r/remotejobsfinders

just need to vent this somewhere because I'm still furious

applied to a role back in march that was listed as "fully remote" on linkedin. the recruiter confirmed it on the phone screen. the hiring manager mentioned it during my interview. the offer letter said "remote." everything pointed to remote

signed the offer. gave notice at my old job. started two weeks ago

day one. onboarding call. the HR person casually drops "so as you know, our team does tuesday through thursday in the office and remote on monday and friday"

I said excuse me? she looked confused. pulled up my offer letter, pointed at "remote." she said "oh that's for payroll purposes, your primary work location is still the Chicago office"

I pushed back. escalated to my manager. he said "yeah we should probably update those listings, this team has been hybrid for a while now." like it was a minor admin issue and not the entire reason I took the job

the worst part? I left a fully remote position for this. can't just go back. spent 3 weeks trying to negotiate full remote internally. they wouldn't budge. "team culture" and "collaboration" and all the usual buzzwords that mean "we need to justify this office lease"

I'm back on the market now. two weeks into a new job and already applying for the next one. updating my resume at the office they told me I wouldn't need to come to

this is kind of embarrassing to admit but whatever, it worked

about 4 months ago I was doom scrolling r/remotejobs at like midnight because thats what I do when I can't sleep and I'm stressed about not having a job. someone posted a comment mentioning a company I'd never heard of. said they'd been working there remote for a year and it was legit

I googled the company. small-ish SaaS startup, maybe 80 people. they had a customer support role posted on their careers page. fully remote, decent pay, benefits

I applied. didn't hear anything for 3 weeks and completely forgot about it. then got an email asking for a phone screen

long story short: phone screen → team interview → take-home assignment → offer letter. whole process took about 5 weeks

when my interviewer asked how I found them I said "someone mentioned you on reddit" and she literally laughed. told me about 15% of their applicants now come from reddit threads and they barely spend anything on job ads anymore

been here 3 months now. great team, actually remote (not "remote" where they surprise you with hybrid on day 3), solid work-life balance

the irony of getting a real job by doing the thing your parents say is wasting your life is not lost on me

anyway still scrolling at midnight, old habits. anyone else found actual leads buried in random comment sections or was I just lucky

I run a remote team of 14. hired about 30 people so far, all remote. figured I'd share what actually matters from this side since most advice online is either outdated or flat wrong

what gets you filtered out before I even see your resume:

- ATS is real and it's dumb. if the job says "project management" and your resume says "managed projects" you might not get through. yes it's stupid. tailor your wording anyway

- one page. I'm not reading two pages for a mid-level role. I'm barely reading the one page. I'm scanning for maybe 20 seconds

- objective statements are dead. a summary of what you actually bring is fine. "seeking a challenging role where I can grow" tells me literally nothing about you

what gets you past the phone screen:

- sound like a human, not a linkedin post. had a candidate last month who spoke exclusively in corporate jargon for 30 minutes. couldn't tell if she was a human or a chatbot

- ask me something specific about the team or the work. "what does a typical week look like" shows more interest than any rehearsed answer about your greatest weakness

- camera on. I know some people hate this. but when I'm deciding between two equal candidates, the one I've seen gets the edge because it feels more real. just how it is

what actually gets you hired:

- showing you can work without someone watching. remote work is basically "can I trust this person to get things done alone." give me examples of times you managed yourself, hit deadlines without being reminded, figured stuff out without being told exactly how

- written communication. 90% of remote work is async messages. if your emails during the hiring process are clear and concise, that tells me more about your remote readiness than any interview answer

- interest in the actual work. not the company mission you memorized from the about page. what about THIS job's day-to-day do you actually want to do

what I honestly don't care about:

- resume gaps. everyone has them post-2020

- which school you went to

- your home office setup. kitchen table is fine, I genuinely do not care

- your current salary

one person's take. not gospel. but if you're applying to remote roles and hearing nothing back, maybe something here helps

look, I'm not gonna pretend this was some badass power move. it was messy

my company announced RTO in january. five days a week starting march 1st. not negotiable, not gradual, just "be here or resign." the email had that corporate cheerfulness that makes you want to throw your laptop out a window. "we're so excited to reconnect as a team!"

