If you WFH full time - what do you do and do you enjoy it?

[Aria20]

Those who WFH either pre pandemic or post but are fully remote, not hybrid. What do you do?

I have one year left of my psychology degree and think I'd like to work from home - reasons mainly flexibility and being at home after school for the children - even if I'm still working that's fine. I have 3 children who in September will all be in different schools in different directions so logistically going to be a bit of pain to work around. The older 2 are at/will be at secondary so will get buses, the youngest will be starting reception so I am hoping to be able to do school runs - 10 min walk. But of course this leaves school holidays and with three different sets of term dates and inset days this makes finding a flexible job hard! Also have a young dog who I'd have to arrange daycare/walks for if I work out of the home.

My DH works long hours in a high stress, high earning job so is not around to help pick up the slack. We don't need me to work but I'd like to earn some money even if it's just for holidays/extras. I have worked in education settings but before having children I worked in property law - this was 13 years ago though so no recent experience. The psychology degree was partly for interest and to gain a degree to hopefully enhance my employability and pay opportunities. I'd ideally like to utilise some things I've learnt on the degree, however, I'm not sure what a psychology graduate can do from home?? Any suggestions?

Recruiter, self employed. Most of the time I love my work.

@ohmygoshteens how do you do that from home? I presume you must have had lots of prior experience to go self employed and from home?? I don't think I'm outgoing enough for recruitment!

Could you be a peripatetic teacher of anything to fit with school term?

@Shwighty1 the only jobs for those I see are music or drama teachers and sadly not my forte!

I'm an experienced business/IT project manager.
Been into the office 4 times in the last 14 months.
All meetings via Teams.
Yes, I'm still enjoying the job.
Most office jobs can now be done from home if your employer is happy to do so.

Senior NHS admin. Actively discouraged to go into the office. I love it, get so much more done and still have lots of interaction via teams/phone.

@Nugg how did you get into that and would a new starter be allowed to work from home as well or be expected to be in office?

I would need something quite entry level to begin with but I am a fast learner and hard worker so I pick things up quickly

I'm a lawyer, working in-house for a large global corporate. I work with departments across the business so tbh most meetings tended to be via phone/Teams anyway as it's generally rare for everyone to be in the same office/country at the same time! I have worked remotely since the start of COVID and have just started a new job that officially states that my usual place of work is 'home'. I do sometimes go in for team-wide meetings or socials every couple of months.

It works perfectly for me and I can't imagine working full time (or even regularly) in the office now - apart from anything else it gives me a couple of extra hours a day to play with now that my commute is taken out of the equation. Most of my colleagues also work largely from home now, only a few that are near the office or have a lot of face to face meetings go in regularly. I haven't seen any drop in productivity - if anything it's the opposite!

Bookeeping/management accounts for my employer.

Lots of entry level finance type jobs (invoice processing etc) can be done from home. Quite dull but a step into finance if it appeals (it's not for everyone).

I think you spend so much time at work the subject matter needs to interest you. Why not start with that and then work out if you can wfh in roles with that focus?

Assistant psychologist? It may not be full time WFH but certainly part of the time. Many psychological therapists in the NHS are now WFH doing virtual assessments, therapy, etc.

I work from home as an assessor. I like it because I have no worries around school drop off and pick up and I see more of my children. My DH works from home a couple of days and I like stopping to have lunch with him.
I do get lonely sometimes

I'm a risk analyst. Full Time from home. I'll admit, I prefer the hustle and bustle of the office, but I can do both the morning and afternoon school runs which makes it worth it. The beauty of home working is that I can set my own hours. The negative is it can get quite lonely if you're used to a busy environment!

@VioletCharlotte I had seen some trainee PWP roles that I could apply for and then I think once you are trained it's a possibility to wfh this is a job that would interest me greatly, but I suspect huge competition and as I've been out of work place for 4 years now I guess I'd not be top pick!

Senior Statistician for a research organisation. We do have a hybrid model, but I can choose how little I go into the office. At a minimum, I need to go in once a month for team meetings. I really enjoy what I do AND I love having the flexibility how I work

Network Rail, technical side, couple of days in the office the rest at home.
I like going in a couple of days as it gives me a chance to touch base with the team but I equally like wfh.
If you're looking for a new role check out the network rail careers website, loads of different jobs, full training, pension etc, good place to work

I've always thought that ed Psych would be a good job for those with children as you can tailor your appointment times around school. I know it takes quite a bit to get there but might this be a good place to aim for?

Full time remote - tech recruitment

@GoldenPineapple88 what does a risk analyst do? I'm quite introverted so being at home and not in a busy sociable office would suit me I think...

We've got a blanket 'virtual first' policy in place and I was wfh 3 days a week pre covid anyway.

My role doesn't facilitate school runs, ok as an ad box but definitely can't be relied. Just because you're at home doesn't mean you can take an hour out of the day for pick up and dealing with kids.

Personal/Executive Assistant. Was not really a remote job before lockdown, but it forced many Execs to realise that with the right tech, its a job that can be done remotely.

@Aria20 it very much depends on the company or business you work for. I currently work for a large construction company, and my role focuses on identifying potential risks to a specific area of business operations, assessing the impact this might have (for example, a financial or security impact) and identifying opportunities for mitigation as well as managing risk registers (which is exactly what it sounds like). I'm not going to lie, it can be tedious at times but it does work well as a remote role and pays well, although this is dependent on sector/company I guess.

Paediatric nurse. Love it. Recently didn't extend an already extended band 6 secondment. So back to a band 5 and much happier!

I work in online advertising- think Google & FB ads; that sort of thing. Our entire agency is fully remote and has been since it was set up 6 years ago. I love it. We only hire people with 2 years+ hands on Google or FB ads experience though. I was also self employed for a while doing the same thing. You could train as a social media consultant (either doing organic stuff or paid ads) especially if you've done Psychology.

DP also works fully remote and has done since pre-covid; he's a consultant in compliance/risk.