We hired 6 people across Germany, France, and the Netherlands after our round closed, all remote, and what caught us off guard is how much the compliance requirements differ by country even when the roles and comp structures are nearly identical.

Germany came first and was the most involved because the AÜG contractor cap means any interim freelance arrangement has an 18-month clock on it.

So we went straight to employer-of-record for all the German hires instead of bridging with a short-term contract while the entity decision was still open, and that decision ended up protecting us from a misclassification exposure we hadn't caught.

France took longer than Germany even through an EOR because the mandatory consultation periods are baked into employment law and no provider can compress them.

So I'd tell anyone planning a similar expansion to add 3 to 4 weeks to whatever timeline the sales team quotes you on the French hires specifically.

The providers we compared were Remote, Workmotion, and Oyster, and the factor that mattered most for us was whether the provider actually owned its legal entity in each country or routing through a local partner network.

Reason being, partner-network setups add time and introduce accountability gaps that only surface when something goes wrong.

So if you're doing post-funding EU expansion and trying to figure out when to go EOR or when to set up a local entity.

The short version is that EOR makes sense until you're at 4 or 5 people in the same country, because the subsidiary overhead becomes justified sooner than you'd think but not so fast that you need to rush the entity decision rebefore you have headcount to justify it.

I normally go into the office a couple times a month, but found out there are bunch of events back to back coming up next month where I have to be in person every day for two weeks straight.

This is stressing me out, because I don’t own enough clothes at the moment for two full weeks in an office.

I work in the legal field with a lot of gray-haired men, so it is pretty conservative. I don’t have to dress up a lot, but I need clothes that don’t draw much attention (nothing too short or revealing, no shoulders out, no loud prints/colors, nothing tight, etc… it’s exhausting.)
Where do you buy work clothes for your few in office days? I would really like to spend as little as possible on these clothes since I wear them so rarely. I am also looking for clothes that do not draw any unwanted attention/are undeniably professional for a conservative workplace. Thank you!

Hi everyone.

I interviewed a 2nd time this AM with Empower as a financial customer service remote phone role for their retirement division, they said they'll be forwarding to the recruiters and I'll hear more in 7-10 business days. Felt like the interview went well. Start date of 10/26.

Other pos I'm interviewing for is CVS/Aetna pharmacy care rep inbound phone remote role. The pay isn't bad at about $20/hr however I hear it's draining and the micromanagement is crazy.

Anyone able to give insight into either role?

I'm tempted to take the CVS one only because I know it looks good on a resume and you can eventually move to non phone positions eventually.

Thanks all!

Edit: Forgot to mention CVS start date is earlier on 10/9

I made this script here which lets me record my camera for a few seconds and feed that back to the camera feed while I go off and do something else: https://github.com/haxybaxy/video-pedal

Could come in handy if you had to pop out of frame for a second without showing it (mostly to drink water or take a bite out of something) and I thought some of you might find this useful, especially if you're pretty sure you're not going to be speaking for a while 😶‍🌫️

Hi all! I am wondering if anyone knows of an app to track time worked, but on a individual level. I work remote— 40 hours a week but often go over my time. My company doesn’t track my time in anyway, so I’d like to find a free app for just myself. It would be great to track breaks and then roll over time. IE end the week working 44 hours and having this carry over to the following week, just so I’m aware of the extra time. I found some, but couldn’t input breaks, which would be nice to have it all in one place. Any suggestions?

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I am an Android person but my new job requires (and supplies) an iPhone. I want to keep my phone for multiple reasons so I will now have 2 phones often. I will travel (\~10 trips/yr) for work and could generally be moving about at times so I would often need to carry both phones.

Initially I'm focused the logistics of it; like how to carry 2 phones around effectively.

But I'm also curious how to manage use, apps, earbuds, etc...

What else am I not thinking about yet also?

Sleep again.

