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

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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?

Digital marketing - home based

Jeez, this makes an interesting read! Anyone got any suggestions for a very experienced English teacher (29 years)? I've diversified these last 3 years to be a Literacy Co-ordinator (I carved my role out post-Covid really) & teach pupils with poor literacy & am in charge of dyslexia investigations & diagnosis.

I do still love teaching, but I've had to reduce my days - and therefore wages- this year as I need to be here some days to take DS3 (who has ASN) to school/ collect him. I've just had my first lower wage end of Sep & I was like 😱.

I'll give you all a laugh. I applied to be a train driver😒(£55k) in a moment of madness at Xmas! I passed the assessment & was invited for interview. Unfortunately I had to decline as on reading further I'd have been on £22k full-time training for 2 yrs, which I just couldn't do. Talk about a curve ball idea!🤣

Any WFH ideas?

How do you get into the civil service? Do you need specific qualifications?

Fully WFH, I'm an Operations Manager - £49k + bonus.

We do small to medium scale renewable energy projects, consultancy and training... I love it.

I can answer the Ops manager one. They basically get, whatever the line of business is in, get done. So most large business have Operation Managers at variying management levels.

So if the business makes 'things', they manage the departments that makes the 'things' or if the business is a 'service' they manage those departments that provide that service.

They have process to ensure get followed, have KPIs are achieved, always looking for enhancements and efficiency savings, rolling out new stuff, managing and dealing with personnel issues etc. etc.

It's also very well paid and does not need a degree, and relies on strong industry knowledge to be successful, so you can climb up from lower ranks.

All I have to say is " the grass is always browner".

Product owner in the private sector, tech industry. Earn £50k for 4 days a week. Ok pension, poor annual leave (FT is 32 days Inc Bank holidays) but totally wfh (can go in to the office if I want) and almost total flexibility on my schedule. I drop the kids off at school time everyday and collect them 3 days a week (DH does the other 2), as long as I get my work done and get to all essential meetings I can work as and when I want. It's heaven.

I agree you’re not paid enough for a lawyer. Kids uncle is a lawyer for google, on tripe your salary I think, plus benefits. Maybe you’re in the wrong company. I always wanted to be a lawyer and did some law at Uni (joint honours with criminal justice). But I’m a civil servant - do enjoy my job and might move over one day to more law making side of things. But hard to move once you get an expertise in something

Not anymore for most, not home office anyway. It’s more experience. Go on civil service jobs, and there’s lots of info online about their recruitment as it’s different to what you might be used to

I work in content in the public sector. Previously did similar in tech. All other conditions (pay, wfh, boredom) similar to you!

Director of a small arts charity, £45k (but it's Scotland, so equivalent would definitely be higher down south). Working in office 1 day/week plus occasional travel to festivals and cultural events around the city/country/world.

Love my job but it's low pay for the level of seniority and the amount of pressure.

Lots of interesting and fulfilling roles in the third sector and cultural sectors. Pension and other benefits usually pretty naff but really interesting varied work with supportive nourishing professional communities. It's also nice to work in organisations where you're valued as a human being and feel you're having an impact.

I’ve NC’ed for this. I’m a solicitor for a local authority.

My FTE is just over £50k

That depends entirely on the type of law. An experienced criminal solicitor would likely earn less. Public sector is a decent salary. Private sector it isn’t.

Account manager, business development manager or project manager in a utility consultancy. Very well paying and fully remote tih good benefits. Don't always need energy experience also.

Telecoms sales

Data Protection Officer in transport. 6 years experience, £70k salary.
no qualifications or even a degree I’m just very passionate about what I do.

This is also me although I only earn 40k, but full time on a 4 day week (new company policy). I know I’ve got it great. I find my interest outside of work - so I swim at lunchtime and set targets, interact with the dog, I work quite early and finish early and then I read various political mags etc. I used to have a much better job pre dc but it was all in and I had no life. Where I am in my life right now - yes it’s golden handcuffs but I am aware I’m very lucky. When dc are all at uni I’m going to use all my leave to travel regularly.

The civil service seems v well paid - always thought it wasn’t

My DH is on 58k plus bonus of about 10% and mostly works from home doing regular hours. He's an automation tester. He sets up the tests and then bloody plays Minesweeper whilst waiting for the system to do its thing. Nice.

I also mostly work from home in University Professional Services, but I'm on 10k less than the 50k you're looking for. My boss and upwards earns that and more.

I worked in the NHS for several years. I have 'actually saved people's lives'.

I wasn't bored then, granted. But it nearly broke me.

Solicitor . Only go in once or twice every month . Work 34 hours a week . Salary around 58 k

Project manager, fully remote and super flexible. Earn £55k and probably won’t leave for a long time as it’s so flexible and the perks are good. Basically any tech role is going to offer a reasonably high level of WFH these days as it’s still an employees market.

Environmental Policy Development Manager with a trade association- FTE is just over£50k. Most of the time I love my job but it can get a bit boring. Would never go back to regular office based job though. Next job will have to offer at least the same income and be WFH.

Depends on your skills. I am management consultant and I usually work 7 months a year and make more than £120k. I work 2/3 days from the client office but I don’t mind as 5 months of the year I am off with the kiddos.

Content marketing, 60kish. Don't manage anybody