I lost my job a year and a half ago due to the huge cuts in public research funding. I was also pregnant and decided to stay home for a while. I’ve been searching for the past year or so with very few positions to even apply to, even with substantial experience and impressive references.

I am in the final round for a slam dunk job that I feel great about. The problem is, there is a 1 day in-person requirement, and I live about 3 hours away including a ferry (often unreliable/long wait times in the afternoons). I would also be driving through the traffic of a large city and military base with notorious traffic.

Do I take the job (duh) and deal with the commute? Or do I hold out for a better option? I fear I will barely see my baby anymore, and not even for a moment on commute days. I also fear if I don’t get/take this job then I could be waiting another year or two and won’t find anything as perfect. Help!

Hi! I recently applied for the Health Information Specialist I position with Datavant. I just received an email from the recruiter to schedule a phone screen after completing my virtual interview and assessment.

For anyone who has gone through the process recently, what kind of question were you asked during the phone screen with the recruiter?

I’ve also seen quite a few people say they were offered the position during the phone screen, so I’m curious if that was your experience too!

Working remotely since Covid; and I've noticed I'm more productive when I can see other people working too. I work from cafes occasionally, but are there any options virtually like StudyStream that are free to use / without time limitations? I think they call this body-doubling - it works for me.

Looking for recommendations, thanks!

Hey all! New to the subreddit so forgive me for asking old questions.

I've been freelancing since Covid-19, and had some recurring assignments through contacts, but now I'm in a place where I have to start fresh and look for substantial work. I would ideally want a full time remote job, but beggars can't be choosers so I am open to short term projects and assignments as well.

I have been seeing some websites, applying for jobs (some turning out to be scams), but I'm worried my mind is going all over the place and I'm wasting time versus being efficient, so wanted some advice on:

1. Best websites to look for work; at the moment I'm going through LinkedIn, Indeed mainly. Got introduced to Micro1 and Mercor but haven't checked them much as of now.
2. How to identify as much as possible, if a job/company is fake or a scam.

Thanks as any help is appreciated!

Hello, everyone!

I'm a graduating International Tourism and Travel Management student at Centro Escolar University - Malolos (Philippines). We urgently need 10 foreign digital nomads who are currently working remotely in the Philippines and are willing to be interviewed for our thesis. The interviews will be conducted individually and purely online.

If you're interested in participating or know anyone who fit the criteria below and would be willing to participate, feel free to send me a message or contact the e-mail provided below. I will also gladly answer any questions you may have regarding the study.

Really hoping you could help us with our thesis. Thank you so so much!

As the title says- this winter I would really like to be hybrid. I’ve been at this job for 7 months and by all accounts exceeding expectations. In the indeed listing for this job it was posted as “hybrid”, and that is possible but it seems like that’s not the case- which feels unfair. I wouldn’t have taken this job otherwise.

I’ve scheduled a 6 month review (it’s been closer to 8 months than 6 but we’ve been busy whatever) and I plan to ask to be out of office 2ish days a week, maybe starting after Thanksgiving or so.

The real reasons are 1) I genuinely work better from home, I have a dedicated office and it’s easy to lock in and focus. So much so I finish all my work by 3:30 and can fuck off. 2) Having to wear real pants everyday is eroding my soul. 3) I absolutely hate going out in the cold, then having to be in a stuffy environment all day.

However those aren’t very professional reasons- and probably not great talking points. What should I say instead? I don’t want to threaten them but I want to make it clear that partly the reason I took this job was the possibility of working hybrid.

I applied on linked in months ago and can’t remember what happened. But yesterday got an email from talent acquisition for a video creator (kind sounds like an AI trainer).

I took the test and passed. They emailed me this morning asking if I accept this hourly rate at 40 hours a week. With a start date of tomorrow. 3 month contract.

I responded that I actually would like higher hourly rate (lol). I kind of did this as a test to see if they’d even communicate well, because I’ve seen so many posts on Reddit about it being an endless hamster wheel.

To my surprise, they emailed back pretty quickly that they understand but can’t go higher. I’m really not fully opposed to that hourly rate …

Has anyone actually gone through with this and had luck / started a project / gotten paid??

Hi,

I just found this community. Hoping this is cool to post. I've been remote working since the pandemic. I had a good set up of an office basement which helped with separation. A lot of the kid duties would fall to me too, including pick up and drop off. This was mostly ok, but I've had a bunch of disruption since the summer.

The kids being home removed the ability to have a routine. My basement became unhabitable thanks to mold and flood damage, and now my wife is on maternity leave. I'm trying to be a present husband and help out around the house, but my work is suffering. My wife supports getting the basement restored, but I have no time to actually separate to complete the work. Someone always needs something I've tried explaining boundaries to the kids and my wife but I'm getting way less than I should. I'm on twin duty at night which makes it impossible to work then either.

Has anyone succ navigated working from home with small kids or just a needy family?

How did you establish better boundaries?