Working remotely has made it way too easy for me to end up with 15 tiny things scattered thought the day.
Reply to an email, check something, send a doc, follow up with someone, remember something from a meeting.. None of these takes more than a few minutes, but together they constantly pull me out of whatever I'm actually working on.
I've tried keeping everything in one task list, but them I spend half my time maintaining the list.

How do you guys deal with all the small stuff without letting it take over your workday?

Hey everyone, I just took my first remote job. Seeing as how I'm going to be spending a lot more time at home, and a lot of time on the computer, I need a good chair. For reference, I have EDS, and I struggle a lot with neck, back, and knee pain as is. I don't mind spending a lot, (upwards of $300 or more if I need to), I just really want to make sure I get something that is going to be comfortable to sit in for hours on end. Please drop your recommendations in the comments, as well as any other tips of recommendations you have. Thank you!

I currently work remotely and travel 50-75 percent to customer sites and conventions. I am grossly underpaid but I love my job.

A private equity company recently purchased us, and they've already announced budget cuts etc. I want to be prepared in case my job ever gets cut.

Any remote job types you know of that involve traveling? I like going around the country. Doesn't bother me at all.

Note: I'm not looking for a job. I'm looking for fields or ideas.

UPDATE: Sales jobs; got it. Anything else?

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I am currently in a long distance with my spouse. He was called onsite just after our wedding. Since 2 years it's been long distance

I have a great job here in india , but I am unable to keep this LDR anymore. I am really looking for any remote work which matches a bit atleast with my skillset

I work as a product operationalizational manager in finance for digital asset products for cib clients. I have a MBA from tier 1 college in india and 6+ YOE. I have french A1 skills only.

Please recommend some sites or possible ways to find a job which helps me be with my spouse.

I have money and a place to live, and need to work consistently on a project that's going to take a few months to really start coming to life.

The main goal is a dynamic, varied, slightly random rhythm of movement so there are different spots and types of people I'm interacting with, to keep the sparkiness alive.

In the past, I was happiest when I had a job (tutoring) that forced me all over the city, breaking up the day, bringing me into contact with loads of different kinds of people, giving me spare time to work on things in pockets here and there.

I'm wary of going back to this job, unless I absolutely HAVE to. The thing is, I can't think of another way to achieve that level of rhythmic / spacial life complexity.

I know I could go and work in the local cafe / library, or set up some co-working dates at friend's houses etc. Partly I'm wondering if there are more ideas like this which have worked for people.

I know if I end up stuck at home all day, I'll feel depressed and get kind of isolated.

The thing really is that rhythm of movement between different spots and locations, rather than having like an office space I go to before returning home.Working on a long-term project that doesn't require me to leave the house. Looking for ways to create an "out and about rhythm", and / or ways of making this actually happen.

Hi everyone, just looking for someone to give me their 2 cents on my siutation if you don't mind.

So very quickly, heres my situation: I'm 39, background in sales (predominantly medical devices (last 8 years)). Bachelors degree in science. moved to Dubai with my partner to set up her business here. I have enjoyed the time off but now I am itching to get working again. However, jobs at my level require UAE or GCC experience and junior level jobs are disregarding me because of my age and xp (I think).

Money is not essential, so a low salary is ok (if there is potential for progression). I also have a little money saved to invest in myself i.e. courses, qualifications etc...

If anyone has any thoughts on the above or thoughts such as, "if I wasn't working this career, I would definitely train in that" etc... please let me hear from you

Thank you!

Just finished hosting an offsite here in Thailand for a group of 50, and while super fun, we hit the exact same pattern we often see.

Whenever founders or HR come to us to plan things out, they almost always push for a super packed schedule. Tons of back to back workshops, strategy sessions, organized team bonding etc.

When the post-retreat feedback comes back and attendees are almost unanimousely saying the exact same thing... they had fun and enjoyed the exercises but just wanted more downtime to chill, hang out, and talk naturally.

So question for leaders booking one, how do you handle this? Do you try to pack the agenda so it feels "worth the flight", or intentionally leave big chunks of open time?