Reply to: WFH ROles

[ladymuck]

I have three gigs at the moment. The main one I turn up on site one day a week, otherwise all three are WFH and I fit in the work around each other according to deadlines etc.

One is traditional day rate based. Another is day rate but days are called off a PO as and when needed. The third is fixed rate.

All three were acquired because I've spent the better part of 12 years cultivating contacts and haven't needed to attend a job interview in 6 years.

[NotAllThere]

I'm thinking of punting for WFH contracts only or pulling in my own work.

I'm not after a big day rate - I could easily get by on £200 pd, maybe even as low as £150 pd.

Anyone ever tried just exclusively going for WFH roles? Is it doable or am I going to be in competition with the many Indians that advertise their services for next to nothing?

I've managed, and I charge £130 - £190 an hour.

Trouble is, I only work 2 hours a week.

[jamesbrown]

Attend the interview in person and they will definitely not want you in the office ever again.

How does he circumvent the telephone issue?

Afterall, he wants an actual gig, as opposed to just sitting at home, devising stupid sockies for no money.

[Wilmslow]

I consider myself rather fortunate - current gig is local, looking likely to be a couple of wfh days which means leaving 4pm gets me home by 4:30 - Not as good as wfh in one way, but, means the rest of the day is my own once I leave the building.

Highest rate to date as well

[woohoo]

I'm actually finding that WFH roles are harder to come by than they used to be.

Must be the Agile thing perhaps and the inflexible attitude from some clients whereby you have to be physically present in their morning stand ups.

WFH mostly, just pure luck really.

[Pip in a Poke]

I think it's largely luck of the draw. The majority of time you can manage to wangle 1 day a week from home but as some have said, you could land a contract that allows more than that (or equally one that allows none of it). I'm currently 3 days from home and after this I doubt I'll do another contract that isn't along similar lines. Sure, it narrows the options but so what? Getting up this morning at 07:00 in the pitch black and hearing my neighbours all driving off to work made me question whether I could ever do that again.

Try getting up at 5:00 am in the pitch black on a Monday morning for a 4 hour drive-bike-train commute.

I can barely function....

[oliverson]

I think it's largely luck of the draw. The majority of time you can manage to wangle 1 day a week from home but as some have said, you could land a contract that allows more than that (or equally one that allows none of it). I'm currently 3 days from home and after this I doubt I'll do another contract that isn't along similar lines. Sure, it narrows the options but so what? Getting up this morning at 07:00 in the pitch black and hearing my neighbours all driving off to work made me question whether I could ever do that again.

[SueEllen]

I'm actually finding that WFH roles are harder to come by than they used to be.

My WFH roles have never advertised themselves at that.

Part of the reasons is they want people happy to go to the client's office(s) when necessary.

[Pip in a Poke]

I've been working from home for six years now on one of the highest rates I've ever been on.

Why would you cut your rate because you are saving the client costs?

I'm actually finding that WFH roles are harder to come by than they used to be.

Must be the Agile thing perhaps and the inflexible attitude from some clients whereby you have to be physically present in their morning stand ups.

[fidot]

I've been working from home for six years now on one of the highest rates I've ever been on.

Why would you cut your rate because you are saving the client costs?

Absolutely. My last contract (over 5 years) was on my best rate ever. The value of the development to the client is the same wherever the work is carried out.

And, as TheFaQQer says, WFH probably saves the client money.

[northernladuk]

Nearly 9 years of working mostly from home and counting and these days I'm even stricter about WFH than I used to be (I'm fed up of clients asking me to come in and work in their office for reasons only to spend 2.5 hours of my day commuting to sit at a desk in their office doing the same thing I'd be doing at home). As above, my rate has only increased over the years and is at the higher end of the range for my skillset and experience.

Home flipped burgers delivered directly to your door.. Great idea.

[TheCyclingProgrammer]

Nearly 9 years of working mostly from home and counting and these days I'm even stricter about WFH than I used to be (I'm fed up of clients asking me to come in and work in their office for reasons only to spend 2.5 hours of my day commuting to sit at a desk in their office doing the same thing I'd be doing at home). As above, my rate has only increased over the years and is at the higher end of the range for my skillset and experience.

[TheFaQQer]

I've been working from home for six years now on one of the highest rates I've ever been on.

Why would you cut your rate because you are saving the client costs?

[northernladyuk]

NLyUK is recruiting for WFH roles.

Are you looking to get your basement hosed down on a weekly basis?

[BR14]

I think there is a big difference between getting a WFH gig and finding your own work. Both difficult to nail and I'd guess only a small number of well established reputable contractors can really make it work.

Stick to posting tedious threads in General IMO.

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