Work from home? (UK)

I work from home but my toddler goes to a childminder it’s not easy to do both esp once they start moving about my positive is that I can keep him home and work when he’s sick or if childminder is I do pick up and drop off too and will hopefully once school starts I will too It does seem a lot harder to find wfh jobs now as a lot of company’s want more office work x

Yea , I very rarely have to work with my daughter at home if she is sick and I don’t have a choice, it’s definitely not a viable option to work with them, or if people are I’m not sure if they have better methods of managing , as eve said , I believe wfh is much harder to find now, I think some companies maybe easier like customer service jobs but your mostly on the phone making it impossible.

My last role did hybrid - 60% home, 40% office. My next role is 20% home, 80% office. I can’t WFH and be responsible for children who need a high level of attention, Unless in unexpected circumstances. I couldn’t do both well at the same time. It does help being able to do chores on my lunch and tea breaks, do the nursery run and be in for delivery’s but that’s about it!

You’ll still need childcare if working from home, otherwise you won’t be able to work. On the rare occasion my child is ill and have to have her with me at home during work hours, I literally cannot do any work. You could look to try and find something customer service based that’s evening and weekends to work around partners hours.

Agree with what everyone else has said, it would be impossible to work and look after a baby at the same time, one or the other would suffer.

A lot of organisations will have a policy with wfh and that might include having no caring responsibilities when working. Personally I’d say they’re better off in childcare getting attention and focus on their development rather than not always getting that when they’re with you and as they get older Christ they’re impossible to have when at home when you’re working 😂 my son would crawl over. Hit my keyboard, make a lot of noise (and this was just staying home when he was sick 😂) You can often get some call centre jobs at home. But really tricky with a little one.

Yeh i get where everyone is coming from and it would be difficult to wfh with a little one. Im jus worried about putting my baby into childcare as ive heard so many horrible stories about how they are looked after

Go visit nurseries or child minders. Totally get your worry. But it’s the few places that aren’t great. My boy LOVES nursery and his friends he’s made. His development is great. It gives them structure and routine.