really enjoy it. (I did not enjoy the years of studying though!)

@poppetandmog same, although my FTE is £50,500 and I have to go in 2 days a week, which I don't mind as I quite like the office and my colleagues. I feel slightly underpaid at the moment, especially reading this thread! Please can I ask what part of the country you're in, and if you're in an accountancy firm?

WeightoftheWorld · 19/10/2023 21:33

Roco11 · 19/10/2023 20:27

I work from home as a Primary Care Network Manager. Payscale is agenda for change band 7 which is £43752 - £50k depending on experience. 27 - 33 days leave on years exp and NHS pension.

Absolutely love my job. I have a lot of meetings most by teams which keeps it varied and interesting

Ooooh can I ask a bit about your day to day and how you got there? I think I'd love something like this, I presume you need a decent amount of NHS and managerial experience first right?

If you are fully WFH (or almost) and earn around £50k, what do you do?

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