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To do phone sex job

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Sexysausage668 · 01/05/2026 17:31

Hi all, I'm really struggling with a decision and wonder what people thought.
I work full-time for a big care provider and whilst I don't earn terrible money I am starting to struggle to make ends meet
I've looked at a second job but as a single mum with small kids I couldn't commit to anything else on a contractual basis.
A good friend recently told me she was working on an ad-hoc basis for a chatline operator where you pick your own hours.
The money is ok and it helps her financially.
I've started giving this line of work serious thought.
I have every other weekend free where I could do this without my children present and it would mean I wouldn't have to commit to shifts etc.
I'm worried my main job would find out and I would be in trouble due to the nature of the work,which is the main thing making me hesitant.
Should I give it a go? Thoughts please.

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AgnesX · Yesterday 08:10

DynamiteJones · 01/05/2026 20:47

I do this type of work and have done for a year. I started when I was unemployed and on universal credit but have since started working full time again and now do it at evenings and weekends. It’s a good extra income stream - I get paid a bit over minimum wage and other people do much harder things for the same money!

In terms of work finding out, I do sometimes think about this. My opinion is that it’s a legal job that is appropriately regulated by OFCOM, I pay my taxes as required, and only ever do the work in my own time - I would never do it whilst working from home in my main job for example. I can easily prove all of this through mine and the phone line’s record. I would only ever get found out if a colleague chose to use the service to talk to women. I would immediately be raising how discriminatory it is that men are allowed to seek out the service but I’m not allowed to offer it. This issue is also easily avoided by using a fake name and photo. I use a fake name and other details but a real photo.

How do you sound enthusiastic? How much do you get paid?

DynamiteJones · Yesterday 08:15

AgnesX · Yesterday 08:10

How do you sound enthusiastic? How much do you get paid?

Haha sometimes sounding enthusiastic is really the hardest part 😂 you just put on an act I guess in the same way you would in any customer service related job. There are definitely times when I’m rolling my eyes whilst sounding all enthusiastic.

Pay works out to slightly above minimum wage but you only get paid for the time you’re actually on a call. It’s never going to earn me a fortune but, as I said before, people do much tougher things for the same money so I really can’t complain.

permanently · Yesterday 08:30

It’s the training program I’m interested in!

CAMHShelp · Yesterday 08:35

🤮

ilikeeggs · Yesterday 08:46

Only do it if you’re ok with being turned off men forever.

tripleginandtonic · Yesterday 08:54

DeskGnome · 01/05/2026 17:47

This thread is a blast from past, Mumsnet was full of them when I joined 15 years ago!

Do phone sex lines still exist?

I thought it was all webcam now?

Or AI?

ToffeePennie · Yesterday 09:06

I worked for one at Uni, they were linked to our local Spearmint and Rhino club and you had to be given the number by a staff member at the club to call (ie: you were vetted first). This was in 2010/2011/2012.
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Sexysausage668 · Today 09:03

Hi all thank you for your thoughts. I think I will do it for a month or two and see how it goes.
Not looking to be absolutely loaded but any extra cash at the moment would help.
Will check back in at some stage with an update!

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WhatNextImScared · Today 09:05

If you are struggling with the decision, that’s your answer.

There are lots of side line jobs that you can pick and choose hours with. Don’t do force yourself to do anything that doesn’t feel like the right fit for you.

CuriousKangaroo · Today 09:15

I think it would be soul destroying. I imagine only the grossest of men would call, and it would affect my world view and my interactions with men in real life. I think it would get into my head and I would be going about my everyday life and thinking “I wonder if that man calls those lines, or maybe that man” etc.

Only sheer desperation (like I was going to lose my and my DC’s home level of desperation) would induce me to do something like this.

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