Part-time from home jobs

Khannie

The mrs. is considering leaving her current job to be a "stay at home mum" but we'd need /some/ income beyond just mine. I'm looking for suggestions on jobs that you could do from home part-time (ideal). Any suggestions?

She has a diploma in Computer Science and 5 years industry experience, so things like data entry / IT support / etc. are possible. We have a computer and broadband too.

Salmon

WhiskeymanW Could you empty some of your PMs I cant send to you!!!

Khannie

Get your own thread.

nesf

Salmon wrote:

WhiskeymanW Could you empty some of your PMs I cant send to you!!!

What? Please do not do this on this forum. Cheers.


Khannie, nothing occurs to me off the top of my head. Perhaps grinds or something similar?

Bluetonic

I've seen jobs advertised in some of the local papers and some of the national papers for work from home coordinators for the Census which will take place in April 2006, they were postions starting from Jan 06 for 6 months. The ad's were run around a month ago.

Maybe your local citizens advice office would have more info.

KdjaCL

Become a spammer or get a job in an insurance company who want their staff to work from home.

Been watching this job market for a while bitch better start earning soon



/Pm sent for one way to do it.


kdjac

Sposs

Maybe web design or consultancy.

iguana

The most obvious thing I can think of is childminding. She could be paid to look after someone elses child/ren while they are at work. She would be in the home, but would not be tied to the phone or computer all day. If she wanted to take your kids to the park, for example, she could take the other child/ren too.

They would be playmates for your kids but would only tie her to the house when they were dropped off or collected. My mum did this for about 10 years. With 4 children in total over that time. Myself and my brothers all loved having the other children there.

Obviously it can be hard work, but it can also be rewarding as you do build up a relationship with the children. I know that if I need extra income when I have children this is what I will do. My mother stopped doing it when my youngest brother was leaving school, as it no longer fit in with her lifestyle, so I'm not sure what the going rate is anymore but I'm sure someone on the parenting forum could tell you.

0utshined

Childminding is the obvious one and was my first thought as well.

If she has 5 years experience she's likely to have a few industry contacts. Does she know anyone who has a small s/w company that might have a need for a support person but not a full time one? Something like they divert the call, she tries to sort it and if not says " I'll pass it to 2nd level" and passes it on to the company. Along those lines again they might have a need for a tester?

Can she play an intrument\Speak another language\Have some skill that she could give lessons in?

Can she sew and do repairs? I know of someone who does this.

Do you have a local farmers market? If you have space could you grow veg or raise chickens for eggs?

Is there something she knows a lot about? I know of a guy who buys and sells guitars on eBay and another who buys cars in the UK on eBay again and brings them over here.

What did the companies she worked for do? Is there any other skills she picked up there aside from the IT stuff that people might have a need for?

Just throwing out a few suggestions to you!

jimmidy_cricket

Has she considered being an Avon lady? Avon are always looking for reps, aswell as Ann Summers, they're always looking for Party Hostesses?

Nevyn

Crap isn't it, with all the talk of teleworking and despite your wifes qualifcations
and experince in a feild you would think is ripe for teleworking the suggestions
are avon work (crap), anne summers (crap commission work), mind more kids
( stay at home with your own can be bad enough) or go back to cottage industries stuff (baking, sewing, eggs ffs) and the usual crap of delivering leaflets and knocking door to door with surveys.

I would love a teleworking job in data entry or some such stuff but most irish
companies dont want flexi staff who work from home.
And by teleworking I don't mean fecking sexlines or physic tarot lines.

Her best bet if she wants a part time job that utilies her skill base is to go talk
with FÁS and see if they are looking for people to run thier courses out where you are or to get in touch with your LES local employment scheme officer.
The may have a list of people that need morning office staff.

Good luck.

AARRRGH

This is sleazy, but if monitoring phone sex lines is an option, http://www.theblack-dog.com/ have lots of work for females who can work from home. Pay is pretty crap, €9.50 per hour.

Maybe this is an option for her...

iguana

Thaedydal wrote:

Crap isn't it, with all the talk of teleworking and despite your wifes qualifcations
and experince in a feild you would think is ripe for teleworking the suggestions
are avon work (crap), anne summers (crap commission work), mind more kids
( stay at home with your own can be bad enough) or go back to cottage industries stuff (baking, sewing, eggs ffs) and the usual crap of delivering leaflets and knocking door to door with surveys.

All I know is, if I was making a choice to stay at home with my kids, but I needed an income, I would choose a job that actually allowed me to spend time with my kids.

If you are tele-working and on the phone to somebody and your kid falls over and needs you, you sure as hell can't get up and go to your kid. Nevermind spontaneously take the kids to the park on a nice day! You might be physically at home, but in reality you are tied to your desk.

Khannie asked for suggestions, he said computer work was a possible option but he never said it was the only thing his wife was interested in. Several people made suggestions largely about the kinds of things they know about. (Two of which were related to tele-working.) I don't see why you felt the need to come on and call it crap?

Khannie

Thanks for all the suggestions. Very much appreciated.

She had basically given up looking for "skilled" computer work from home, mostly because it's not available and partly because she'd want to be available when there's a scratched knee, etc. I was hoping to get some possible suggestions on that front (and got one. Thanks.) because the pay would be much better. I'll check out all the options that people have posted though.....with the possible exception of the sex line thing (thanks though dd....I know you posted it in good faith).

AARRRGH

Check out http://www.scriptlance.com - lots of contract, work from home, IT jobs there!

Nevyn

iguana wrote:

If you are tele-working and on the phone to somebody and your kid falls over and needs you, you sure as hell can't get up and go to your kid. Nevermind spontaneously take the kids to the park on a nice day! You might be physically at home, but in reality you are tied to your desk.

My kids are both in school and even at that is it hard to find something that
I can do from home or away from it while they are in school.

iguana wrote:

Khannie asked for suggestions, he said computer work was a possible option but he never said it was the only thing his wife was interested in. Several people made suggestions largely about the kinds of things they know about. (Two of which were related to tele-working.) I don't see why you felt the need to come on and call it crap?

I did look into all those options (well bar the childminding not my thing )
and found them all hugely discouraging I have had children not a labotomny.

vector

dublindude wrote:

This is sleazy, but if monitoring phone sex lines is an option, http://www.theblack-dog.com/ have lots of work for females who can work from home. Pay is pretty crap, €9.50 per hour.

Maybe this is an option for her...

9.50 an hour isin't that bad for a sideline