FabSwingers.com forum: Very jealous of remote / hybrid workers. What’s your work pattern like?

By *aytie0 OP Woman
over a year ago

Seaham

Since Covid, I’ve noticed so many poeole only work 2-3 days in the office and some do 4 day weeks. Very jealous since I spent 90 mins - 2 hours a day travelling to work 5 days a week.

I’d love to do a remote or hybrid job where I only have to travel in a few times a week and can work from home. Sadly it’s not possible in my job but will be looking elsewhere soon. Any advice/ tips of where to find a job like that?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My work partner consist off clocking in for a hour or 2

Then sacking my self and then re hairing my self about 10x a night

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tuesdays and Thursdays in the office. Other three weekdays at home.

As for where to find jobs like it; there's a fair few, and they're on the rise. Especially with rising costs for businesses excluded from the energy pricing cap.

Depends what background and skills you have I guess. But work life balance is massive, so I'd always advocate for retraining if possible.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I spend 3 hours a day commuting when I go into the office. I'm generally more tired as i have to get up at 6am latest. I'm less productive - setting up a desk and my stuff, popping out for lunch takes 30 mins, so more time lost.

I love hybrid working... I do feel sorry for new employees, it must be a nightmare trying to build a network

I work longer hours at home... i get up later (7.30) and i don't have to worry about lunch as i can just look in the fridge. Its convenient for deliveries and making local appointments/nipping to the postbox. I find it difficult to finish my day and I do feel pressure to attend 7pm uk time meetings tho as I'm 'already home'. I get zoom fatigue from the number of calls i do B2B, which often start at 8am

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By *agpie and RavenMan
over a year ago

Leicester

I could go into the office just once a week but choose to go in every day as I loathe working from home.

Frank

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By *lik and PaulCouple
over a year ago

cahoots

Working from home feels more like I live at my place of work...very depressing so I avoid it wherever possible. Covid forced this on me so I'm likely to move house because of it.

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By *TG3Man
over a year ago

Dorchester

I can't work from home ever not sure that I'd want to anyway requires will power

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I show face in the office once a week and really don't enjoy that day. So much time wasted on travelling and chit chat, and I resent that I need to arrange childcare to do that. I get so much more done at home and find it far more enjoyable. I've spent years trying and failing to strike a decent work/life balance and feel like I've finally achieved it this year

I would have missed out on a lot if I'd worked this way when I was younger though. I made so many friends and had an amazing social life with colleagues back in the day. I feel sorry for young people at uni/starting work without the same social side, but I'm not that interested in it any more.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Only office based workers really had the working from home option, it's not a role I'd find exciting or fulfilling. Besides, going to work is actually gets me out of the stresses of homelife. I couldn't work and live in the same place, do my bloody nut in.

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

I am field based. I work from home, but drive up to 4 hours to visit clients. It gets hard to be motivated to admin work though, as there is day to day house stuff to do.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm self-employed and work from home all the time , proper miss the office banter !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm on a 4 week rota, 2 days in the office a week the rest at home

I answer calls for a health insurance company the job is OK if you can handle people getting arsey because you advise them of the options they've selected on their policy but other than that I enjoy it

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By *ermaine44Man
over a year ago

North Birmingham

What field of work are you looking to work in?

LinkedIn works well for me as I’m often contacted by recruiters on there about remote working jobs.

I’m currently 2 days in the office & 3 at home. I’m pro home working so would like even less office days.

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

I think it really suits people and is a lovely step forwards

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

I personally think that "home working" will mark the final nail in the coffin for many highstreets. With many offices now being empty, there's significantly fewer people to visit the town/city center shops

Cal

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By *aitonelMan
over a year ago

Away for Christmas

It is a double edged sword.

For some it works, it suits them better and are more productive.

For others it may suit them but productivity took a hit, as they dont have supervision enough.

For a few it just does not suit them at all.

I can't work from home, and the more people that do will eventually mean I'm out of a job since my role is no longer needed

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By *ily WhiteWoman
over a year ago

I'm on a permanent home working contract, although I have to go into the office for meetings one or two times a month...these days are not productive as it means spending around six hours driving and still needing to fit a whole day's work in. I do find it harder to shut my laptop at my official finishing time, my thought process generally being that I'd be commuting if I was in an office, so I might as well just work a bit longer as I wouldn't be home anyway. Plus I have international clients and colleagues, and they often think it's fair game to call me if they see me still online into the evening, which means I'm then working even longer to deal with whatever they wanted. I often miss company and those little chats you have with people when making a cuppa. You have to work harder to create relationships with your colleagues. But it gives you the freedom to put a load of washing in at any time, put dinner on so that it's ready for when you finish work, pop round to the shop etc.

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
over a year ago

Cheshire

I do two days at home and three in the office. Prefer the other way round to be honest as I like the comfort of home.

If you’re trying to get into this hybrid working life, you need to start looking for work in a call centre. Not all do hybrid working, but they will give you the skills and experience for the roles that have successfully transferred over to home working.

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By *osco78Man
over a year ago

Sheffield

At the moment I'm perm at home and I'd kill to go back to hybrid at the very least

Remember kids just because your productive doesn't mean your happy

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By *andyfloss2000Woman
over a year ago

ashford

One of my daughters works from home here I do envy her! Especially when I'm cycling to work at 3 30 in morning! And mine is a very physical job! Then the cycle home when it's pouring down! In my next life I will get a home job! But hey ho I can retire in 8 months x

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

I prefer home working. Get more done and less background noise. Most tech or admin jobs can be done remotely.

