I laughed at this joke.
Originally posted in the Taiwan subreddit it obviously doesn’t have any credible source and I don’t know if I should laugh or cry, I find it funny that if someone doesn’t know anything in Ecuador would look at this and think that we are somewhat developed.
Hilarious.
Been applying to remote architecture/design jobs for about 6 months now. No huge success yet, but I’m not in a desperate situation either (I run a small business + considering a master’s soon).
Just wanted to share one of the weirdest hiring processes I’ve run into and see if anyone else has experienced something similar.
Applied through Remote Leverage and got into their process:
First interview → group Zoom call with people from completely different industries. Felt a bit chaotic but okay.
Then a few of us got kept for a second round → more detailed questions, portfolio, experience, etc. Honestly felt like I did pretty well.
Then they scheduled me for an interview with a client.
I show up on time… and nothing. No one joins. (They even sent multiple Zoom links, none worked.)
I emailed everyone I had contact with → no replies at all.
Then like a month later they hit me with a generic “are you still looking for a job?” email like nothing happened.
No explanation, no apology, nothing.
So yeah, kinda feels like I just wasted my time.
Has anyone here actually gotten anything real out of Remote Leverage? Or is this kind of thing normal with these remote hiring agencies?
Also open to recommendations for legit platforms, especially for architecture/design. I’m fine with lower-than-US rates (it’s still decent where I live), but I’m trying to avoid unreliable pipelines like this, hate the unprofessionality and overall precarious vibe.
At this point I feel like half these sites are just noise.
I’m an architect/designer and I’ve been trying to land a remote role for ~6 months with no real luck so far.
I’ve applied through LinkedIn, Indeed, and a few remote job sites. The only place where I actually got interviews was Remote Leverage, but the experience was sh*tty to say the least lol, this is how it went:
first group Zoom interview with people from completely different fields (architecture, UI/UX, sales, admin, etc.)
Got shortlisted into a second round, everything seemed fine
Later invited to interview with a “client” → I show up and no one joins (they even sent multiple Zoom links, all dead)
Followed up multiple times → zero response
A month later they send a generic “are you still looking for a job?” email
At this point I don’t know if it’s just disorganized or straight up a waste of time.
So I wanted to ask:
Has anyone here actually been hired through Remote Leverage?
What platforms have worked for you for remote architecture/design roles?
Any tips for landing clients or companies hiring internationally?
I’m fine with lower-than-US rates (it’s still decent where I live), but I’m trying to avoid unreliable pipelines like this, hate the unprofessionality and overall precarious vibe.
Would appreciate any solid recommendations, couldn't find any realiable info on remote leverage either, besides some philipino subreddits tailored to them specifically with no real hiring info.
I studied architecture and urban planning there, did my entire degree in Mandarin, and just came back to Latin America after graduating. The culture shock of returning has been crazy and just as real as the one I got when I first landed in China almost lol.
The thing that surprised me most is this massive shift in how people here relate to Asia. I’ve been running a small language academy since 2020, and back then Chinese was basically a novelty not to say hated even… because of covid I guess (i think we’ll never really know where and how it came about) but anyways, everyone wanted English, French, the occasional Italian. Now Chinese is by far the most in-demand language we offer, and the gap isn’t even close. I don’t remember leaving a place where Asia was particularly on anyone’s radar besides the weird otaku kid that was also occasionally bullied lol, so seeing this when I got back genuinely caught me off guard.
Something clearly flipped, i guess is just trendy now to eat ramen and bubble tea or anything that has ‘letras chinas’ in it, also the cyberpunk genre\esthetic i guess but it seems too popular and is lasting for quite a while now than usual.
I also documented a lot of my time there on a small YouTube channel dorm life, the scholarship application process, cost of living, that kind of thing, so if anyone’s ever considering it and wants a ground-level look, it’s there.
But I’m mostly just curious: what actually changed? Is this an Ecuador thing, a Latin America thing, something global? Would love to hear from people who’ve been watching it from the inside.
Pai.