Who works from home?
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Evening!
So in a year or so I am looking for a drastic change of lifestyle and we are starting up a business in the countryside.
Rather than quitting my job and going cold turkey, or getting a local job on min wage I thought I'd see if there was any avenue to do a job that works from home.
The issue is, despite being quite senior in my field, and self employed as a contractor, due to customers banking details and DPA reasons we can't work from home, the job is completely flexible in every other way, but this is just the nature of the sector.
So I thought I would ask, the people that work from home, what sector are you in? Could someone with financial risk and compliance background integrate into your sector and land a job with flexible working?
I'd be happy to come into the office once a week, or whenever needed.
Before financial services I was sales based, used to run a team (as well as actually do the job) of Senior IT recruitment consultants.
I don't have any professional qualifications, nor do I have any vast knowledge of IT.
Any hope for me?
Thanks for your time and input.
So in a year or so I am looking for a drastic change of lifestyle and we are starting up a business in the countryside.
Rather than quitting my job and going cold turkey, or getting a local job on min wage I thought I'd see if there was any avenue to do a job that works from home.
The issue is, despite being quite senior in my field, and self employed as a contractor, due to customers banking details and DPA reasons we can't work from home, the job is completely flexible in every other way, but this is just the nature of the sector.
So I thought I would ask, the people that work from home, what sector are you in? Could someone with financial risk and compliance background integrate into your sector and land a job with flexible working?
I'd be happy to come into the office once a week, or whenever needed.
Before financial services I was sales based, used to run a team (as well as actually do the job) of Senior IT recruitment consultants.
I don't have any professional qualifications, nor do I have any vast knowledge of IT.
Any hope for me?
Thanks for your time and input.
Du1point8 said:
Working from home... been there done that in the Financial Services industry, did so for the better part of a year.
Im Senior IT consultant and was for a large bank, hell I used to do it with Investment banks too.
No issue with DPA, etc...
In fact I do WFH every now and again when as Im currently in a different country to the office Im working for.
Does that help?
It was very boring I might add... If it were not for friends or SWMBO I would probably go days without the need to see people.
I’ve been contracting for the last 9 or so years on about 7 different contracts and none of them have supported WFH, so in my current line of work its not an option, might not be down to the DPA, I’m sure you could sort out a encrypted connection, but they just don’t support it. Im Senior IT consultant and was for a large bank, hell I used to do it with Investment banks too.
No issue with DPA, etc...
In fact I do WFH every now and again when as Im currently in a different country to the office Im working for.
Does that help?
It was very boring I might add... If it were not for friends or SWMBO I would probably go days without the need to see people.
AB said:
If you're good at sales, work for me on a commission only basis?
Loads of money to be made, you can work from wherever you like and do whatever you want.
Sounds interesting, you have a PM, thank youLoads of money to be made, you can work from wherever you like and do whatever you want.
Du1point8 said:
really?
2 ways and both have been utilised by every bank I have worked at.
1) Bank Laptop and VPN into network, same as being in the office.
2) SecurID with your own computer and portal
https://www.rsa.com/en-us/products-services/identi...
Both easy and both not difficult to do.
Yes really2 ways and both have been utilised by every bank I have worked at.
1) Bank Laptop and VPN into network, same as being in the office.
2) SecurID with your own computer and portal
https://www.rsa.com/en-us/products-services/identi...
Both easy and both not difficult to do.
What’s even stranger is I’m already laptop/mobile phone based and can work from any site, at any time, but it has to be a group site and not a coffee shop/home.
I’ve looked into it and they just won’t budge unfortunately. It’s not that they “cant” it’s that they “wont”.
Du1point8 said:
wiggy001 said:
sidekickdmr said:
Du1point8 said:
really?
2 ways and both have been utilised by every bank I have worked at.
1) Bank Laptop and VPN into network, same as being in the office.
2) SecurID with your own computer and portal
https://www.rsa.com/en-us/products-services/identi...
Both easy and both not difficult to do.
Yes really2 ways and both have been utilised by every bank I have worked at.
1) Bank Laptop and VPN into network, same as being in the office.
2) SecurID with your own computer and portal
https://www.rsa.com/en-us/products-services/identi...
Both easy and both not difficult to do.
What’s even stranger is I’m already laptop/mobile phone based and can work from any site, at any time, but it has to be a group site and not a coffee shop/home.
I’ve looked into it and they just won’t budge unfortunately. It’s not that they “cant” it’s that they “wont”.
Worked many time in a coffee house, sometimes in the sun, sometimes at the airport waiting to board a flight, long as the have wifi.
Anyway, back to the question, I'm happy to take a sizable pay-cut, and I'm open minded, just want something flexible that can keep me occupied Mon-Fri and pay some bills, any more suggestions?
And don’t suggest herbalife/juice plus
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