Jobs working from home

[Ian_S]

Has anyone some suggestions on careers I can look into about this, I am suffering with my health / legs and think I should really look into bring prepared for this eventuality. If I start planning now it will give me time to train/ qualify.
I currently work in insurance and I am office based, but mobility is causing problems.

Any help is appreciated.

[worsy]

In this day and age I can't understand why home working is not positively encouraged. Have you tried talking to your employer?

[Original Poster]

worsy said:

In this day and age I can't understand why home working is not positively encouraged. Have you tried talking to your employer?

Care to elaborate on this? I am interested to hear what you actually mean by in this day and age?

[worsy]

Technology - available to make it easy, for example Broadband, Web based conference facilities etc.

Globalisation - Many people work with others in different timezones as opposed to the person sitting next to their desk.

Being Green - Cutting your carbon footprint.

Edited by worsy on Tuesday 8th June 13:54

[Original Poster]

worsy said:

Technology - available to make it easy, for example Broadband, Web based conference facilities etc.

Globalisation - Many people work with others in different timezones as opposed to the person sitting next to their desk.

Being Green - Cutting your carbon footprint.

Edited by worsy on Tuesday 8th June 13:54

Fair enough, was just keen to understand what you meant!

[SGirl]

How are you with foreign languages? Translation is an ideal career for somebody with mobility problems.

[CHIEF]

SGirl said:

How are you with foreign languages? Translation is an ideal career for somebody with mobility problems.

I know someone who is fluent in Finnish and is a translator and travels all over the world while working from his laptop, and whilst not loaded he makes a very comfortable living.

[SGirl]

CHIEF said:

I know someone who is fluent in Finnish and is a translator and travels all over the world while working from his laptop, and whilst not loaded he makes a very comfortable living.

The good thing about translation is that once you're established - if you're established in a less common language combination - you can pick and choose what work you do. You can work as much or as little as you like.

If I hadn't had a family before going into translation, I'd probably be doing what your friend does. I've often said I'm going to go and live in Barbados.

[Alex]

worsy said:

In this day and age I can't understand why home working is not positively encouraged. Have you tried talking to your employer?

But the boss can't spy on you at home.

[tankplanker]

Alex said:

But the boss can't spy on you at home.

Plenty of ways to do that.

[Deva Link]

Ian_S said:

I currently work in insurance and I am office based, but mobility is causing problems.

What does your job involve? If you're basically sitting at a computer / terminal all day then that would be feasible at home. Perhaps it's a lower level, but I seem to recall reading that a lot of AA staff are home based.