Looking for Work from Home job

[Michaels Mum]

howdy - i have a 7mth DSand have really enjoyed my time at home with him but financial issues have arisen and i need to work again however several problems have arisen and going out to get a job in my situation is near impossible if my son ever wants to see either of his parentsso i've been looking at Work from Home ventures but having next to no luck deciphering the scams for the legit work - if anyone has any ideas can you please let me know or point me in the right direction that would be greatly appreciated

[morgan78]

Hi Michaels Mum

I haven't any suggestions but will be watching this as i was going to be posting a similar question.
Good Luck with it.

[Astrid]

What skills do you have? Maybe think about making you own work at home venture as opposed to looking for a ready made one. Do you have office skills, account skills etc. Can you make things or are you good at ironing? Look at where your skills are and that should help point you in the right direction for work.

[DoubleK]

i agree with Astrid, i dont think there are any perfect work at home options for us SAHM's, otherwise we'd all be at home im sure!! unless of course, you are doing work at home from your previous employer or something like that.

the only legit things i have seen are ironing/house cleaning. there just doesnt seem to be any EASY way to make money at home, unfortunately.

i know some people rely on ebay for selling things, i guess that could work if you can afford the initial outlay of buying stock etc, perhaps you can make something to sell, make things to sell at weekend markets?

HTH!

[canberramomma]

The problem is that when employers say they are flexible, they mean that they require employees to be flexible. There are a lot of jobs out there that could be done from home, but employers just don't trust people to work from home. Until there is more flexibility going both ways, I think it's going to be very difficult for mums to work from home.

[Astrid]

Agree with the need for more flexability in the workplace. Even as a contractor I was tied to when the client wanted me, not to when I could do the work. Hoping when I get going again after this bub that I will be able to find more flexible clients.