If you are able to work from home

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Can I ask what you do for a living? I’m school admin and I’m able to do most of my job from a laptop but I can’t get my head around how many jobs can be done from home?!

Conveyancer (although furloughed right now).

Software sales.

Can absolutely be done from home particularly as all my existing and target customers are also wfh.

Dont need a degree but do need sone experience

I'm a senior lecturer at a university and I'm working from home for the foreseeable future.
My DH is a senior manager at a university and is doing the same.

Finance department. The role takes longer WFH because I can’t pop round to someone’s desk for a quick chat. And the minor matter of the DC...

IT consultant - have worked from home for most of the last 10 years. No need to go to offices, only do if there's a micromanager or some other deviant demanding it.

I'm a police officer doing a support role. I typically work one day a week anyway so the IT was already in place.

I'm an accountant. I have absolutely everything that I need to work form home. However, I hate it. As soon as they give me the OK to go back to the office, I'm out the door

Teacher - planning marking teaching (via Zoom) normal timetable as well as tutor group times.

Management Accountant for a construction company. My pilates classes which were previously in a dusty church hall are now in my living room, courtesy of Facebook.

Technically can WFH but it's tricky
Car dealership aftersales. Answer calls, book peoples cars in at various sites
No working out of contracted hours so just 40hrs a week

I'm a senior administrator for a soft services company and nearly all staff are working from home using laptops with the office phone system connected to the laptops so calls can be answered. However some staff have been furloughed so I am grateful that I am still working and earning my regular wage. I don't mind working from home, though I prefer to be in the office communicating with others, I am looking forward to going back to work normally. I am also due to start a new job in the not too distant future but that has been put on hold temporarily due to the lockdown, so again I'm looking forward to getting on with things more once we are able to.

I'm an administrator at a University, usually 9-5 four days a week so sticking with the same hours but WFH.

I liked the lack of commute and flexibility at the beginning but I'm desperate to get bac to the office now. I miss putting nice clothes on for work, chatting face-to-face with friends and just getting out of the house every day!

Logistics. Another one that was told it would never work wfh. It's fine. Easier actually.

I'm a teacher.
Obviously can't do the job in the same way, but am working from home. Virtual lessons, videos of myself reading/singing (early years teacher). Assessments and reports.

Nhs admin. Working using Remote Desktop. It's not ideal but good enough.

Large financial institution. We worked from home 1-2 days a week before the pandemic hit so not too much change for me.

Waves back to IJumpedAboardAPirateShip and wonders if we've worked together before...

Whats the sound quality been like in these makeshift booths? Some of us veteran VOs are cringing and what people using to record... I know theyre just doing what they can with very little info but some of the srt ups aren't going to make anyone sound good, let alone be usable audio. Even my (v well esteemed) agent sent out an email with awful advice on how to set up a home studio! Rant over!

Project Manager for a global software company. Many members of my team are based outside of the U.K. so working remotely is the norm for me. In many respects, it’s just a change of scenery for myself and a small number of my onshore team. We’ve not furloughed anyone but we’ve had to let some contractors go to save costs. I know I’m very lucky but I do feel a teeny bit jealous of my furloughed friends that are enjoying some down time.

I'm a lawyer.

Facilities Manager. Looking forward to seeing colleagues again and lines if communication reopening. Am not comfortable my personal records being used from someone working from home.

Teacher - planning marking teaching (via Zoom) normal timetable as well as tutor group times I thought teachers were being advised by their unions not to do Zoom lessons - are you private school?

I do the accounts for 2 companies. I've set up a payroll from scratch, and a pension scheme, applied for a covid business interruption loan, and done a furlough portal application. A year end, and 2 payroll year ends.

I've been very very busy, working every single day.

In house solicitor, I already worked from home 2 days a week anyway so not a huge change.

Headhunter. Always full time from home. Meetings are on Skype, Zoom and by phone (my boss schmoozes the clients face to face).

Another scientist in a senior role (we are doing Covid related work so busier than ever)

Us too .

To the person who asked I have a degree (including a year working in industry) and PhD then did a postdoc all at very prestigious institutes then joined the company I now work for and have been here ever since. I was in my 30s before I had this permanent job and moved all over the UK so it's disruptive in your youth but secure as you get older and good terms and conditions.