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Cloning website

Anybody know a phone cloning website?! And please I’m not asking for a side of advice with that…

Context: SAHM with 2 special needs children. Husband works hundreds of hours per week and averages 4 hours of sleep, so I do 100% of the parenting, household work, and garden maintenance. Having said that, both kids will be at the same school this year and can do before and aftercare there, allowing me to work.

Job A: 1:1 RN for medically complex child who needs me to attend school with them, follows my children’s school schedules, summers off, etc. $44/hr FT, provides consistent work but forces me to delegate some of the household stuff like cleaning and yard, also difficult if children are sick as I have no support or backup and would have to call out

Job B: contract WFH AI research job, 20 hrs/ week, $75/hr, could end though at anytime though (1-6 months)

Help?!?!🤪

Need some inspiration…

What kind of jobs do other mums do working around childcare and school?. Im searching for new work but almost seems impossible to find the right hours.

Working from home

Does anyone know any part-time jobs where I can work from home as well as be a mum to my beautiful baby girl.

Remote work?

Hey ladies, I was just let go from my remote job. So is there anywhere that's hiring? Let me know thanks 🙃

Redundancy on mat leave

Just how hard is it to get rid of someone on mat leave? I work in a pretty unsteady industry and due to law changes the industry I work in is getting harder to remain profitable. Theres been chatter of redundancies but nothing confirmed apart from a company wide hiring freeze but I've gone through the redundancy process already with this company last year and was lucky enough to get a new role within the business. I went on mat leave end of May and due back end of Feb but I can't stop panicking about possible redundancy. My role is quite niche so finding a similar job after is neigh on impossible but I've been in this type of role for a number of years now so finding a different job will also prove difficult. Just how hard would it be for them to make me redundant and are the maternity protection laws as protective as they make out ?

Money troubles

Hi everyone , posting incognito as I am too nervous to publicly. I am having financial issues with my partner . He is working full time and I am home with our 11 month old . I have the opportunity to go back to work which is just min wage retail part time . I just feel so overwhelmed . We are trying to move out of in laws. He pays rent . Money seems to just disappear into thin air. All I want is to be with my daughter . I don’t want to have to leave her with my MIL ( we have issues ) . I hate the fact I’ll most likely have to go back to my old job . I have qualifications I recently completed which are beauty related - facial and massage . I just don’t know what to do with it . I’m in the UK. It’s so hard to find a place . I just want a remote job or a way to make money from home to help my husband out but I can’t find any . I have a degree which doesn’t seem to matter these days . I’m ranting but I’m so overwhelmed . Any one been in this position ? Or have any job ideas or money ideas . All advice welcome 😅 what would you do in my position

Looking for Remote Jobs

Im trying to stay home as much as possible so im looking for a remote job. I have a Bachelor’s Degree and plenty of experience. Message me if you have any ideas!

Cut off

Found out that I’m over the income limit for wic and food stamps by $50!!!! I’m going pay check to pay check and most days I’m not eating because my kids need to eat and the government says I make too much money. What am I going to do

Going back to work..

How does the nursery funding work? Is it 15 or 30 free hours? I am currently self employed and getting maternity allowance until December 2026.

My daughter was born on 2nd April, so does this mean we will have to wait until April 1st to start the new term, I've heard it's either January 1st, April 1st or September 1st?

Thanks in advance!

This is gonna sound crazy but is there any writing jobs out there?

I’m a mom to two little boys so I can’t just go out and find a job. I need a remote job but I was wondering if there was any writing jobs out there? I love to write it’s my passion. So I was wondering if there was anything like that out there but I can also get paid?

Has anyone went back to work willingly?

I have been a stay at home mom for three years now and now have another newborn. I honestly don’t think I can do it anymore. I wanna put my kids in daycare and go back to work. Has anyone put their kids in daycare just so they can go back to work? What made you decide and did you regret it?

Need advice from Working moms out there

I have been a stay at home mom for the past 6 years.
I am starting a new full time job from September and I am unsure how I will manage work and household and kidssssss!!

Please moms I need your advice, tips, strategies and anything that can help this new phase in life manageable😮‍💨

Job market

FTM to a 6 month old looking to get back into the work force. Job market seeming so murky right now. Anyone in the same boat? Whats the "low hanging fruit" in this market?

Mothers who work and have kid/s under 5 years old, what’s the maximum hours you work a week

I'm only asking this because, if you are a mother it's hard to balance work & childcare together unless you have support.
In the UK, the government only give 30 hours a week of free childcare. That means it's 6 hours a day Monday - Friday.
So it means as a parent, unless somebody else will collect your child from school, how will you work 9-5 a day?
You can't work full-time can you unless somebody collects your child from school

Making money at home

hi guys! just wondering if anyone has any ideas for how i can make money at home on my phone/laptop?

Something that actually pays! i am on maternity leave but want a little extra 😁

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