Do all MNs wfh or in an office?

[Jeannie88]

Just an observation, so many posts seem to be from Mums who wfh or 'have to go into an office'.

Any others out there who do the whole getting up early, depend on breakfast clubs/wraparound care? So, getting dressed, commuting to work, doing the job all day face to face with the public, travelling back, pick up DC and catch up on chores?

Just wondering if anyone else actually goes out out to work anymore. I guess some of us do and find the posts about choosing to slack and bewilderment of a hard day of online meetings a bit strange?

I've changed career after a very long time in education and oh boy, having to be present in teams meetings while having my washing on etc is sooooo much easier! Xx

I left education and deliberately chose an office based job where I mostly
wfh. It’s absolutely glorious and I have no regrets whatsoever.

I do wfh but I'm pretty much the only person I know in real life who does. My mum works in hospital research which is patient facing. Other family members have jobs such as TA, supermarket manager, bar staff, doctor receptionist. Out of my closest friends, 2 also work in a hospital, one is an estate agent and one is a teacher.

I'm a dog walker. No real commute (my furthest job is five minutes drive away) and I set my own hours - generally 8.30-2, Monday-Thursday and a half day on a Friday.

I don't have DC but it would actually fit pretty nicely around school hours if needed.

I'm a hca in an amu/sdec (sort of a&e overflow and take gp admissions too).

12.5 hour days four days a week (or nights)

Oh to be able to chuck my laundry on while at work!

Exdp is a scientist and works in a lab, also 12 hour shifts.

We juggle childcare between us, grandparents, friends etc.

I work in kitchen manufacturing. Cant build kitchens from home

I worked in an office environment for almost all my working life with the occasional trip to Parliament and conferences.

Loads and loads of teachers on Mumsnet

But also most people who WFH or in an office use wraparound childcare.. we do even on WFH days

Healthcare so I have to go in to work. I'm really lucky that we home educate the kids so I don't have to sort all the school stuff, it looks very stressful.

I’m hybrid so both. Couldn’t do a full week in the office.

I've wfh since we moved here in 1995 - I write software so the job was exactly the same as when I was in an office. When I had DD I continued to work FT - we were fortunate enough to be able to afford a nanny for full time childcare. Then when DD started school I dropped to half time so my work fitted within her school day/school run time
The only difference now is that thanks to zoom I have to attend more meetings but not too many as the rest of the team are in California ... I don't have to visit the office except once in a blue moon!

I’ve never had the kind of job that can be done at home, no. Retail, hospitality, education, support work and now fitness instructing. In all cases I have had to go somewhere and work face to face with people. Just as well really because if I worked at home I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t do anything at all. I have huge issues with undiagnosed ADHD focus.

Hybrid, and have been since long before Covid.

I wfh on Tuesdays. Have Wednesdays off and am in the office Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays.

DH wfh Thursdays and Fridays and is office based Monday-Weds.

This arrangement works well with childcare as we only have to manage one day a week when we need either wraparound care or my mum helps out.

I guess a lot of people in customer / patient facing jobs just don’t have time to be on Mumsnet. If you’re interacting with people all day then driving home and looking after kids etc there just isn’t as much time to read and comment on threads properly.

I work in a school so wfh not posible.

No.

Same here, secondary school school teacher and the lessons from home were so much easier! Then teaching with masks and a plastic face shield with marked out areas in tape was also a lot easier as students couldn't mess about about as much, we were all.in it together.

Well not so much wfh but adult education with the council so still planning etc but meetings are online and online training on laptop at home paid for so it's so different from full days in schools and all the behaviour, scrutiny, parents' evenings etc. Not as well paid when you've done a huge stint, a bit older, life work balance becomes more important. Xx

No I work in the NHS in operating theatres. Can’t wfh lol

I totally agree, so more flexible. My post is a response to OPs who seem a bit goady about how they can just tap a key to prove they're working, getting chores done, manage to look after toddlers concurrently, boast about being able to go out for a long lunch, watch and scroll during a meeting etc. The luxuries of not wfh, fair enough, but no understanding that if we all (hospital, schools, firefighters, police, shops) do this society would grind to a halt. Xx

I’ve always worked full time in the office, including when my children were small. The only time I ever WFH was during the Covid lockdowns and the novelty wore off quickly. I like to get up and out and have a life away from my home and family.

Exactly, I can imagine it would be too easy to get into a bubble and those occasions of actually going and being part of the real world can be shocking for some! Xx

I'm sure they do but for some reason all the threads I see are people telling about wfh or office issues? Xx

Midwife and I do 3, 12.5 hour shifts a week in the hospital. I have to have childcare from 6:15am to 8pm or overnight.
I am behind on all my housework, life admin, shopping etc but love my job

I thought the opposite? Being on-line and being to have several tabs open do if you wanted to you could? Having no access to phone and restrictions to computer activity for safeguarding reasons means not being able to access SM. So, few drinks at weekend, browse, whereas some comment during the weekday while at work. Xx