I've been remote since 2021. four years. moved 2 hours from the office, bought a house with a home office, built my entire life around not commuting. going back wasn't realistic

so I started applying. quietly, terrified someone would notice. clearing my browser history on lunch breaks like a teenager. sent out maybe 60 applications over 6 weeks

got ghosted on most of them. had 4 phone screens that went nowhere. one company offered me hybrid which defeated the whole point. I started panicking around mid-february because march 1 was coming fast

honestly by the last week of february I was ready to just give in and do the commute. told my wife I'd try it for a few months. she looked at me like she already knew I'd be miserable and said nothing

then on february 27th – literally three days before RTO – I got a call from a company I'd applied to 5 weeks earlier and forgotten about. phone screen tuesday. team interview thursday. offer email friday at 4pm

put in my notice the following monday. first day of RTO. my manager looked confused. "I thought you were coming in?" nope
the relief was physical. like my chest unclenched for the first time in two months

new job pays slightly less. commute is zero. I sleep 8 hours again. I don't spend sunday nights dreading monday. worth every penny of the difference

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I know it happens to other states like Colorado and Washington too. This simply isn't just.

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Hello good people, I have been sending out hundreds of applications (especially in Mercor, Micro 1, etc.) and nothing seems to come up. I feel like giving up. I am not a choosy person as long its something decent I can do and be able to pay bills. I am skilled in designing prompt workflows, optimizing AI outputs, data annotation, and data entry. I have a fairly strong background in I.T support, documentation, content writing, and editorial workflows. Anything that I can do remotely is greatly appreciated. Thanks all.

I've been job hunting on and off for about a year and tried pretty much every board out there. most are the same recycled linkedin and indeed listings with a different logo on top. here are the ones that actually got me results

we work remotely – been around forever and it shows. listings feel curated, not scraped. fewer postings but way higher quality. almost every job I've applied to here was legit and actually remote. downside: mostly tech and marketing, if you're in healthcare or education pickings are slim

hiring cafe – newer but solid. clean interface, good filters. found roles here I didn't see anywhere else. the "salary visible" filter alone makes it worth bookmarking

remoteok – decent for tech roles and freelance-adjacent contracts. the interface is ugly but functional. some listings feel stale so always check post dates before applying

wellfound (formerly angellist) – if you want startup life this is the one. smaller companies, equity offers, flexible culture. don't come here expecting Fortune 500 remote jobs though

flexjobs – yes it's paid and yes that feels wrong. but listings are manually screened and I never once hit a scam. the free trial is enough to see if your field is covered

himalayas – seriously underrated. best dedicated board I've found for international remote roles. if you're outside the US this should be your first stop

globalwork – more of a career tool than a traditional board. I used it mostly for resume tailoring – it matches your keywords to job descriptions automatically. my callback rate went up noticeably after I started running my resume through it before applying on other sites

the thing these all have in common: smaller applicant pools. I was getting maybe 1-2% callback on linkedin. on these I averaged closer to 10-12%. same resume, same person, fewer people competing for the same listing

stop doom scrolling indeed. try a few of these for a week and see what happens

I am a hardworking person who had health issues randomly come up that makes it impossible for me to drive, stand too long, and even sit for a long period of time. (I used to walk an hour and forty five minutes to work before I got my car, now I can’t even walk 5-10 minutes without really pushing it) I have a child who relies on me and I have been trying to find ways to make a solid, reliable income with remote work but it’s damn near impossible.

I’m a faster learner and determined, but most of the listings I see are either scams, or require you to have experience or a college education. I didn’t know I was going to get health issues that prevented me from working, so I never prepared for this.

My other issue is I only have my phone and a Chromebook, and I’ve noticed a lot of these jobs mention software that my Chromebook wouldn’t be able to download and I have no income, so no money to get a work set up. But even if I did, I still wouldn’t know how to actually get a job. I’ve even reached out to local job services programs and requested their help, and they basically told me I could try FlexJobs and such, which I already tried with no luck.

