Egluntyne Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 I would love to do this. it would be so ideal. I would get up really really early and do all my "work" and then spend the rest of the day in the garden with my chooks and dog! My idea of heaven! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joojoo Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Graphic Designer for Local Authority. Been there 21 years in April - I WANT CERTIFYING!!!!! you forgot to mention your fab wesite! Thanks hun all my own work (not that I'm selling my services you understand ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Graphic Designer for Local Authority. Been there 21 years in April - I WANT CERTIFYING!!!!! you forgot to mention your fab wesite! Thanks hun all my own work (not that I'm selling my services you understand ) I did have a sneaky peak earlier, looks fab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joojoo Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Graphic Designer for Local Authority. Been there 21 years in April - I WANT CERTIFYING!!!!! you forgot to mention your fab wesite! Thanks hun all my own work (not that I'm selling my services you understand ) I did have a sneaky peak earlier, looks fab. aah thanks ever so much Chelse That's my own business where I work freelance when I'm not working for Local Government. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairy&cake Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 working from home! what can i say? Ive been working non stop LOL, and i can tell you its so much harder than you ever imagine, like when people say '' Oh wait until you have your baby, you wont know what its like until they pop out'' its the same with a business! but, if you work darn hard it will work, hopefully! Go for it!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirl Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 I'm a stay at home mum too but I do a bit of mystery shopping if I get a bit bored and also work for The Nappy Lady as a demonstration advisor. Neither are very many hours a week but that's just as well because I don't have much spare time. In life before my 2 little ones I was a software consultant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Interesting topic! I work for Oxfam, the best but hardest-work job I've never had. For 8 years I've enjoyed flexitime there (even night work!), which suited me as we also had our own company in the plastics industry which we sold 18 mths ago. I'm also Mum to 4 (3 now adult, and a little dot on the end who is 12), and cook & care for my Mother who is semi independent in her own home. I started out in banking a million years ago! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperman Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Well, I work as a Mechanical Engineer mostly in the petrochemical industry. It's quite big in this area. Cathy used to be an Engineer too, we met at work (ahh office romance). I remember when she used to work all year round There is an office romance going on now where I am currently based, and the lady in question was working in the same office where we met ten years ago! ish! I have been busy getting my own back for the ribbing she gave us! Kev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina C Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I would love to do this. it would be so ideal. I would get up really really early and do all my "work" and then spend the rest of the day in the garden with my chooks and dog! My idea of heaven! I work from home but honestly it really isn't ideal for everyone. Sounds great in theory (and yes I do go out and have a chat with the chickens whenever I feel the need) but the work still has to be done and deadlines need to be met. You have to be very organised and also be happy with your own company - its not a very sociable life. You also have to learn to shut your eyes to all the things that need doing around the house etc or you suddenly find you have spent the morning doing chores and no work has been done. However, there are lots of pluses - I am part-time and have flexible hours, which means I can spend time with my daughter before and after school rather than putting her in childcare (the downside is fitting work in when its the school hols of course). I am also available if she needs to come home from school early or is off sick. I have no travel costs and don't waste any time commuting and I don't have to buy 'office' clothes Oh and what do I do? I work for a marketing information company and contribute to a financial services daily news service as well as compiling bespoke reports from the advertising data we collect. The office is in Bracknell but I am networked into their systems. The reason I am on here is I have just finished work and am not yet ready to sleep....and I am waiting for some files to copy over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I am also a full time mum, to four little girls... well three are now at school, being aged 10, 8 and 5, and little number 4 will be 18 months in a few days, so will still be home for a while... she will start prep school on the same day my second child starts senior school... I used to work in a call centre as a software sales assistant before that, though that didn't last very long, I had my first child when I was 25 and have been at home ever since looking after the little ones... The days are pretty filled with looking after the baby, the home, carting kids to and from school and all their other activities and social events, and looking after all the pets. I am happy to be at home and don't miss work, though it does get a bit lonely sometimes, especially as DH works abroad. Once little one is older, I hope to start a small business from home and do some volunteering, and get back into writing too, which is something I always used to enjoy a lot when I still had some energy in the evenings!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I work from home too. The Hubby & I are joint owners of a small replacement window,conservatories & plastics company & I do the admin & generally cook the books He also fits kitchens & bathrooms, & is in HUGE demand in the area - we are booked up for months in advance & its all word of mouth. He ,bless him,is out in all weathers keeping us in the manner to which we have become accustomed,while I just sit at home & write the invoices - its great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhapsody Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 We moved to a 40-acre equestrian farm a year ( ) ago and I run a livery business from there. Apart from that I look after the chooks dogs & goats and go hacking as often as the weather's good. Had lots of jobs in the past including bilingual PA, admin for small business, temp sec and so on. Most enjoyable was my 8 years as a Fitness Instructor working around South London teaching Body Pump, Body Combat, Step and Aqua. Also trained up Aqua teachers for a very big name brand. Turned 40 and decided I didnt want to wear lycra for a living anymore so concentrated on the horsey stuff. Next! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa33 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I work in Payroll for a mobile phone company. I am studying bookkeeping, payroll, and small business financial management with the intention of being able to work from home at least part time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I teach ICT and I also do a bit of web design on the side. I look after the website for he band I used to play in (a charity - so no fees for me!). I've also been working on a few other sites for Mediums - not something that interests me but the bandmasters wife who is another old friend is doing promotional work and keeps asking me to do them - she pays so I'm happy. I do it mostly because I love it and it helps to improve my own skills - its very time consuming as F & C is just finding out! Of course the one for the Band is the worst as they like me to do loads of updating, adding pictures all the time etc and that's the one I do for free. Oh the other one I do for free is my personal teaching site which contains all of my resources that I produce for KS4! The last thing is I'm working on a textbook - sometimes I wonder why I do so much!!!! I hope this isn't promotion - this is really just a hobby getting a bit out of hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Wow, what fantastic jobs some of you have, I could never work from home, I'm not disciplined enough, I don't even manage to get the ironing done as I'm on here too much! I'm old bill, have been for nearly 16 years I joined that because it was a caring profession, now it's more of a numbers game and I wouldn't join now for all the money in the world. Sadly because I've been in for so long I'm tied to the money, I'm part time but I couldn't do 27 hours a week anywhere else and earn what I earn, I only do 3 9 hour shifts a week but do them back to back so I'm 6 days on then 8 off (yippee 8 off starting tomorrow, last one tonight!) And work have been good with my hours, I basically wrote my own shift pattern. I work from 5pm til 2am so I'm there for the school run both ends of the day, home all day with my smallest one who is 2 and I'm only away evenings when OH is home. Plus because I work thursday to Tuesday it only mucks up two school days a week. Downside is only 4 hours sleep a night for 6 nights but there you go! If they're off sick (like today ) I'm here and work isn't affected - mind you one with a urine infection and one with chickenpox, looks like a good excuse for an annual leave day!! Mrs Bertie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little chickadee Posted January 15, 2008 Author Share Posted January 15, 2008 Working from home does have it's ups and downs I must admit, but we've really got into the swing of things now. My Father in Law doesn't know how we manage to work together without killing each other! ( I think we have rather a different relationship to him and his wife!!!) It is difficult in the school holidays - OH tends to lock himself in the office and hope that the screams from the hall aren't audible to his clients!!! I then pop into the office and do my stuff when he's having a break. He does get to chose his own hours to some extent, but then again, work is always there and he quite often spends a lot of the evening on the phone because that's the only time some people can talk. I'm sure he actually does a lot more hours than he used to when he worked "in an office" - We just get to see a lot more of him! You do have to be very self disciplined (which he isn't - so it's good I'm here to organise his day!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunty e Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I'm a civil servant in Westminster. I'm pulling the embarassed-to-be-a-civil-servant face now, which is what all we young women do apparently, but I do really enjoy it. And in a couple of years, the maternity pay is going to be fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 And in a couple of years, the maternity pay is going to be fantastic. Are you dropping a hint here Aunty e? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omletina Kyckling Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I used to be a primary school teacher and then worked as a technical adminstrator in the Automotive industry working for Jaguar and Ford on prototype builds, then as a Business Analyst and most recently as a temporary PA. Since moving back to Northants (bought back the same farmhouse we sold 5 years ago, strange...) I haven't worked because I've developed arthritis in my hands so I'm a Lady wot lunches....or I'd like to be! My hubby works/lives in Sweden and comes home once a month so my cats and chicks are my sanity between these times!! I miss the camaraderie of work to be honest. I don't mind my own company but at times it can be very quiet! I also miss the heating (!) - my old house is very cold and draughty and I don't run the heating during the day unless I absolutely have to so I'm often chilly!!! Heck, I sound pathetic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I used to be a primary school teacher and then worked as a technical adminstrator in the Automotive industry working for Jaguar and Ford on prototype builds, then as a Business Analyst and most recently as a temporary PA.Since moving back to Northants (bought back the same farmhouse we sold 5 years ago, strange...) I haven't worked because I've developed arthritis in my hands so I'm a Lady wot lunches....or I'd like to be! My hubby works/lives in Sweden and comes home once a month so my cats and chicks are my sanity between these times!! I miss the camaraderie of work to be honest. I don't mind my own company but at times it can be very quiet! I also miss the heating (!) - my old house is very cold and draughty and I don't run the heating during the day unless I absolutely have to so I'm often chilly!!! Heck, I sound pathetic! Not pathetic...just aware of the carbon footprint you are leaving. I turn lights off like a thing possessed and try to manage without heating whenever I can. I turn it down a lot as Him Indoors tends to turn it up rather than put a jumper on in the evenings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunty e Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I wish I want to get a promotion before we have a baby - we don't want to have lodgers, and we can't afford not to right now. We're losing one this summer, so only one to go after that. It would be nice if my OH wasn't touring too, or he'll miss a lot. Two years I reckon - then I'll be thirty, which is the age I always wanted to have my first baby. Six of my friends (including my BABY brother) have had new babies in the last three months. I'm starting to feel the peer pressure quite badly. I haven't been to see any of them yet, in case I dissolve into a dribbly heap. I'll just have to keep on with the cat breeding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanbb Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I'm a Community Children's Nurse and care for young people with learning difficulties and disabilities form 0-19years. I'm the allocated nurse for the local special school here. A very rewarding and priviledged job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 You will know when the time is right....and 30 is a great age to embark upon that phase of your life. We had a lodger for a short while. I hated not feeling that I couldn't stay in my dressing gown all day if I wanted too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I am a receptionist in a veterinary practice ( mixed practice with large and small animals and horses) - general dogsbody really! and I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geb0205 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Osteopath for humans (hoping to do the equine course soon!) That explains the superb advice you gave me last year when I knackered my back! Thanks again!! Yesss... that would be me!! Glad it helped! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
