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Do you work from home?
DH & I are thinking of starting a family in the next 2-3 years. We both work full time now and are both working on finishing our MBAs. I'm getting my MBA in finance and work in the insurance industry currently. I would LOVE LOVE to get a job in the next few years that allows me to work from home 1-2 days per week.
Do you work from home? What do you do?
Know of any industries or companies that allow their employees this type of flexibility?
I'm in the Baltimore/DC area, too, if that matters 
Re: Do you work from home?
I freelance from home for my company when they need me. I'm a SAHM the rest of the time. I'm in communications.
Your best bet to get a WAH job is to either start in the office and show you can be as productive at home so you can transition, or to do something along the lines of Mary Kay.
If you're going to WAH even a couple of days a week, you're still going to have to figure out childcare for those days.
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Disclaimer: I am not an MD. Please don't PM me with pregnancy-related questions. Ask your doctor.
i work from home on occassion. I work in human resources in healthcare.
the gov't has telework but most employers these days allow for it. If not, see if you can request it once you've been there for a bit. my husband works for the SEC and one of the attorneys live in Canada and comes to DC for a week each month.
I live in the Baltimore/DC area, and I work for the government. I work a lot in the field but my office is in my home. It's amazing how many dirty looks I get when people ask me where my office is, that I've started to lie and tell them it's downtown where headquarters are.
I love my job, and that's the only reason I work from home. I have been in this position for almost two years. I really miss the interaction between co workers, no matter how stupid/frustrating/annoying some of them might be. It's insane how much I miss having co workers and being in an office setting.
And I know that working from home while having kids sounds ideal, but I have all I can do to keep up with my work while I'm at home with the two dogs. I really believe that once you start working from home you've got to decide what is going to take priority, work or kids. In my opinion something is going to give, it's either going to be your work productivity (which trust me they will watch) or your child's well being. You can't give 100% to both. And even childless, you still have the distractions of the TV, telephone, computer, ect or even a flexible schedule. My dogs think they need to go outside every fifteen minutes, or whenever I stand up from my desk. My job expects me to be able to answer the phone between the hours of 8:30 and 6 even though we typically work 8 hour days. And if you have a hard time leaving work at work, working from home is not for you. It's incredibly hard not to keep working past the eight hours or to try to catch up during the weekend.
It sounds great but there is just as much scrutiny working from home if not more.
I'm not sure about your area, but my best friend's company allows her to work from home. The major CON to her working at home is they put more pressure and more work on you as a telework.
If you think you can handle that with a baby/toddler than it might be what you need. GL
Thanks for the insight! Right now I have about an hour commute each way, so part of my thinking was that even if I had childcare nearby, it would cut down on my time spent in the car (ie time not with babies!). My current position doesn't allow work from home, but I'm vested this summer, so I will probably start looking for something that allows for some flexibility. Even just having the ability to work from home when there is inclimate weather would be amazing!
Being in MD/DC you should definitely look into a federal government job. They have a mandate to allow teleworking.
I have worked from home for the past 4 years as a Project Manager. I am starting a new job Monday where I have to be in the office everyday (with a 45-50 commute) and I'm hoping I can eventually incorporate in some days from home, but not for several months.
I agree with whoever posted that you should start working a job in the office and gradually move into partial telecommuting after some time.
My spouse and I both work from home. He is a software engineer and I am an vegetative planning and management consultant. He works for a company so he doesn't have flexibility to set his own hours (sometimes his hours are crazy) but I own my company so I set my own hours.
Really! I currently work in insurance in environmental claims and litigation management. My company is quite large, but doesn't allow work from home in my department. I'm not sure how to tactfully inquire about work from home positions in other departments, other than looking on the internal job board