I’m on the brink of homelessness because of a diagnosis that came out of no where. I’ve spent hours everyday for months remote job searching with no luck. WHAT DO I DO?

*Based in USA*
(& before anyone says it, I will become homeless and probably lose my child if I waited for disability to be approved, it takes too long. I just want to work)

I'll start

I have a coworker I've worked with for 8 months and I have absolutely no idea what he looks like. camera permanently off, no profile picture, just a gray circle with his initials. for all I know he's a very productive golden retriever

what's yours

after almost getting scammed twice and watching my sister actually fall for one, I put together a mental checklist I run through before applying to anything. takes 30 seconds and has saved me a lot of wasted time and stress

no company name or a name that doesn't google. if I can't find a linkedin page, a website, or any evidence this company exists – I close the tab. legit companies want to be found

the interview is on telegram, signal, or whatsapp. real companies use zoom, teams, or google meet. if someone wants to interview you through a messaging app it's not an interview

they found you first through a DM. on reddit, linkedin, wherever. real recruiters do cold outreach but from company email or linkedin recruiter accounts, not random DMs saying "I saw your profile and think you'd be perfect"

the pay is way too high for what they're asking. $40/hr for basic data entry with no experience needed? $60/hr for answering emails part-time? come on. if it sounds too good, it is

they ask for money before day one. training materials, equipment deposits, background check fees, software licenses. real employers pay for these things or reimburse you. money should never flow from you to them before you've worked a single hour

the job description could mean literally anything. "assist with daily operations and communication tasks in a dynamic environment." this says nothing because it's designed to say nothing

the listing has been up for months. check the post date. if a remote customer service role has been "urgently hiring" for 90 days straight, it's either a scam or a workplace so bad nobody stays. both are red flags

I know this all seems obvious written out like this. but when you've been applying for months and getting nothing, obvious red flags start looking like opportunities. these people know exactly when you're most vulnerable

I keep seeing "dream home office" setups with $3000 standing desks and ultrawide monitors and it makes me feel like I'm doing this wrong

my setup: $200 ikea desk, my regular laptop, a $30 amazon mouse, and a kitchen chair I keep telling myself I'll replace. total investment maybe $250 including a lamp I bought for zoom calls

I work fine. my back does not but that's a separate issue

what did your remote setup actually cost? and no judgment if it's a kitchen table and a prayer, I want real numbers not battlestation flex

I'll guess the range on here goes from $0 to $5000 and the people at $0 are somehow more productive

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I know there's a million "remote work changed my life!" posts but I wanna give a more honest take because it's not all sunshine

quit my office job in january after landing a remote marketing role. first month was amazing. no alarm at 6am, no commute, cooking lunch at home, working in comfortable clothes. felt like I'd unlocked a cheat code to life

then month two hit and things got weird

the good stuff is real:

- saving about $600/month on gas, parking, lunch

- sleeping an extra hour every day which alone is life-changing

- doing laundry during a meeting and nobody knows or cares

- sunday night anxiety is basically gone

but here's what nobody warns you about:

- the loneliness creeps in slow. by week 6 I realized I hadn't had a real conversation with anyone outside my house in days

- I started working MORE not less. when your office is 10 feet from your bed there's no natural "leaving work." I was answering slack at 9pm telling myself it was fine

- my social skills got noticeably worse. went to a coffee shop last week and fumbled ordering because I'd barely spoken out loud all day

- the lack of structure messed with my focus. some days I'm on fire, other days I stare at my screen for 3 hours and produce nothing

month three I started fixing stuff. joined a coworking space 2 days a week ($150/month, absolutely worth it). set hard stop times on my calendar. started going to the gym in the morning just to leave the house and see other humans

right now I'd say I'm about 80% happy with remote work. which is way higher than the 40% I was at in the office. but it's not the 100% I expected walking in

if you're thinking about going remote – do it. but go in knowing it's a different set of problems, not zero problems. and budget for a coworking membership or a hobby that forces you out of the house because you will need it

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