Which job sectors do people work in ?

Hi, 

Just out of curiosity, which job sectors do people currently work in, or have worked in, in the past? 

I work in adult social care, specifically learning disabilities /ASC, after exploring numerous other sectors that turned out to be ill suited to my motivation, social and preferred working styles (theatre / film /tv, admin. temping,  call centres (yuck !), harvest work). 

 

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  • I have a question to those who work from home.

    Did you look for positions that offer working from home and got it immediately or later after started your jobs.

    I am trying to get working from home from my employer and it is a battle. I would say a war.

    They absolutely do not want to hear about that.

  • I am not surprised. 

    Working from home can cause lots of difficulties for employers. It tends to be a privilege, not an automatic right, and also needs to be something that a manager can withdraw at any time, without really needing to give a reason. 

    Have you framed the discussion in terms of monetary value to your employer, or have you focussed more on what you want to get out of it?

  • This makes no sense to me.

    If this is something I want, I will be depressed and unhappy until I will get it.

    And I will keep looking for that everywhere around until I will get it.

  • That's great -- in that case you should have no trouble finding what you're looking for.

  • I didn’t go looking for my first online/work from home job, it somehow found me, in the form of a former work colleague telling me about it (she also did it). It was marking course work for an online education establishment. I could work what ever hours I wanted and do as much or as little work as I wanted and it would work out at around £10 or so per hour, depending on how slow/quick I worked. 

    Write down, if you haven’t already, all the skills and qualities you have to offer and also any limitations. By looking at limitations you can turn them into strengths. It’s called a ‘SWOT’ analysis ~ you can find information about this online. 

    You can then build up a good picture of where your talents and gifts will be best suited and what type of work will be best suited to your individual needs and preferences. When you know all this, you can then devise a plan to bring it into reality. You’ll need some help with this. Autism Plus are working out really well for me, so if you don’t currently have the right support, maybe you could get in touch with them. 

  • Oh, if working from home is something someone wants he will leave the company. Then they will need to spend time and resources to find a new person, to teach the new person.

    In the UK already 4 200 000 people regularly work from home.

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  • Oh, if working from home is something someone wants he will leave the company. Then they will need to spend time and resources to find a new person, to teach the new person.

    In the UK already 4 200 000 people regularly work from home.

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