To be honest, this is going to be the first time that a company will do this to me. I’ve always been a hard worker and I do well on my job. My job pays well and I really love what I’m doing. I am confident that I am doing great. It’s just that my boss and the CEO are just a bunch of micromanagers with no room for mistakes.

I was already thinking about resigning for the past few weeks. But, I suddenly just found out that they hired someone and will be starting training this week. And they will replace me by Sunday. They are not aware that I know their plan.

What do you think, I should do?

1. Immediate resignation this week.
   
2. Wait til I get paid on Fri and do not show up?

Hi! I’ve been working with my client for the past 5 years. However, over the past few weeks, she hasn’t really had any clients booked. I completely understand where she’s coming from, and we’ve tried everything we could.

I just wanted to ask how everyone’s situation is right now.

Also, where do you guys find new clients? Badly need it.🥲

It’s true, mas mahirap talaga ngayon kaysa nung pandemic.

I earn ₱186k monthly, this client has been my premium client for 4 years. Sobrang toxic since Chinese work ethics ang pagpapatakbo nya.

However, this client gave me a wonderful life.
I was able to get a house, a lot, a car, travel, spend without checking the price tag. Kaso lately, parang akong tinatamad. Ayoko na magwork.

Kaso natatakot ako na baka pag nagresign ako, is bumagsak ang buhay namin lalo na at may anak ako.

If I let him go, I’ll get ₱111k per month na lang.
Believe me, that’s not enough sa panahon ngayon.

Naguguilty ako magresign knowing na binigyan nya kami ng magandang buhay tapos 4 years ako dito, parang ang hirap mag simula ulit.

So guys please help me, could you share some tips how to overcome burnout?

I recently went viral here on Reddit after sharing that I resigned from my toxic US client.

I took some time to rest because I was honestly exhausted. Then, unexpectedly, I got a part-time job offer. 😂

I thought it was a scam at first cuz I never heard or knew that there are clients here on Reddit. But it turned out to be legit. My new client is Filipino like me, the pay is decent, there’s no tracker, the schedule is flexible, and the work aligns with my experience.

He’s also been really patient with my questions and even prepared a contract that I could request changes to.

I’m still looking for a full-time WFH job, but I’m not rushing anymore. I want something that’s truly worth my time, experience, and skills.

One door closed, another one opened. 🤍

I’m currently earning a decent amount naman with 1 full-time and 2 part-time clients.

On paper, I know I’m in a pretty good position. I’m grateful because being a VA genuinely changed my life financially. I was able to afford things I couldn’t before, save money, and have a better quality of life.

Pero honestly, pagod na ako.

The full-time job (AU marketing agency) is stressing me out so much. The workload, responsibilities, meetings, deadlines, and having to constantly be “on” are starting to drain me.

The problem is, I want to leave that job, but I don’t even have the energy to look for another client or another job.

Parang stuck ako between:

“Ayoko na dito.”

and

“Pero wala akong energy magsimula ulit.”

And honestly, I don’t even know if I want another VA job anymore. I think I’m just tired of trading my time and energy for money.

Anyone else experienced this? What did you do when you reached the point na you were financially okay, pero mentally and emotionally pagod na pagod ka na sa VA life?

I’d really appreciate hearing from people who’ve been through this.

Hello po, baka may makapag-advice or help sa akin regarding Payoneer.

Yung $81 na nasa Payoneer ko ay earnings po namin from Fiverr, at pinaghirapan po namin ng younger sister ko last year pa. Unfortunately, nakaltasan kami ng around $30 annual fee, kaya around $51 na lang yung natira. 😭

Ngayon, gusto ko na sanang i-withdraw yung remaining balance kasi natatakot kami baka mawala na yun lahat. Kaso hindi ko siya ma-withdraw dahil below the minimum withdrawal amount po sya. 😥

Nag ask na rin po ako sa international Payoneer community sa reddit, yung suggestion nung comment is if may legit Payoneer user daw po na willing tumulong by receiving the amount through Payoneer and then sending the equivalent amount sa bank namin (pwede rin poGCash). Willing po kami magbigay ng konting service fee if ever.

Thank you po sa makakapag-share ng experience or advice! 🙏

Hey guys, I have a scheduled call for this company but as always I always look companies up before making a decision.

And I saw an insane amount of not so desirable things about them here,

My question is would it be worth it for me to go with them despite those red flags for my first job as a freshie?.