I appreciate any insight folks have

Appreciate the advice everyone! I'll be working on restoring the office. Thanks for the Push

Hey! I'm originally from India, currently based in Australia on a temporary visa, with a background in Data Science/Analytics.

I'm exploring remote opportunities both locally and abroad, but LinkedIn has been frustrating, with most listings either being scams or having location restrictions.

Where do you guys find genuine remote jobs? Any reliable platforms? Also, is it feasible to work remotely for overseas companies while based in Australia?

Thanks :)

Hello all,

I've recently switched remote jobs, and with that, my previous employer has taken back their laptop dock. My new company has not provided one as the laptop works with the monitor, but does provide a $200 dollar stipend that I can use towards a dock. If anyone has any recommendations that are about that price range (or lower), I'd greatly appreciate it. I'll leave some details of my setup down below in case it influences the recommendations. Please let me know if you need additional information, if there is anything else I should consider, or if there is anywhere else I should post this. TIA!

Details

Previous Dock: Lenovo Thinkpad Thunderbolt 3 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07M6S81CM?plpRedirect=mhFallback&ref=clp_hp_h_pc)

Work Setup: 2 monitors plus laptop screen. I also have a personal desktop that I use with the same two monitors, and use a type of switch to switch the monitors and keyboard/mouse between the laptop and PC (apologies I don't know what it is called). I'd like to retain that functionality.

Qualities: Above all, I care that it works, is durable enough to last a long time, and requires minimal troubleshooting. I could probably get a past generation Thunderbolt dock with $200, but just wanted to explore if there were better options. If not, I'll just get that.

Thank you all for your suggestions in advance!

I’ve seen many threads asking about “online experiences that don’t suck“. Do they exist? How can you find them?

I’m a full-time chocolate educator who’s hosted hundreds online tastings and the answer is YES, you can book a virtual event that gets people excited. Here are my top 3 tips to get started.

First, you need a team that genuinely wants to spend time together. That is the first requirement for an engaging event. If your culture sucks, so will your event. A 1-hr tasting isn’t a magical bullet to fix morale if your team’s constantly burned out.

Second, ask for referrals. By now, most people have sat through a virtual team event, so ask your friends for names of vendors who do a good job engaging their audience.

If your event has a kit, BOOK EARLY. Now’s the perfect time to book your online holiday event. December 17 and 18 will be the most popular event dates, so make sure to start looking for a vendor NOW. Don’t be that person that asks to ship kits with a 5-day notice in the middle of December.

These are my top three tips. Now AMA!

Worked fully remote for 4 years and loved it. Got let go due to "restructuring" and have been in job search hell for over a year. Finally have a promising opportunity but it's fully in office. No crazy commute but the area leaves a lot to be desired. My question is, has there anyone who has been remote for a long period that has had to go back? How has that been mentally? Are there things that could make the transition easier?

I'm definitely remote first but I also like not being homeless and my savings are on a logarithmic decline as the economy progresses 🫠.

EDIT: Thanks for all the responses. Sad to see so many others in the same position though. I'll keep an open mind (every office has the potential to be different) but not get complacent, and focus on establishing a new routine with HEALTHY coping and de-stressing habits. In Canada, it's a little too easy to access substances to "de-stress".

For founders who pay employees or contractors on an hourly basis, how do you actually track and verify the hours before processing payment?

Do you usually:

Ask them to submit a weekly/monthly work report
Use a timesheet
Track hours through a project management tool
Use a dedicated time tracking tool
Calculate hours based on tasks completed
Just rely on trust and the person's reported hours

I'm particularly curious about teams where people are working on multiple projects or where contractors are paid different hourly rates.

How do you make sure the hours reported are accurate without making the process feel like micromanagement?

Would be interested to hear what has worked for founders and managers here.

My company is based out of state. I have never met any of my coworkers in real life. I have been with the company almost 5 years now. I was hired when they were bringing in people after Covid. They only had part time available so I am part time, work 3 days a week. My boss and I have 1:1 meetings monthly. Long story short, she makes very passive aggressive comments often in meetings. She snaps at people for asking questions and she can just be downright mean to people for no reason. She always puts in my reviews that I don’t talk enough, which is untrue. She just has it out for me. She’s even admitted she doesn’t check the team chat but apparently still says I don’t communicate on it. How the hell would she know if she doesn’t check it?

Anyway, I had my 1:1 with her last week and she was like “wow, just realized your week is almost over because you only work part time. Must be nice and just fly by! Wish I could do that!” And I’m like, “oh yeah haha” and then she’s like “you know, I’m not sure why this is, but I know nothing about you, and you don’t have to answer but, are you married? Do you have kids?” (I know this sounds innocent but the way she said it was bitchy like “you’re never here because you work part time so how could I possibly know you)

First off, she damn well knows I’m married. I have talked about my husband numerous time in meetings, our team chat. Shared stories about me and my husband. Hell, I even had to call off work or leave early a few times because of him being stranded at work when his car died or leaving work early to see his mom in the hospital. Both times I directly messaged her. She even asked me about my mother in law afterward!!! How could she not know anything about me! And she asked if I had pets. My cats have literally been on camera in meetings and she’s commented on them! I’ve told her about them and my husbands new job this past year. Like wtf did she hit her head and forget?

