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Finding a work from home job proving difficult

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It is proving difficult to find work from home.  And if I want to work part time too that is even more difficult.  I use a couple of job search web sites to hunt for work.

These have "work from home" or "home based" jobs.  There are also IT jobs for which I have the required skills and experience, but so far not both.  I apply for several jobs for which I am qualified per week using jobsite, stating that I wish to work from home but could spend 1 day a week on site.  I rarely get any feedback.  This may also be the case for applicants who do not wish to work from home.

When I speak to an agency and say that I want to work from home (but that I could do 1 day per weak on site) they sound pretty unhopeful. If I add that Id like to work part time (e.g. 28 hours per week), it becomes even less likely that they can find work for me.

I accept that some jobs just can't be done from home e.g. if they require regular use of paper documents, telephone answering etc (although there are call centres which use home workers or tele-workers with calls routed to the employee's home somehow).

Working at home, moms working from home For people working from home, there is the temptation to keep on working, especially if deadlines have to be met.  That is OK if there are also times of less work which even themselves out.  Apparently reports suggest that home workers are more productive and more committed to the employer than office based staff.  It can be useful for the employer to have someone who can work out of hours and it can be argued that they save on accommodation although this could be insignificant if only a small number of employees work from home regularly.

Employer - issue of trust

There is the issue of trust i.e. the employer has to trust the employee to get on with work.  This can make it easier to work from home for an employer who already knows you.

It is lovely to avoid commuting every day.  I think different people like different aspects of home working e.g. working in jeans and t shirt.  Some of the possible disadvantages for employees include the lack of social contact, being overlooked for promotion or training because of being out of sight.

A particular job search web site currently has 31,621 IT jobs within the last 7 days.  A search for "work from home" returns 75.  A search for "home based" returns 119.

Some of the "work from home" and "home based" jobs require attendance on site for more than 1 day per week.

Oh well... I guess I?ll keep searching.


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Aaron

Aaron

u know wot, some people do actually work from home - for example pr*stit*tes - however they still need a p*mp on the street looking for work for them.
15/05/13 Aaron
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dan

dan

Working from home is a joke... Actually who wouldn't wanna work in bed? Oh home sweet home...
15/05/13 dan
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lisa

lisa

you have to be careful stuffing evelopes etc can often end up a scam, tread carefully
11/10/10 lisa
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Maza

Maza

This really made me laugh, the agencies at present, have no jobs for "working from home" or otherwise. Every job that comes up for whatever site, all the agencies are running after it and offering the lowest price possible, which you cannot blame them! That is why the same job is advertised on nearly every different site, differently worded though. I have sat for the last 6 months trying to get a job and every day I have a different agency ringing me up and then asking permission to forward my cv and then nothing. Obviously they went in to high priced and got nowhere. There are hardly any jobs out there at present anyway, so working from home is not an option, if it were I would be doing it! Good luck anyway but you are a bit deluded!
01/07/10 Maza
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dannydoesdallas

dannydoesdallas

Maybe if your attitude wasn't I want to stay at home and pretend to work rather than do a proper job companies may be willing to get you in the door for a interview. How anyone can think they can speak to a recruitment consultant and state 'Oh I don't fancy driving in to work, is there any jobs where I can sit in my under crackers all day and watch Jeremy Kyle, while feigning work. Pretty Please'. Most companies that do let employees work from home generally like them to work from the companies site for a period of time first so they can see how you perform in a realistic environment. Some people really are deluded especially in today's economic climate
23/07/09 dannydoesdallas
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homeworker

homeworker

im looking for homeworkers to input data on computer alan.forrest2@gmail.com
23/07/09 homeworker
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jo jo

jo jo

I am looking for a job addressing envelopes or stuffin envelopes
27/10/08 jo jo
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Lottie

Lottie

You need to get a grip, working from home means..............getting up at 10am (maybe), watching crap on TV (in bed I suspect), having a bath, making yourself some lunch and then around about 3pm switching on the computer to 'check' e-mails......... but making sure its swicthed off to watch golden balls easy really, wish I could 'work from home' as well.

Biggest load of tosh ever working from home, get up early and get yourself into work
29/07/08 Lottie
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hayleyk

hayleyk

Am looking for a job like Addressing Envelopes or stuffing envelopes
29/07/08 hayleyk
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Belysagal

Belysagal

Am looking for a job like Addressing Envelopes or stuffing envelopes something on the computer work
14/04/08 Belysagal
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manjit

manjit

hi iam looking for work at home like packing any thing
26/01/08 manjit
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Devon girl

Devon girl

You might find it easier if you were to work in an office for a while first, and build up that trusted relationship. I have been with my employer for 8 years now, and I now have an 'agile' work environment - meaning I can park myself at any desk in the office, or work from home if I need to.
15/05/07 Devon girl
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DT

DT

It is nice to know that I am not the only one struggling. I am in the position that I have a 10 year old, for whom I want to be around when not at school. I also find that I am so bored at home during the day and have all these hours free that I could work. I credit controlled for 10 years & have been in an office environoment, around all ages, this has given me great experience but the moment you talk to the agency and say you want part-time, term time the shutters go down.They don't realise that we are very reliable and would take a job like this on for many years!
24/01/07 DT
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Jon Morgan

Jon Morgan

What a load of clap-trap! Workinf from home is the most productive way to work. Only idiots and stupid, pathetic managers are too short-sighted to see this and want you in the office to play silly emire building games.
12/12/06 Jon Morgan
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Cilente

Cilente

I started a home based PR consultancy last year, because I wanted to work from home. I enjoyed being my own boss, but was getting stressed out over finding enough work to pay the bills and chasing late payments. I also didn't have enough money set aside for a pension, which was worrying. I then 'discovered' network marketing five months ago, which I have found to be just the right thing for me. I have already made some good progress and will be earning a very good income from showing other people how to build a significant part-time income, without affecting what they are already doing. The best thing about it is that I will be able to earn a 'royalty income' in the near future, which I can leave to my kids, should anything happen to me.
12/12/06 Cilente
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