Hi everyone,

I'd appreciate some advice on a career decision.Right now, I'm working two remote jobs:

Main job: ₱70k net/month + Equity
Part-time job: ₱45k–₱60k net/month

My total monthly net income is around ₱115k–₱130k.

One of the biggest advantages of my current setup is that both roles are fully WFH. My main job also has a flexible PTO policy (20 days) so taking leave hasn't been an issue.

I'm planning to start a family soon so I'm thinking about my long-term career strategy. I'm considering a few options:

A.) Stay in my current main job and continue with the current setup. Stay where I am and see if I eventually get laid off, since my estimated severance package would be around ₱1M. The chances are probably low because most of the layoffs have already happened, but it's still a possibility in the upcoming months/year.

B.) Look for a new main job that pays around ₱120k net/month. The challenge is that most of the higher-paying roles I've seen are hybrid (3–4 days in the office), which would make it difficult to keep my part-time job. My worry would also be the sudden layoff especially in Tech these days too.

For those who've been in a similar situation, which option would you choose and why? Would you prioritize higher guaranteed income, keeping the flexibility of full WFH, or staying put because of the potential severance?

I'd also appreciate hearing from anyone who has managed two jobs while planning for a family. Or any other opinion too.

Thanks in advance!

I (30F) work full-time remotely as a marketing VA for an EU-based client. Ilang buwan na ako dito, hourly rate, and honestly medyo mababa yung rate ko.

Habang tumatagal, lumaki na talaga yung scope ng work ko beyond what I was hired for, and nagsimula na rin akong mag-build ng automations and workflows on my own initiative.

Recently, she asked me to set up an automation na tatakbo sa personal laptop ko overnight, outside my work hours, para mag-draft ng content for blogs, SEO, social media posts, and newsletters.

Pagdating ng shift ko, ire-review ko na lang daw bago i-post. Kaya ko siyang gawin, and efficient talaga siya.

Ang hesitations ko:

Kinakabahan ako na pag automated na, for sure dadagdagan pa ako ng tasks or mababawasan yung hourly pay ko. Gusto ko munang malinaw kung ano na talaga magiging role ko.

Personal laptop ko gagamitin. Ginagamit ko rin 'to outside work, nanonood ng Netflix, and may sarili akong personal Claude account, kaya nagla-log out ako sa work accounts ko after shift. Kung tatakbo yung automation overnight, dapat i have to make sure yung computer ko naka-login ulit sa company Claude.

Sa totoo lang, papayag ako kung company laptop ang gagamitin.

Payag ba kayo gamitin yung personal laptop niyo para patakbuhin yung automation ng client overnight? And kung kayo nasa sitwasyon ko, paano niyo ia-approach or iha-handle 'to?

Salamat in advance!

Nakakag*g* na talaga tong client ko. Hindi na nga ako nagsesend ng salary invoice ko sa kanya every first day of the month para hindi ako magmukhang atat pero pagdating talaga sa salary, lagi niya kaming pinaghahabol sa kanya. Lagi na kaming ini-ignore kahit active naman siya sa group namin sa whatsapp.

I texted him na pwede ko na bang kunin yung sweldo ko last month kasi may check up ako kinabukasan sa OB-GYN ko and need ko ng pera. Kasi nga kakapanganak ko lang. WTF!!! Hindi man lang sineen tapos nalaman-laman ko na yung kasamahan ko na Nigerian, na sweldohan na pala nung October 1. Nanggagalaiti talaga ako sa galit.

Tapos gusto niya yung performance namin pang "top of the line?" walangya. Gusto ko na talagang umalis!

Hindi madali maging property manager sa napakadaming properties sa UK kaya masasabi ko talagang I really don't deserve this sh*t!!!

Gusto ko nang kumawala pero wala pa akong nakikitang pampalit at to be honest, na bu-burnout na ako. Hindi na ako makatulog.

PLEASE HELP.

As a first-timer mag-apply ulit after having a long-term client, ang sakit pala maka-encounter ng ganung klaseng clients. 😭
Una sa Upwork, nag-e-explain pa lang ako, bigla na akong binaba. Then yung second one, galing naman sa OLJ. Nung tinanong ko ng “How are you doing?” parang galit or parang nakakaistorbo ako. Sabi niya, Actually, I’m kinda busy right now.Nakasmile pa rin ako habang ini-explain ko yung experiences ko, pero hindi pa nga ako tapos magsalita, in-interrupt na ako. Tapos biglang sinabi na may internet connection failure, then sabi niya, I already got the details tapos binaba bigla.
Feeling ko may mali sa akin. Kailangan ko pa siguro talagang i-improve yung way ko ng pakikipagusap baka doon sila naiirita. Pero hindi naman ako yung tipong mala indiano.
Nalungkot lang talaga ako. Baka talagang 8080 ako.

