To wonder if you work from home, what do you do?

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I don't know anyone who works from home in rl but I see it all the time on mumsnet.

If you work from home, what is your job?

Obviously not referring to sahp here!

Another writer here (novels). Working from hone can be great for flexibility but it's hard unless you're very disciplined and it can also be lonely if you're used to working with lots of people. I try to make sure I'm out of the house a couple of days a week otherwise I start to feel cut off and miserable.

I'm a fundraising co-ordinator for a charity. Mainly from home, but sometimes need to travel overnight, so it's swings and roundabouts for me.

I work in banking risk and compliance so I work 2 days from home/3 days from the office (or the other way round depending on work load and F2F meeting requirements etc).

cannot say what i do...but can say its really really hard to wfh....i am unfocused/distracted , i constantly wander to look in the fridge...also it is seen by DP as a not a real workign day , so get asked to pick up dry cleaning, take dog to vet, collect children from train..basically i can end up with whole day or errands/chores ....which of course i do because after all ' i am working from home today'
I also object to having to have desk and chair and screen and files etc taking over a part of my house.

jellybean are you me? I could cry.

Waves at Doris - me too!

I now work outside the home, but I used to work from home marking assignments for distance learning students.

I run my own business from home making personalised button badges (eg Hen Night) but I also make graphics for video game streamer's. I fit in a full 8 hour work day flexibly around my teens & housework. It's great as I could work in PJs (if I wanted to) and I'm always there for the kids. I'm doing something I'm passionate about and I love it, so I'm thankful every day. It does have a few downsides. No work colleagues to chat to, it's hard to ignore housework, there are no sick days or paid holidays and most people will never think of it as a "real" job if you work from home. People often ask me to look after their kids. They don't seem to realise I do a full 8 hour workday.

I coordinate a project pt for an arts organisation, partly from home, working in the org's office 1 day a week (the office is a long way away or i'd work there more often). I also do occasional consultancy for other arts orgs, which is from home, and I lecture pt at local university and do all my prep at home. It's flexible- I can walk my dd to school most days but I struggle with staying focused as well when there 's washing, tidying etc to do. My husband works from home ft (illustrator) though he also has a wood workshop to escape to. It does mean we have a big house but lose the attic room to his work and part the spare room to mine. And no, we couldn't share a workspace.

DH is a literary scientist and not based at a university.
He's incredibly disciplined - in everything he does (even wight loss )

Freelance translator.

I'm a foster carer

I work in projects at a global investment bank, I do 3 days in the office and 2 WFH. I find it more difficult being at home because you have to be very strict, still get up at 5:30 (like I would for my office commute) and get ready before taking my DD to nursery/my mum comes over to look after DD for the day. Otherwise I'd end up slobbing in my trackies all day.

Designer/PatternCutter/Dressmaker, usually Bridal or I will just make something up & sell it online/locally

I also make occasion cakes - though none of it is as often as I ŵould like as my time is taken up with DD

Sapphirestrange I started in Subtitling and wormed my way into AD, theatre degree helped! Been doing it for about 14 years now! Not sure if I personally will get the chance to do the live stuff, I work around school hours so can't be as flexible as others, hope I might get to do some episodes of The Last Leg though.

Previously posted - international relations.

I'm afraid, like other posters, this is not an easy job to get into in the first place - post-graduate degrees, prestigious unis, hard core CS exams. And I couldn't do the job I do from home now if I didn't have:

• 15 yrs experience including years spent travelling all over.
• Great IT suitable for home working and being out and about.
• A supportive and trusting manager.

The contacts and networks I spent 15 years in the field developing, I now use (mainly) from home. I can pick up the phone to an official pretty much anywhere in the world, but that doesn't come from nothing.

Inventor/product designer/entrepreneur. Started with nothing.

ShtoppenDerFloppen how did you get your job please? I used to be an audio typist and your job sounds like heaven to me! I love typing and am a frustrated medic!

Self employed Architect and artist, I do only domestic work and produce house portraits. I get my architectural clients mainly by recommendation and my commissions for house portraits by exhibiting at big shows like Spirit of Christmas and Hampton Court Flower Show in London.

Missingmumxox, I am a nurse too, please how did you get into that. Can I have more information on it if you don't mind.

This is all very interesting to read. If love to work from home. Not sure I've got the brains for most of these jobs. I'd love to do something like proof reading. But I'm apparently not educated enough.
I originally trained with horses and taught people to ride. I have it all up many years ago. I'd love to know how the lady that said she's a riding instructor works from home.

So glad to see the whole thread isnt i sell forever living/younique etc 'empower women to achieve their goals' blah blah blah 😴😴😴

Website maintenance and marketing, can do that from anywhere but I do a couple of days in the office

I'm a SAHM now but worked as a Relationship Manager for a debt support charity - I liaised/visited London Citizens Advice Bureaux but my office was at home.

Professional Declutterer! Working from home means listing clients' items for sale on eBay or Amazon, or packaging them to post out. Or doing my accounts. Or listing clients' items on Freegle or Freecycle.