In the post about going back to work or becoming a SAHM, I noticed a lot of you mentioned that you work from home. It got me wondering what kind of jobs allow you to do that?
I'd love to work from home but I'm not sure where to start or what kind of job to look for. Any advice or ideas?
Re: Working From Home?
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One thing that I don't believe anyone has mentioned yet is that it's important to remember that WFH is not a substitution for childcare. When I work from home, my kids still go to daycare. I would imagine that's the case in any sort of "professional" WFH situation as it is not possible to take care of kids and still remain engaged in your work (at least not until kids are older). There are probably jobs that can be done from home on your own time (such as data entry or something) that would allow you to keep your kids home with you, but I'm not familiar with those.
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DH WFH FT. He's in IT and travels up to 2 weeks a month.
I could WFH with this new job. I'm in client services management with a software company.
Ds would have to continue with preschool. There's no way I could ever work or do anything with him around.
Also, just to clarify, I would never expect to be able to care for a child and be a productive worker at the same time, I've spent way too many years caring for kids to be that naive ;-)
I really like the idea of being at home where I'd be comfortable and have a really nice work space. Plus, my parents are retired and would be happy to help out watching our potential kids a couple days a week. Maybe they could do that at our house while I work and I could at least see our child on my lunch break ;-)
I actually babysat 4 kids while their mom worked in the home office. It was not a problem at all.
Also, H parents are retired and looking forward to watching all of their grand kids. Not everyone is the same...
Totally agree that the chances of finding a WFH job just like *that* are incredibly slim. I wouldn't get your hopes up, OP
First off, my job involves watching a child at their house while their mother WORKS IN THE SAME HOUSE! Isn't that crazy?? So I guess you are wrong about that being so impossible to work out.
Secondly, I was my parents' only child and we are very close (as in we see each other at least 3 times a week and talk daily on the phone). Them watching our potential child was something I never ever asked them about, they actually stated that they wanted to do that. Also, I mentioned it would be only a couple days a week, they have offered more but I would never put that pressure on them. They probably would watch our child at our home which is, conveniently, 5 minutes from theirs.
Lastly, you have no idea what degrees and training I already have. As I mentioned, I'm multi-lingual, have an extensive computer background, a 4 year degree with teaching certifications in multiple states and certification areas, a real estate and construction background, specialized training in Apple priducts, management experience, and owned my own business by the time I was 20.
I gave up working in the business world so I could teach and help at risk youth in a bad inner city area. When I moved here (to be closer to my parents, you know, the ones who actually want to be there for their grandchildren) I took a job where I only nanny a couple hours a day and make more than I did as a full time teacher. This allowed us to have the time needed to buy a house and do all our renovations ourselves. All in all, I think I might qualify as more than "entry level" for most companies.
ETA: formatting. Bumping from my phone this evening.