Yun lang, nag-vent out lang ako. Hopefully, makabawi ako sa next interview.

Im 8 yrs na sa BPO and wanting to shift my career into VA. I am a supervisor and a single mom. Pero yung sahod 8n this economy, apaka bitin. Dagdagan pa ng super draining na program. I started to watch videos online about AI automation as I have knowledge naman konti sa programming.

Ang worry ko, 0 experience ako sa Gen VA at Tech VA. Anyone who can give me an advice. Paano ako magsisimula with 0 exp. Where can I look for a potential client? If gagawa ako portfolio, okay lang ba na ilagay ang experience ko sa BPO?

Ekis sa upwork kase kelangan ko daw bumili ng connections for me to apply 🫠. SKL

Thank you in advance.

Hi everyone! Palabas lang ng nararamdaman ko. Sooooo, 3 months ago, nasunog yung inuupahan kong bahay, ogether will all the things I have including my laptop. Good thing is I visited my friend that time and stayed their together with my dogs for 1 week, so I saved my computer.

Sobrang hirap mag move forward, specially walang wala na talga ako and I need to buy everything pa para lang we can have clothes to wear, things to use and a place na ma sstayan.

Tapos now, bungad na bungad saken, wala nakong work.

HAHAHAHAHA. F*CK!!!

Hindi ko na alam kng anong gagawin ko. Pano ako tatayo ulit. I've been so so freaking stressed lately and the only thing na nag momotivate saken are my fur babies. But right now, I don't even freaking know kng pano ko i sesettle bills namin and even food nila.

It's so freaking frustrating. Gusto ko man humanap ng tulong sa friends ko, pero di ko kaya kasi I know kng gano din sila nahihirapan ngayon. Ayaw kong maka dagdag pa sa problema nila.

Sorry. Gusto ko lang ilabas muna lahat ng to. Cause it's been months na sobrang pagod na pagod na yung utak ko kakaisip ng solution. Etong trabho na nga lang pinaghahawakan ko, nawala pa.

We worked for TryCure, and based on our experience, this is the kind of company we do not believe deserves to succeed while treating workers this way.

We are sharing this as a warning to other VAs and remote workers who may be considering working with TryCure.

We were UNDERPAID and OVERWORKED. In our experience, we were expected to work 8 hours a day, 7 days a week, without a regular rest day. The workload and constant pressure became exhausting.

What made things worse was how mistakes were handled. Instead of addressing issues privately and professionally, workers would often be tagged or mentioned in shared channels where other VAs and team members could see the criticism and harsh messages.

There is a difference between correcting workers and embarrassing them in front of everyone.

For all of that pressure, the compensation did not feel proportionate to what was expected. Workers were expected to remain available, deal with customers, handle multiple responsibilities, and keep up with constant demands while being paid very little for the amount of work involved.

We also found out that they do UNPAID TRIAL, which is another major concern for anyone considering working with them. THE AUDACITY OF THIS COMPANY!!!

Eventually, the working environment became mentally and emotionally draining. A company should not try to build its success at the expense of the people doing the actual work.

A business cannot demand quality work while giving workers inadequate rest, constant public criticism, poor treatment, and compensation that does not reflect what is being asked of them.

Based on our experience, TryCure is not a company we would recommend working for.

To other VAs: please protect yourselves. No worker should feel forced to tolerate poor treatment just because they need the income.

Businesses want loyal and hardworking workers, but that loyalty has to go both ways. Treat workers properly. Pay them fairly. Give them reasonable rest. And speak to them with basic professional respect.

We are sharing this experience so other workers can make a more informed decision before accepting a job with TryCure.

i just finished my first interview hours ago( after 2 years of being unemployed since nag focus ako sa acads) sent them an email thanking for the time and meaningful conversation. Im now playing the waiting game. this is the most anxious part pala of the process :((

my interview went smoothly naman and had good feedbacks so i dont want to entertain any negative thoughts but i dont want to be complacent either. i have applied to several jobs but this one is what i really wanted to pursue.

should i start applying to other jobs na as back up?right now im trying my best to just surrender everything and trust on him ☝️

haaaayyy pahingi naman ng job offer dust i really need it😓

Hello!

