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My buddy manages a remote team and showed me something last week that honestly freaked me out.

His company ran a pilot - trained a model on 14 months of one employee's Slack messages, emails, and meeting notes. The AI version replies to clients in her voice. References people by name. Even uses "haha" the way she does.

She has no idea it exists.

The economics: $47/month to run. She costs considerably more than that. The pilot showed it handling 3x her message volume with the same client satisfaction scores.

I started thinking about which jobs are most exposed and it maps almost perfectly to how much of your work happens through text. Customer support, marketing, PM roles - basically anything where 80%+ of your output is digital communication. Engineering seems lower (maybe 70%?) because architecture decisions and code review still need judgment that's hard to capture from Slack history alone.

The part that stuck with me: the stuff the model couldn't do well was all relationship context. Like knowing which client panics before renewals, or that your PM needs bad news delivered on a walk not in a meeting room. None of that lives in any system.

Has anyone else's company started rolling out "AI assistants" that seem weirdly good at mimicking specific people?

edit: to be clear, I don't think this means everyone gets fired tomorrow. But the economics are wild and I think most people working remote haven't thought about the fact that literally everything they type is training data

Remember that post asking if anyone would actually use a browser extension that flags ghost jobs? Got thousands of comments saying "YES, please."

I listened.

The Barrier is launching soon. An AI-powered Chrome extension that flags every fake job posting on LinkedIn/Indeed in real-time.

Here's what the AI catches:

Ghost Job Posted 87 days ago but "urgently hiring"?

⚠️ FLAGGED

Resume harvesting operation disguised as a job?

⚠️ FLAGGED

90+ years experience required (lol)?

⚠️ FLAGGED

Reposted same job 4 times in 2 months?*

⚠️ FLAGGED

Generic "fast-paced environment" copy-paste job description?

⚠️ FLAGGED

"Submit resume for international opportunities" with no company details?

⚠️ FLAGGED

How it works:

1. Install extension

2. Browse LinkedIn/Indeed

3. AI analyzes the posting in real-time

4. Red banner pops up with confidence level + exact reasons why it's fake

5. You decide if it's worth your time

That's it.

What people are saying:

"AI caught a resume harvesting scam I almost applied to. Saved me 20 hours."

"Finally something that actually helps instead of just complaining."

"The 90+ years requirement flag made me laugh so hard."

Is it perfect?** No. False positive rate ~20-30%. But the AI catches the obvious predatory shit that wastes your time.

Does it harvest your data?** No. I'm solo, running on Vercel + Supabase. You can check the code.

Cost? Free. Beta. Forever free for basics.

Wanna be the first to try it?

Beta rolling out soon. Join the waitlist: https://www.thebarrier.co/

Be first in line. No spam. Just early access to an AI that actually saves you time.

Report bugs, tell me what sucks, ask questions. I'm here.

That's all. Go get a real job.

I have been working remote since June 2025. Woman, nearing 40. I have steadily gained weight. I was walking a mile a day. I increased it to 2 this past week. What can I actually do while working? Or any less than 5 min exercises I can throw in here and there? Sometimes I will do squats or walk in place during phone calls, but I need to change something exercise or diet wise during my day.

I used to work in education and we ran all the time and I didn’t realize how much movement I was actually doing!

This is just a minor thing but something those of us who work remote can appreciate.

My outdoor faucet was leaking. The cutoff in the basement also needs to be replaced. Called my plumber. It wasn't a let's figure out a time I can sneak out of work or can you come on X day at Y time. It was, "Not an emergency, what's your schedule like."

Ok, back to emails and coffee.

How to find a remote job?

Finding remote work

I've been trying to find remote work for a while now. Can anyone recommend some platforms to look for? I'm Italian and live in the Netherlands.

If it's remote, it doesn't matter where I am. I speak fluent English and Dutch. I'm a former manager in the furniture industry and have previously worked in sales network organization, especially in retail. I'm 62 years old and have extensive experience and expertise in my field, but my age seems to be becoming a problem. Could freelancing be a solution?

Im 29F and work remotely for a small marketing agency. My teammate "Jenna" is always online. Answers emails at 6am. Never turns her camera on. We all thought she was just super productive.
Last week we had a one on one and she accidentally let it slip that she doesnt have a home. She's been living out of her car for 8 months. She works from coffee shops or library parking lots. Uses her phone hotspot. Charges her laptop at Starbucks.
I was speechless. She said please dont tell anyone because shes afraid theyll fire her if they find out she doesnt have a "stable" workspace. She does all her work on time. Clients love her. Nobody would ever know.
Now I feel guilty sitting in my home office with my comfy chair and reliable wifi. I offered to let her use my guest room but she said no because shes embarrassed. I dont know what to do. Do I tell my manager? Do I just pretend I never heard anything?
My heart hurts for her. But also its none of my business. Remote work is weird.

IBM: skillsbuild.org

AWS: skillbuilder.aws

Google: grow.google/ai

Meta: ai.meta.com/resources

OpenAI: academy.openai.com

Kaggle Learn: kaggle.com/learn

ClaudeAI: anthropic.skilljar.com

DeepLearningAI: deeplearning.ai

MIT OpenCourseWare: ocw.mit.edu

Hugging Face: huggingface.co/learn

NVIDIA: developer.nvidia.com/training

Microsoft: learn.microsoft.com/training

Stanford: online.stanford.edu/free-courses

hi,

I recently found out I have a life limiting illness and am on palliative care. unfortunately, my job of 3 years let me go because of it.

I am currently doordashing to cover my bills but it's taking a huge toll on my health and my doctors are adamant that it needs to stop. I am waiting on disability but there's no real time line when it will for sure start.

this is where it gets tricky - I can't work a ton. I'm very sick and don't have a ton of energy anymore. I would benefit from a work when you can" job. I need to make about $450/month to cover my bills.

I am open to absolutely anything - I've sold a few digital products in the past on Etsy but idk if it's really profitable, my apartment complex is noisy but I'd be open to chat support or similar, surveys, random side jobs, ect. I am just desperate to do what I can to keep a roof over my head during this time. thank you for any suggestions 🫶

Hi, who's currently working at Doneverse right now? How long do you usually last to a founder? HAHAHAA is it normal na one month lang? I'm an employee na kasi but currently probi pa lang baka kasi it will affect my performance if I had just a short time with my client. Anyone? anytwo? charooot haha

Hello folks,

I have been doing advocacy for 4.5 years in the Supreme Court of India and Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh.

I have been really curious about WFH opportunities with my experience and skills in India.

How did you guys land remote jobs?

P.S. If there’s any potential recruiter seeing this post, please comment if you have any opportunities.

Hey everyone, I recently went fully self-employed and realized I don’t have vision insurance without employer coverage anymore. I wear glasses and need yearly exams, but I’m not sure if paying out of pocket or buying a plan makes the most sense financially. How do other freelancers handle this? Any tips or strategies would be super helpful.

Hello everyone..!!

I am M27.

I hope you all are doing well..

I am desperately searching for jobs in Hyderabad,Telangana.

-I have over 2+ years of experience as a salesforce developer

-I am open to relocate as i feel like exploring is the best way to learn about so many things.

So my fellow Redditor’s please do your magic and help me get a job..

I’ll be forever grateful

Ps: I can share my resume if you could hit me up…!!

Thank you☺️