https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 13 May 2026 21:38:44 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wahp-whats-your-occupation#post-1619846 Wed, 07 May 2014 16:13:31 +0000 GrapeCrush 1619846@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a claims analyst for an insurance company and work from home. They set it up after my first maternity leave where I worked at home 3 days and in the office 2. Now I work part time, but only at home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wahp-whats-your-occupation#post-1619807 Wed, 07 May 2014 16:01:23 +0000 fancyfunction 1619807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a freelance writer so I can WAH and make my own hours. I have some steady clients and some one-off but I'd say I work around the same amount of hours each week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wahp-whats-your-occupation#post-1619601 Wed, 07 May 2014 14:43:57 +0000 keepcalmcarrie 1619601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a writer/media analyst for a hospital system. I worked FT in the office for 3 years, and then came back for a month once my maternity leave was over. I tried asking for part-time and/or WAH flexibility and my boss said no, so I turned in my notice and suddenly they were very accommodating! I'm on my fourth 90 day contract, so this is not a permanent position, and I work about 10 hours per week (mostly on nights and weekends) on writing projects and media analysis reports. No nanny or daycare for DS, so it's tough sometimes, but I love it most days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wahp-whats-your-occupation#post-1619574 Wed, 07 May 2014 14:33:18 +0000 mrsjyw 1619574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a consultant/project manager at an HR firm. When I got hired on it was with a 1 day at home WAH after the first 90 day training period. Before I had DS, my boss let me WAH the last five weeks of pregnancy and also 2 days a week after I came back post maternity leave.</p> <p>Our new VP is 100% about the WAH model, so now I'm up to 3-4+ days at home depending on the week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wahp-whats-your-occupation#post-1619538 Wed, 07 May 2014 14:23:32 +0000 daniellemybelle 1619538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to work for an advertising agency, and now I do marketing consulting/freelancing part-time from home. I LOVE IT. My mom watches LO about 10 hrs a week &amp; then I also squeeze in some work during naps or after she goes to bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wahp-whats-your-occupation#post-1618030 Wed, 07 May 2014 04:01:53 +0000 lamariniere 1618030@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a translator and WAH, but most translators are freelance/WAH. There are fewer and fewer companies that have in house translators. I studied translation while I had a regular office job and slowly started taking on more translation jobs. After my first LO was born I decided to quit my office job and pursue translation. I love it. I love being my own boss and having the freedom to work where and when I want. Also, since my husband has the kind of job that moves is around (internationally) I don't have to job hunt in new locations where I may not speak the local language. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wahp-whats-your-occupation#post-1617404 Tue, 06 May 2014 18:58:13 +0000 ALittleP 1617404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a PR consultant and work from home. I quit working for a major PR firm in 2009 to become a consultant and haven't looked back. I hope to keep up this gig for as long as possible. I love being close to my girl! We have a FT nanny; otherwise, it wouldn't work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wahp-whats-your-occupation#post-1617264 Tue, 06 May 2014 17:14:15 +0000 fussygal 1617264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm still on maternity leave, but I've worked from home for the past three years and will do so when I go back in August. I'm an event producer for a company based a state away, I came into the job randomly a few years ago. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wahp-whats-your-occupation#post-1617234 Tue, 06 May 2014 16:48:05 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1617234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a project manager, and the majority of the employees at my company have some work at home days. It's the culture here because we're in constant meetings via webex. </p> <p>I wasn't looking for a work at home job, I just lucked out by getting hired into this company. I didn't find out that we had the ability to work at home until after I started. You have to put in 6 months before they let you work at home unless you specifically get hired on as a full-time telecommuter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wahp-whats-your-occupation#post-1616993 Tue, 06 May 2014 15:21:13 +0000 tinyperson 1616993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't work at home full time — I'm in the office 2-3 days a week. I'm a copyeditor and research coordinator for a Big 4 firm. Everyone has a laptop and WAH capabilities. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wahp-whats-your-occupation#post-1616989 Tue, 06 May 2014 15:19:28 +0000 Torchwood 1616989@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not, but my last job as a nanny was for a family where mom worked from home. She was a recruiter, so a LOT of her job was being on the phone, which was easy to transition to home. She did work in an office (same job with same company) before having her daughter, but I don't think her choice of career was related to wanting to be able to stay home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wahp-whats-your-occupation#post-1616972 Tue, 06 May 2014 15:15:50 +0000 Mae 1616972@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've WAH for 6 years and will continue to once LO is born (although she will go to a daycare center 3 days/week, and if I'm not being productive enough with that schedule she'll do full time daycare). </p> <p>I'm a lawyer but that doesn't really help you much because lawyers don't typically WAH... I just sort of fell into an unusual situation where my boss prefers that we maintain an office for meetings but mostly WAH. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wahp-whats-your-occupation#post-1616958 Tue, 06 May 2014 15:12:26 +0000 lemondrop 1616958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I teach online classes for my SAH portion (and on site one day a week and tutoring and curriculum design as needed). Initially, I was hired full time on site four years ago to direct this program, but have moved into many different aspects of it as it has suited me. Rather than lose me as an employee, my work has been pretty awesome about adjusting my job to suit my availability. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wahp-whats-your-occupation#post-1616932 Tue, 06 May 2014 15:06:06 +0000 jill_a55 1616932@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>.... And how did you become a wahp? Did you already work for the company or get hired on with the intention of WAH? </p>