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Ask HN: Remote work for my pregnant wife?
My wife quit her job to have a baby, but she'd like to do some part-time work 2-3 days a week. She used to run an online B2B store for a large tech company, and is familiar with databases and some scripting. She'd like to do something that isn't as mind-numbing as mechanical turk, but that she doesn't have to obsess over when she's done working. Also, she doesn't want to work for me :)
I know this is a long shot, but I figured HN might have some interesting ideas. Thanks!
- spraveenitpro 9y agoAutomattic is a good remote company to work with https://automattic.com/work-with-us/ https://automattic.com/work-with-us/
- starbuxman 9y agoCheck out https://www.skipthedrive.com https://www.skipthedrive.com
- anon1094 9y agoYour wife already has experience working in tech and has scripting and database knowledge. There are plenty of remote opportunities for her with that kind of experience. I see at least a handful pop up every week (DB-related development work) The only problem is finding the good freelance leads. A lot of low-ball clients tend to be attracted to UpWork, Fiverr, and Freelancer so I'd stay away from those places. You can find a lot of good leads by checking forums, Twitter, Facebook groups, Reddit, and independent job boards where clients post their job. Shameless Plug - I started https://remoteleads.io/w https://remoteleads.io/w to solve this problem for myself. I aggregate remote leads everywhere clients can post, I manually vet the best ones, and then send them out to remote developers twice a week for free. Maybe it can help you and your wife on your search for a remote job.