To ask what all the happy WOHM do for a living

[JellybeansInTheSky]

I have been following a few of the recent threads about being a SAHM etc. There are quite a few WOHM who have posted that they really enjoy their jobs. Can I ask what you do? I am a WOHM with 3 DC aged 7, 4 and 18 months and I am not finding work very exciting at the moment.

Thanks wish. I will look into that and get Googling. Do you happen to know of any central websites to look for these types of roles? Don't worry if not as I can spend some time trawling.

pups will pm you. x

Another accountant here. I work a given number of days spread across the year as a lecturer which includes weekend working and run my own small accountancy business the rest of the time. With only 8 days until the tax filing deadline, I'm busy, stressed, but happy.

I work in procurement for a large company. I've managed to agree p/t 3 days per week, which I'm really happy about. I'm due back from my 2nd mat leave in a few weeks.

Mixed feelings about returning as I've found it hard with 2 little ones and feel I need some time to be 'me' again and I feel I'm good at my job and do enjoy the challenges and projects. However, I'm sure the stress will kick in pretty soon as I have a 60-70 min commute each way and DH who works for the same company needs to work longer hours, so most of the drop offs and pick ups will be my responsibility. Hoping that I don't end up doing a full time job on 3 days pay (as was the case when I was 4 days after my 1st mat leave) Household and child responsibilities are not split 50:50, but he is the main breadwinner and I've accepted that my career is on hold for a few years. Maybe you can have it all, but I'm happy(ish!) with the way we've got it. I've loved being at home with my children and so pleased I will still have 4 days a week with them.

I gave up my job as a bank manager on a .6 contract after I had my second dc.
I found it too stressful trying to get everything done in my 3 days, manage two locations, 11 staff and be home in time to collect ds and do the tea.
Inevitably something always kicked off on my days off and was left for me to deal with on my return.

So after I had dd I set up my own business and I work from home daytime and evenings. It's been a hard two years but it will get easier once dd starts nursery and I can work during the day more and not in the evenings when the kids are in bed.

Business is doing well too so I am about to start advertising more and building it up ready for sept.

I work in a private hospital. If you are enquiring about anything health-related at all then I'm your woman :-) Lots of researching medical conditions and treatments and lots of contact with consultants. I also price surgical procedures and arrange contracts. No two days are the same and I love it! I work 2 days per week which fits in perfectly with family life.

pupsiecola everyone I know who works part time starts out as full time in the role. It's nigh on impossible to get a part time professional job.

Midwife - Independent work part time.
Love it.

Manager of a customer services team....getting in lots of complaints at the moment and we do a lot of fire fightinh but work with somr brill guys, my manager is the best in the world? 15 mins commute and can take my DC in if the have teacher training days..pay is rubbish for my skills and respomaibility but everything else makes up for it :-)

TwoLittleTerrors I did! I work 0.5 FTE in a professional role (university lecturer) after several years as a SAHM. The post was advertised as PT or FT. I think I was in the right place at the right time

I think with the local authority I work for (so may be true for other LAs)- when they advertise a job, unless it specifically says it has to be full-time in the advert, they have to consider part-time applicants as well.

LAs have good family-friendly policies as well. I had a year maternity leave (tho most of that unpaid), and the right to request part-time when I came back, and flexitime is standard. Unpaid leave also available if necessary.

Altho' I am another one who works part-time in a role that I used to work full time in before dd (ecologist). It was difficult to go back, and I felt constantly stretched trying to get my hours done (2.5 hr commute just eat up the childminding day), now dd is at school it is much easier. And I am so glad I did the difficult bit.

I got a PT job as a anew job (is, not just after returning from mat leave) and they're not completely impossible to find pudsie - look for firms that are recognised as good employers as they are more likely to offer job shares etc. Public sector also tends to be better at this eg, universities, charities etc usually have a more flexible approach.

I think what is difficult to find is school-time hours but I've worked in jobs two days a week, three and then four days a week and I've got loads of friends in professional roles (lawyers, teachers, media) who do similar. But we are in London and I think there's a lot more choice here.

Academic (university lecturer). It's bloody hard to combine DCs and an academic career with children, hence why we're only having one. But the flexibility is amazing. I can get up at 5AM and work til 3PM, then have fun with my son after school. It wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea but it is mine.

PS - married to another academic.