Flexible Working Life

Oh, I like this site.

I just came across it the other day and thought it was such a good idea.  I’ve seen loads of ‘bidding’ sites like this for freelance writing, but none for such a wide collective of felxible jobs that they have here. Basically anyone can post up any kind of job that they need doing, from typing up a document to cleaning out rooms

You place your bid and if you win, you get paid.  Simple.

Recently I saw an advert for a CV consultant.
The job sounded pretty good, you could work from home and it paid well. It asked for experience in writing CVs, excellent copy-writing and interviewing experience and a great attention to detail.
All of that sounds a lot to someone who isn’t in the field of writing, but it got me thinking that if someone wanted to set up as a freelance CV consultant, it would be a good way to work from home, [Read more]

When I started working from home, the biggest reason for me doing so was that I could spend more time with my son.

I wanted the flexibility to put my work around him and being able to work what hours I liked enabled me to do this.  I thought it was a big reason for others working from home as well, but new research says that this isn’t so.

The results from studies undertaken by UK Online show that greater flexibility and less time spent commuting are the biggest factors in working from home, with only 6% saying that seeing their children is the most appealing reason.

Well, it’s the Easter holidays soon and that means I’ll have a boisterous five year old running around for two weeks as well as trying to get the same amount of work done. 

Ask me again what the main reason is as to why I work from home when he’s back at school and I might have a different answer!