To ask what you do for work (remotely)

[boymumx]

We have a toddler and I am pregnant with our second. We own a flat but are hoping to move to a house in a couple of years, but we need to get some savings behind us to do so.

So I ask how does everyone work from home please? Is there a specific site I can use to find part-time remote working jobs, etc? I have no affordable or free childcare available so I need something I can do online a few hours a day really!

Thanks in advance

I work from home now leading teams developing software. However you can't do that and also look after a toddler and a newborn.

Working from home means working from home, not mixing childcare and work. If you can't afford childcare then you need a different sort of job.

WFM for a service provider, only since covid. Not possible to do without childcare as it's very regimented. Not only do I now pay a fortune for electricity, I pay for childcare whilst sitting in my own home listening to complete and utter morons. WFH isn't all it's cracked up to be

Could you tutor online op? I do that once a week

Actually the person who said copywriter..yes we have just recruited lots of digital copywriters at work. Lots of them work flexi and remotely. That's a good call.

I work in an accounting related role. I was office based but did some days from home pre Covid, now 100% from home for the time being.

I can't do it without childcare though. There's really very little you can do that makes anything more than pocket money without proper childcare, unless you are exceptionally lucky and either have your own business or very convenient/flexible hours that allow you to work while they are in bed

A friend works from home and has flexi hours, as long as he puts in his required hours he can work at any time of the day. He is a customer services assistant for octopus energy, he responds to customer queries (via email), so sorts refunds, billing issues etc.

I’m a software tester and wfh but I did part time office, part time wfh pre COVID. My job is flexible hours wise but it would be difficult without regular childcare. Lockdown 1 was really tough as DP is a keyworker out of the home so I was doing small bits during the day whilst looking after our 1 and 3 year olds and then working 7pm until 1am most nights to try and get a project out on time. I feel very lucky that I have a job that I can just about manage with children for short periods as we have had a few instances of needing to self isolate whilst waiting for test results since schools opened in September.

@gwenneh

What are your qualifications? Do you have a degree; if you do, what did you study?

A lot of the reputable work-from-home job websites are niche to a particular sector.

Exactly this!

I earn a good amount working remotely as a writer. But I only got started in this by having knowledge (and a degree) in a specific field, wrote about that, then branched out.

No point in everyone advising you go off and research customer service jobs if you hate speaking to people on the phone, or accounting if you hate numbers.

Also you are going to be seriously limited if you are planning on working as and when your children are asleep.

I work full days and get childcare which DH and my wages pay for

Most organisations would not permit WFH when there are young children unless there is childcare in place.

I used to wfh marking coursework assignments for students doing an online qualification (one that I already held). It was completely flexible in terms of timing, so could be fitted around children. This is the company I worked for:
www.bpp.com/about-bpp/careers

Project developer in a private health care company. The whole company wfh pre covid. I started out in admin/coordination. No way could it be done without childcare.

My DD has looked at casual work from home opportunities and unfortunately most that don't require specialist qualifications are very badly paid.

I work f/t from home and have done for years (salaried job, very specialised work) and I also do a bit of freelance medical/technical translating to help pay for two lots of student living costs. Unfortunately translating is much less lucrative than it used to be, although still worthwhile if you are very picky about which jobs you take (which I am).

I’m a Finance Manager of a publications company. Would normally have been in the office completely Mon-Fri but will most likely only return a couple of days a week when covid is over....but there is rumour that the company will close the office completely after discovering how much money they save when it’s not in use. I personally would prefer for this not to happen as I like the socialisation element, but obviously it’s not up to me.

I used to do freelance graphic design when my children were small. I used a website called Guru to find my initial clients but then worked for them directly to save them (and me) the agency fees. I had four clients (all big companies) and sometimes had to turn work down as there was more than I had time to do. The hours were completely flexible as long as the deadlines were met. I charged £50 per hour and worked around about 25 hours per week.