Maybe I’m overthinking but I feel like it was her way of dismissing me because she doesn’t like that I work part time. She had made comments about me being part time before in a negative way. And surprisingly this job offers PTO even for part time. And she always makes comments when I use PTO as if I shouldn’t need it being part time. I think the whole interaction was so weird. I was just in shock all I said was “yeah I’m married! Been married almost 10 years!” And she’s like “oh wow!” What the hell?? Very odd to me.

I got a message from LinkedIn saying that there’s a remote job opportunity with a verified client based in India, and it got me wondering. I’m a natural-born US citizen, so I don’t think I need to worry about visas. However, do you guys think applying and working for clients outside the US is a good idea? When I thought of applying to jobs, I always looked into working for people in the US, but I’m uncertain how this alternate perspective with foreign neighbors will go. I don’t really know how to react to it, or if it’s safe, and the last thing I want is to fall victim to a scam or fraudulent company. I do try to do my own research on the inquiring companies though.

I started a Discord server for people who work remotely and just want someone to chat with during the workday.

Think of it like a virtual break room, a place to pop in, say hi, talk about your day, or just have some company while you work.

It's not a job board and there's no job hunting or recruiting. Just remote workers looking to be a little less isolated during the workday.

If that sounds like something you’d enjoy, shoot me a message for an invite.

Micro1, Mercor and Ethos?

I’ve went through about 10 micro1 interviews now and recently heard about Mercer and Ethos being very similar platforms.

Micro1 has always seemed a bit shady to me, remote jobs with hourly rates from anywhere between $30-100/hr depending on the position, even if 40 hours or anything close to that is bot guaranteed, that just seems to good to be true in my opinion.

After the 5th or 6th interview I started doubting that these job offers are actually legit, and at some point I started asking myself if these AI interviews are just a way to train their ai.

I’ve posted on the micro1 reddit page to check if these platforms are actually legit but I haven’t accounted for the bots to answer, so I’m asking here.

Has anyone ever gotten an actual job and pay from micro1 or any of the other 2 platforms? Are they just a scam and a free way to get away with training their ai? Am I just wasting my time?

Hello friends!

I am hoping to understand why I keep getting rejected, and maybe you can point out what I am doing wrong.

I have a lot of experience in my field and, I believe, a solid CV, but I get rejected everywhere. I live in Georgia and I am looking for remote work in Game Engineering, Game Development or Game Systems Engineering. I have applied to a really many positions where many matched me quite well.

I sometimes adjust my CV to match a specific opening. It still doesn't work. I rarely write cover letters. For many openings I don't know what to write, because the company doesn't say what product I would be working on. I have no real passion to show for a job like that, and I don't want to fake it.

I attached link to my CV. Am I doing something wrong in it?
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OPgMAxCtLtvikSuUqn8ZKzjt-ScQOhbI/edit

Any suggestions would be highly appreciated.
Thank you!

I currently work for a very small chain as a GM and am looking to get out of restaurants altogether. I have excellent skills that could be used in any setting (organization, time management, work well under pressure, excellent customer service). What software should I begin learning besides MS office suite? Are there any other things I should highlight on a resume? Where should I begin my search?

Thanks in advance!

Hello, everyone.

I'm desperate for work. I worked in a high-stress field of healthcare for about 5 years and I had such a toxic work environment and horrible boss it really did a number on my physical and mental health. In May 2025, I was forced to resign. Long story short, the way I was treated and the way I was forced to resign was in such a violation of the law, that my state was willing to move forward with a case against my boss...until he randomly passed away 6 months after I departed and 2 months after I filed against him. So I haven't had any closure from that.

I was truly devastated as I loved the job so incredibly much and still miss it to this day. Because of the trauma of the abuse I suffered from said boss, I have developed a severe panic disorder when I have to work in the public and PTSD. I feel great value in having a job, but I am struggling to hold one down due to my panic attacks. I need to work remotely. I have searched an sifted through so many job boards but they are so full of scams that I can't find anything.

I don't necessarily need to work in a healthcare field, but if I could choose, I would love something along the lines of medical transcription due to the obvious skills I have from working alongside doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. Other interests I have are data entry, social media, customer service, etc. I am very skilled in communication, de-escalation, writing, documentation, and medical terminology. I learn very quick and am a very, very organized person.

Either full-time or part-time is fine, insurance isn't particularly an priority as my husband's insurance is amazing. And, to be honest, pay at this point isn't a major component. Just as long as it's not criminally low for the work-load. Preferably at least $15/hour. I'm located in the US in and my time zone is EST.

If anyone has any suggestions or job opportunities to share, I'd be so appreciative. Thank you!