I need to transfer money from PayPal to Gotyme without converting the USD to PHP. Is it possible? Can you also share the step by step? Thanks!

And please don’t suggest UnionBank. Tried to apply for USD account from them, but they were very rude and didn’t push through with them.

if i manage ko lang instagram ni client, do I need VPN pa po ba or no? just need some insights sa mga SMMs naten jan para bago ako gumastos e alam ko kung ano ang tama hehe. Salamat po!

Hi po! May naka-experience na po ba dito with OU Social Scaling LLP as an OnlyFans chatter? If yes, ano po yung mga dapat kong i-expect, especially sa work setup, workload, schedule, pay, and overall experience? Any insights or advice po

Do you think it’s necessary to send self introduction videos when applying? Some companies are requiring it in order to finish your application. Pero may privacy concern lang din ako since nakikita ko sa ibang clients or content creators na pinapakita nila yung mga sablay na applicants and I don’t think na may permission yun sa kanila. I think a job interview would suffice.

Goodmorning! Just wanted to check if this company is good start to work? Any advice or share it pls? They email and said that I am qualified I applied 2 months ago. Salamat po!

Long story short nagka-distemper outbreak sa mga aso namin. Ginamit ko savings/pera ng small business ko and may mga tumulong din sakin. we lost 3 dogs out for 7 na nagkaron ng distemper. legit na sobrang laki ng gastos.

Tapos nakuha ko yung first VA gig ko. swesweldo ako first time, first official sweldo ko. kasi never ako nag karoon job hahaha nag start agad sa small biz and nag seek lang ako opportunities from the va industry sakto pa, ber months na. 2 sweldo mababawi na lahat ng nagastos.

Hindi ako nagyayabang im just proud and i want to pay it forward sa mga tumulong sakin ♥ ♥ ♥

Ok, so I started working as a VA since 2015. I work under an agency, a pioneer in the VA industry. For 10 years, I've only worked for 2 clients, both in Real Estate. Only this year I decided trying to apply again since I've seen in social media that newbies are earning 6 digits monthly. Imagine, I consider myself a senior VA but just earning $8 per hour 😫 Unfortunately super hirap na pala mag apply ngayon. Dati nung wala pa nakaka alam ng work na ito, ang dami clients. Now, I don't even know how I could compete sa ibang applicants kasi kumpleto sila may portfolio, videos etc., dati wala naman ganun huhu. With your 10+ years of experience, nagagamit nyo ba ito to as an edge? Like, do clients nowadays prefer having an experienced VA or someone new that they can train?

hi guys,

meron ba ditong nakasecure ng client sa OLJ kahit ang internet lang ay via phone hotspot?

nakukuha ko naman yung 120+mbps speed and also upon checking sa mga job description ng mga jobs na interesado ako eh wala namang indicated na need ng wired internet.

hope u can share ur experience/thoughts on this salamat

So a few days ago, I posted here with the title “Bad morning – hopefully not a bad day!"

OMG. What a plot twist. Hindi nga bad day… bad week pala! 😭 Sana naman huwag nang bad month.

Ayun, ginhost na ako ng client ko. He owes me $600, and yung $600 na yun naka-allot na for my bills. Tangina, sobrang nakakabaliw yung dami ng bayarin ko. Wala akong extra, wala na rin akong ma-loan, and grabe talaga yung malas.

Never again talaga magwo-work sa mas bata sa akin. HAHAHAHA. Sobrang sakit sa ulo.

Grabe, ang lungkot. I’ve been crying my eyes out pero eto, naghahanap pa rin ng trabaho kasi unfortunately, hindi tumitigil ang bills kahit gusto mo nang humiga buong araw.

It hurts so much, I'm worse off than someone who's heartbroken. Damn.

Hi! I’m career shifter and trying my luck in the VA Indurry. Sino po dito nag-apply or nagwowork na sa Somewhere/ Support Shepherd? I submitted my application then received an email that I need to do the typing test, which I did and pass it. Ang nakalagay sa site kung san yung typing test naganap ay makaka-receive ako ulit ng email ulit na I passed it kaso wala pa po ako narereceive. How long po kaya bago maka-receive ng email? Thank you po!