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By *icplshropsCouple
over a year ago

Rock

"Since Covid, I’ve noticed so many poeole only work 2-3 days in the office and some do 4 day weeks. Very jealous since I spent 90 mins - 2 hours a day travelling to work 5 days a week.

I think most (if all) civil servant office jobs tend to have remote/hybrid working and advertise the jobs on the government website. Sometimes, departments do a ‘bulk’ recruitment campaigns, giving more opportunities. Job agencies and Centres may also advertise these and others. Also check on sites, e.g. Indeed and glassdoor for reviews to get a feel of the job and employer, and what support you would receive working remotely.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Kudos to those who can do it. I tried working in an office for a couple of weeks many years ago. I was climbing the walls by the end of the first week. I might manage a day or two but I prefer to move around. I would Procrastinate at home, sort of like watching a film and you suddenly realise you need to do something else while it was on. (Took me years to watch Startrek V in parts

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

I've been working two days a week from home since 2017, the other three in the centre in Manchester. It works very well for my personal situation and was part of the "reasonable adjustments" my employer made for my disability when it started.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Office based jobs are where the more hybrid roles are. Any work that can be done on a laptop can be done anywhere with Internet connection.

I've seen on-site roles have little to no applications and remote roles get up to 200

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

I have a hybrid role. I work from home as well as out in the field and am expected to go into the office for monthly meetings. In practice I tend to go into the office once or twice a week for one reason or another.

It works for me, as I find I'm more productive without the distractions in the office. Though as it gets colder, I might go in more often to reduce our heating costs.

Even if we all wanted to return to the office we couldn't, as there's only enough desk space for about a quarter of the workforce. If you're going into the office for any length of time, you have to book a desk!

Nita

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

"I have a hybrid role. I work from home as well as out in the field and am expected to go into the office for monthly meetings. In practice I tend to go into the office once or twice a week for one reason or another.

It works for me, as I find I'm more productive without the distractions in the office. Though as it gets colder, I might go in more often to reduce our heating costs.

Nita"

As to how to find a remote job, the same way as you find any other job. However, it obviously depends on the type of work, not all jobs can be done remotely.

Nita

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I spend 3 hours a day commuting when I go into the office. I'm generally more tired as i have to get up at 6am latest. I'm less productive - setting up a desk and my stuff, popping out for lunch takes 30 mins, so more time lost.

I love hybrid working... I do feel sorry for new employees, it must be a nightmare trying to build a network

Hybrid working here , with expectation to be in office couple of days a week. Have got flex on that but even the 6hrs + round trip for those office days is utterly exhausting and I spend 70% of the day on teams calls. Taking it on the chin for now, my role was created and established in lockdown, there is no need in my industry to be in an office as we have successfully proven .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Im out and about in the public in different towns n cities

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By *handlerMonicaCouple
over a year ago

Leicester

I work in IT, pre-lockdown I had a 45-60 minute commute each way, since lockdown I've been into the office about 5 times total. Love the extra time it gives me, and the money saved on fuel, but I do miss the social side of being in the office.

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By *viatrixWoman
over a year ago

Redhill

Working from home is my idea of hell..

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By *ittlebirdWoman
over a year ago

The Big Smoke

I would love to work from home but have no idea how the shop will open itself and serve the many customers

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By *ilfCrumpet9Man
over a year ago

Wirral

5 days in work 2 weeks earlies and 1 week lates.

Its an hours drive early mornings and peak times its just a nightmare about 45+miles one way

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

Where it is possible and the option exists it can work for many people. We're at the development stage still for getting it right for the majority.

If your company's culture is more top down, command and control, where presenteeism is valued then there will be tensions.

We're humans and most of us need some connection. Occasional in-person working can help build relationships, that are fostered online.

I do worry about those that NEED to work on site but are told not to. We don't all have the luxury of a home office andd it's an extra stressor to have your work sitting in front of you when you're trying to relax. Or those flat sharing trying to navigate working in shared spaces, when some conversations need to confidential. Or where there is abuse and the chance to get some respite is in the office and the company of other people.

OP, look at Four Day Week. Their site lists jobs available on flexible working.

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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham

Since COVID it’s near impossible to recruit good people unless you offer hybrid, they simply go somewhere that does even if the money is less

I’ve always worked hybrid for last 20 years but for the last 5 or so have 50% at home and 50% abroad in an office in 2-6 week blocks .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm full-time WFH and able to work flexible so will either do 8 - 16:30 or 9 - 17:30.

Depending on the mood I'm in I'll either have a walk or nap on my lunch. On the days Mrs would finish early we'd have afternoon sex

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Since Covid, I’ve noticed so many poeole only work 2-3 days in the office and some do 4 day weeks. Very jealous since I spent 90 mins - 2 hours a day travelling to work 5 days a week.

Try LinkedIn in, every job I've had since 2010 was from companies contacting me through the site, they advertise remote working jobs.

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By *agnar1980Man
over a year ago

Poole

2 days a week in the office, I prefer working from home. I get a lot more at home, can also start early & finish earlier too!

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
over a year ago

Reading

About to go back for 2 days a week.

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By *asycouple1971Couple
over a year ago

midlands

Only go to the office twice a month , few months not even gone in.

Hate the office, cold and dirty workplace with alot of noise.

More productive and happy at home.

Watch porn while working and the odd sex session.

Saving on fuel and the drive as well.

Him x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

2 days remote 3 days office - although I could be fully remote if I wanted to. I’ll probably change to 3 days remote 2 days in the office soon!

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By *arker secrets 321Man
over a year ago

West Bromwich

Out everyday can't really stay at home and put scaffolding up just don't work lol x

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