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What Jobs are there to work from home.

34 replies

Catchlock · 09/08/2024 13:25

Just this really. Are there jobs I could do at home while the children are at school.
Not sales or cold calling.

OP posts:
DelilahBucket · 09/08/2024 13:27

Is there a reason you can't go out to work while the kids are at school?

Chewbecca · 09/08/2024 13:29

What skills do you have? Or what do you like doing?

cantbelieveimaskingthis2 · 09/08/2024 13:31

Catchlock · 09/08/2024 13:25

Just this really. Are there jobs I could do at home while the children are at school.
Not sales or cold calling.

There are whole websites just of jobs for remote work. Just google it

cantbelieveimaskingthis2 · 09/08/2024 13:32

DelilahBucket · 09/08/2024 13:27

Is there a reason you can't go out to work while the kids are at school?

Not masses of in person jobs round my way with hours 10-2 to accommodate drop off and pick up to be fair. Home working tends to be more flexible so you can do your hours around the kids

Authorinwaiting · 09/08/2024 13:50

DelilahBucket · 09/08/2024 13:27

Is there a reason you can't go out to work while the kids are at school?

Nope. I don't need to work but just want to. Can't seem to find anything close which would enable school runs.

Kitkat1523 · 09/08/2024 13:51

No not really……you would need to work average 7 to 8 hours days for the jobs I’m aware of

DelilahBucket · 09/08/2024 13:56

Home working isn't flexible, it's still a full time job usually, not part time, and you don't get to pick and choose such specific hours at entry level.

I'd recommend heading over to the "earn £10 a day" thread in the money section. These things might be better suited.

happyhemsby · 09/08/2024 15:56

I don't work due to disability but I'm a reseller. I buy joblots and sell on vinted/carboots

Positivenancy · 09/08/2024 15:59

Plenty of jobs work from home…but just because they work from home doesn’t mean that those jobs don’t have requirements in terms of experience and education. My job let me work from home but I need a degree based in my field and at least three years experience in my industry.

Do you want to a job that allows you to work from home with 9to5 hours and some flexibility, or do you just wanna do the very little work for my little money where you don’t require childcare?
Theres a big difference.

xxSideshowAuntSallyxx · 09/08/2024 16:16

I work from home but you can't just say you want a job that works from home. There are loads out there you need to be more specific.

Mine is pretty flexible but that's down to company and management.

Authorinwaiting · 09/08/2024 17:51

I have a Bsc in Nursing and a BA in business administration

I've nursed for 15yrs then run my own business development company.

Gave it up to mind a special needs son and a dementia mother but neither need me now (well not during school hours) I fancied something to keep my brain ticking over.

Slopehead · 09/08/2024 17:52

Onlyfans
Webcamming
General adultwork services

Underlig · 09/08/2024 17:59

my whole household works from home. But we have set hours and work full time. We can’t just decide to work 9-3 and then do some later when the kids are in bed. Two of us work in TV post-production, one works for a homelessness charity as a support worker, another works in marketing and events for another charity. We all have degrees.

CardboardElk · 09/08/2024 18:03

Accounting, copywriting, graphic designing and data entry.

Luluco · 09/08/2024 18:08

DelilahBucket · 09/08/2024 13:56

Home working isn't flexible, it's still a full time job usually, not part time, and you don't get to pick and choose such specific hours at entry level.

I'd recommend heading over to the "earn £10 a day" thread in the money section. These things might be better suited.

Home working can be part-time and flexible and some jobs do let you pick and choose your hours.

Priyanshik · 09/08/2024 18:12

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Bloom15 · 09/08/2024 18:13

I wfh full time and I am a test analyst

DelilahBucket · 10/08/2024 07:37

Yes occasionally they do, when you have experience, and have earned your way. It appears as though the OP does not have experience for these types of jobs, and doesn't want an actual "job" per se, just a time filler to earn a few extra quid. The OP doesn't even seem to have returned to their thread unless their responses are complete name change fails more than once.

OlympicsFanGirl · 10/08/2024 07:43

There are loads of wfh jobs in the charity sector and many charities are family and work life friendly, supportive of flexible and part time working.

Www.charityjob.org.uk

OlympicsFanGirl · 10/08/2024 07:45

There are some vary dated and inaccurate posts on this thread.

Southernbelle19 · 10/08/2024 07:50

I disagree with the majority of these comments.

I've worked from home for years, first in a project coordinator role and then in roles for various regulators/ombudsmans where I have a caseload. These jobs do require skills and experience but people come from all sorts of backgrounds.

It depends on the company but all of these jobs have had some degree of flexibility. Currently I work full time but am able to do this around school runs. Lots of people work part time but over 5 days, so just within school hours.

So yeah, depends on your skills and experience but these jobs do exist not just in tech. Also look at admin roles, I know lots of those can be WFH and part time.

JLT24 · 10/08/2024 07:56

Try the website Charity jobs. A lot are part time and work from home as charities aim to keep their overheads as low as possible.

cantbelieveimaskingthis2 · 11/08/2024 23:25

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Just wanted to say thank you for taking time to write such a detailed and helpful answer. I’m not the OP but it’s so nice when people do this

L1ttledrummergirl · 11/08/2024 23:39

I used to work as an interviewer for a market research company. It was zero hours so the upside was flexible and they operate seven days a week so when the work is there you can do very well.
The downside was that being zero hours, when they have no work, there is no work.

BillieJ · 11/08/2024 23:46

Whole family works from home(s)

  • teaching online (there are some opportunities for non-qualified if you have vocational experience - for example, artist or computer scientist. Part time available and school hours
  • customer service/sales - no experience and min wage - full time but shifts available eg 11-8
  • admin - full time, but some part time in accounts

Look on Indeed. Many will require some office attendance, but some are fully remote.