Posted 21 Oct 2018 Hi I am seeking work either in English, German or both in a remote environment. Are there any sites, etc where one can apply for positions. Is it difficult to find work from home in Germany? I am looking to work 20 to 30 hrs, occasional weekends. I have an up to date CV. Many thanks Shanei 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 21 Oct 2018 What's your profession? Options are often quite dependent on that. In general, quite a few professions are becoming more location independent. I just do home-based contract work at the moment. It's not at all technically difficult now. Technology is stable and inexpensive, connectivity via Skype etc makes communication easy, as do shared systems where needed (clients' email, document systems etc). If you can add in a small capacity to be mobile (to go to a meeting when needed etc) then your options will widen. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 21 Oct 2018 25 minutes ago, lilyluv said: Hi I am seeking work either in English, German or both in a remote environment. Are there any sites, etc where one can apply for positions. Is it difficult to find work from home in Germany? What is your profession? A roofer or elementary teachers will obviously have difficulties working from home ... In addition, you want to work part-time as well as at home. That doesn't make it any easier. It is often the case that employees arrange to work at home with their employers - or work at home on certain days and on others in the company. A large car manufacturer in Stuttgart even encourages employees to work from home at least one day a week ... Employees from the administration of course, the workers on the assembly line are bad at it. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 21 Oct 2018 In IT you can work more and more from home, but personally I prefer an office environment which offers more structure in my daily work and a better infrastructure plus direct contact with colleagues. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 21 Oct 2018 Depending on your skill, you could try freelance sites like upwork.com, then all of your work would be from home. You'll probably end up working for bottom dollar (at least to begin with). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 21 Oct 2018 2 hours ago, LukeSkywalker said: In IT you can work more and more from home, but personally I prefer an office environment which offers more structure in my daily work and a better infrastructure plus direct contact with colleagues. yes, and a workday that ends when/because you leave the office. when I was working at home long term, I just never stopped working. it SUCKED 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 21 Oct 2018 Yes, everyone has their preferences. I actually stopped running a "home office" and dismantled it. I try to keep my home for personal now as much as possible. I use third spaces, quite a lot of which are free (like University libraries) or co-working ones, which are now quite cheap. I do miss things like the recognition and so on. I do something really good, like agree a national level deal with a government and, in an office, that'd be acknowledged. Now, it's just on to take the bike in to get it serviced, or go to supervise an examination, or equivalent mundanities . It also means that people like neighbours don't really know how hard you hit career-wise etc, certainly no idea what I've done sitting here over the years. If I had trawled into a big name in Frankfurt for years. they'd have a different view of me. (It is also one reason I liked the English teaching here, far more hands on). 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
