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Jobs with no WFH?

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Zippidydoodaa · 31/07/2023 18:35

I hate hate hate wfh and have had enough of it.

What jobs have no working from home??

I am happy to go back to uni but the uni near me is small so limited options 😅

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YallaYallaaa · 31/07/2023 19:20

I’m in financial services in London, and we’re pretty much in 4 days a week - that’s fairly normal in the City. I work with Edinburgh based colleagues and it’s similar.

Depending on what your economics/ accountancy background is you might well have a way in there. And you’d earn a lot more than teaching!

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Zippidydoodaa · 31/07/2023 19:20

It’s a long story but basically, I have moved home to a small place. There aren’t many firms here and jobs don’t come up often because people don’t really move around. Plus with remote working, firms are able to get people all over Scotland so the offices just aren’t well attended anymore.

I’m also almost too specialised now which is proving a problem.

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swanling · 31/07/2023 19:22

Have you looked at FE or HE rather than secondary? Maybe something to do alongside your existing role rather than dropping it entirely.

swanling · 31/07/2023 19:23

I’m also almost too specialised now which is proving a problem.

Are you the tax person who's posted a few times before about struggling with WFH?

Just trying to understand your bigger picture before I make useless suggestions.

WeWereInParis · 31/07/2023 19:24

Lots of jobs that have wfh also have the option not to as well.

I work in financial services for a large company and we have to be in at least a couple of times a week, but the office is always busy and plenty of people do more than the required days in the office.

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Zippidydoodaa · 31/07/2023 19:28

swanling · 31/07/2023 19:23

I’m also almost too specialised now which is proving a problem.

Are you the tax person who's posted a few times before about struggling with WFH?

Just trying to understand your bigger picture before I make useless suggestions.

Not me, I did bog standard corporate tax and now slightly different/niche area. Nice to know there are other WFH haters in accountancy though 😅

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Bearpawk · 31/07/2023 19:34

Op I wonder if it's worth emailing around your office to ask if anyone else feels the same and would like to establish a regular 'office day' or 2 where those who want to come in. It's so hard when people are in dribs and drabs. But there may be others feeling the same ?

Trees6 · 31/07/2023 19:39

What about roles in HMRC in Edinburgh or Glasgow? Either of those cities commutable? Senior Officer (SO) roles would just about pay you what you need, or you could try to get in at HO level (which pays in the £30Ks) and attempt to obtain a promotion before your mortgage renews.

VisionsOfSplendour · 31/07/2023 19:43

Zippidydoodaa · 31/07/2023 19:08

I did economics at uni and currently work in accountancy so would teach business studies. Whether or not my council need business studies teachers is another matter though!!

I met up with some extended family at the weekend oen if whom is an accountant who is thinking about changing jobs and he said he was finding that more and more jobs he sees are in the office

He's not in Scotland so maybe it's area specific, are you signed up to all the job sites?

UsingChangeofName · 31/07/2023 19:46

A probationer in Scotland will start on £32k from January 2024. Jumping to £38,655 for their first year and £40,848 for their second year

Wow, very different from England then.
However, I still think not a job to go in to just so you don't wfh - you kind of need to want to teach.

I have moved home to a small place. There aren’t many firms here and jobs don’t come up often because people don’t really move around. Plus with remote working, firms are able to get people all over Scotland so the offices just aren’t well attended anymore.

I’m also almost too specialised now which is proving a problem.

Again, might have been helpful to say from the start.

Op I wonder if it's worth emailing around your office to ask if anyone else feels the same and would like to establish a regular 'office day' or 2 where those who want to come in. It's so hard when people are in dribs and drabs. But there may be others feeling the same ?

This sounds like a great idea.

Merchantadventurer · 31/07/2023 19:48

Could you teach maths? If so I am sure you would walk into a teaching job.

StillWantingADog · 31/07/2023 19:51

Well a lot of office jobs can avoid wfh completely.

I work for a consultancy and the rule is we go in at least once a week however there is a smallish bunch who chooses to go in every day.

Mayhem3 · 31/07/2023 20:22

Yeah my current place says “the office is open just go in” but if it’s empty it’s so pointless.

I’d love this!!!

I definitely couldn’t work from home and struggled in lockdown.

I’m quitting teaching because of the hours I do from home and I do not have enough time for my DD during term time.
I will probably go back into it in a few years time because all though it’s difficult I absolutely love the teaching side of it.

My PGCE mentor told me that he loves teaching but not everything else that comes with it.
Apart from behaviour management the actual teaching in a classroom is fantastic, it’s just all of the other crap that makes it so stressful.

You are in an excellent position so I’d take some time to really think about what you want to do.

If you have flexible working hours then could you ask to go into a school or other workplace and shadow them.

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