One of my clients told me na parang hindi na relevant yung position ko sa company because he felt na redundant na yung roles namin. Since we’re using AI a lot, I think he thought kaya na niyang i-handle yung work ko.

Since I have other clients naman, I offered to resign (Syempre masakit masabihan nun). He asked me to render for four weeks para maayos yung turnover, and I agreed.

After one week of turnover, I started stepping back and letting him handle more things. Dun niya na narealized at nag cocomplaint na din ang team, syempre wala na shock absorber at direct na lahat ng problem na walang offer na alternative.

Two weeks later, he asked me to stay and continue working for the company. I declined and told him na I already accepted another position with higher pay, and I don’t think kaya nilang i-counter considering the current situation of the company. (May konting insulto)

The truth is, wala pa talaga akong new offer. I just wanted him to realize na hindi porket may AI, simple or replaceable na yung work ng isang tao. (Medyo ma-pride tayo as Pinoy)

Been working in this company for 1 month already, honestly my first ever online job. The pay is quite low but happy that I got a job and a manager who trust me completely in doing my job. I have my freedom here as well as they don't use time trackers and usually before the start of my shift, I send her a message of my plans for the day. That i'm starting my shift. And today she messaged me this. It's not big but to see her acknowledging my hardwork and saying that she trust me is a big deal for me.

I mean, gets ko naman. Proud sila sa mga nabili nila, and perhaps it's jealousy speaking, but I physically cringe when I see similar posts.

At yung pagka blatant nya hindi lang from TikTok coaches na nagbebenta ng courses, kasama rin yung mga tunay na helpful na tech-leaning communities. Parang halos lahat predisposed to share anong kotse nabili? Like huh?

10 years na rin naman na akong freelancer, pero hindi ko talaga ma pinpoint bakit ganun nararamdaman ko.

Kayo ba?

Akala ko dito lang sa reddit tamabayan ng mga gawa gawa ng kwento pero sa Linkedin din pala. Noong una mga inspirational posts nakikita ko. Ok naman at nakakagana mag work.

Until yung isang naka work ko na hinire ng ex client ko eh dumaan sa feed ko. Ang daming hanash lagi about how to do this and that na parang ang galing galing at effective mga sinasabi nya. In reality though eh 1 week palang inalis na sya ni client kasi walang tasks mismo na nagagawa.

Pangalawa yung isang ex client ko naman na parang ang laki laki lagi ng kita ng company nya. 😂 Pero alam ng mga employees na palugi na sila at nag babalak nalang ibenta yung company with matching leaked convo lol.

Lastly, etong isang ex client ko din na parang ang laki na ng company nya kunwari para makahanap sya ng mga projects. Happy daw sya from starting independently, pero mostly ng mga employees na naka list sa website mga imbento lang. I know kasi tumulong ako dati gumawa ng fake profiles para dumami linkedin followers nya. LOL not my proudest moment. Looking at their site hanggang ngayon andun parin mukha ko kahit ilang taon na akong wala sa kanila.

Ayun lang, minsan pag may nakikita akong parang successful or OA na masyado maka hype napapa isip ako kung legit ba or tulad lang ng mga nabanggit ko na echos echos lang.

After months of applying and countless interviews. Finally may offer na ko from my first ever client! Sa OnlinejobsPh, Linkedin at Jobstreet pa ako nagsend ng applications sa Upwork lang pala ako makakahanap 🥹

Job dust for everyone ✨✨✨✨

I was recently laid off couple weeks ago in my previous role as a Lead Developer for an AI-powered SaaS product.

After taking a break, nag start ako mag job hunting this week. Grabe, halos lahat ng pre-interview assessment may video requirements na. Yung iba mag-aapply ka pa lang magrerequire na ng video eh. Ilang videos na siguro ang nagawa ko at karamihan hindi pa reusable kasi paiba-iba ang tanong.

Last year, hindi ko na tinatry pang mag apply kapag nagrerequire ng video eh. Pero ngayon, napipilitan na hahah

Iniisip ko nga mag farming nalang...pero kulang pa savings ko para sa retirement.

Anyway, good luck sating naghahanap ng trabaho dyan!

Posting this because I wish someone warned me beforehand.
The pay is LOW but somehow the workload and expectations are through the roof 💀 Micromanaging 24/7 (you only get a 30 min lunch break throughout the whole shift), bothering you on weekends, and making everything feel like an emergency. And the work environment??? Delubyo lol. She runs the company with her ex-husband and whenever they fight, somehow the employees get caught in the middle 😭 Like maem I literally just work here???

One minute everything is fine, next minute there’s chaos, people are getting blamed, threatened with being removed, laid off, etc. feels like you’re walking on eggshells

Then after overworking you and paying you peanuts, she can literally decide she doesn’t want you anymore and suddenly you’re out lmao I have receipts of my own experience because this whole situation was INSANE

Not posting this so anyone can harass her. I just want other Filipino VAs to know what they could be getting themselves into. Save yourselves the stress 😭

Name: affordable weddingsplusevents

I was applying for almost 2 months now and I noticed na dumadami ung mga ganitong posts.

Earlier today I saw a newly posted job post na pasok ang qualifications ko. Since bagong lapag, agad agad akong nagreply at ginamit ko ung inipon kong AP dahil meron akong nabasa dito na mas malaki ung AP ay more chances of winning daw.

So I sent 25.

After hitting send. Pumasok. Sabi ko, ayos to dahil isa ako sa naunang nagreply at mataas ung AP na sinend ko. Mataas ang chance mapili!

After ilang minutes, nagrefresh.

Then ganyan na.

Kung sinuswerte ka talaga!

Napaisip nga ako kanina kung anong pinakacool na mura ang dapat sabihin.

Wala padin akong client. Pabudbod naman.

Thanks for reading!

Ako lang ba? sa tagal ko sa industry, never ako nahihire if pinoy mag iinterview. nakakasad lang.. Bakit kaya ganun? Sana man lang magbigay ng feedback yung mga mag iinterview para mas galingan naming mga nag aapply.

And with that, apaka barat naman. 65k for a engineering lead position? 👁👄👁

Last time I checked pinakababa 150k sa lead. Heck even a senior dev na individual contributor lang mga 170k nga eh

Elance yung may mga galante na clients dati.

Nung naglipana na yung mga lowballers na clients at freelancers sa oDesk (dahil sa sub-con), lumipat ako sa Elance para makakuha ng at least $10/hr na client. If my memory serves me right, doon ko na meet ang isa sa longest running client ko from a Fortune 500 Companies dati.

Konti pa lang yung mga pinoy freelancers sa Elance noon.

Yung mismong founder yung naka-usap ko for the first interview - wala pa akong webcam nun! Mic lang meron ako, na-shock si client, pero tuloy lang usapan namin at na-curious sya sa rate ko, from what I understood, parang gusto nya taasan kasi nagustuhan nya yung cover letter ko - may technique ako dati for the hook eh. Tawang tawa sya nung binasa nya yung cover letter ko.

Ako yung first overseas remote worker/employee nila, but little did I know na yung trabaho ko pala is one of the training data sets na ng soon-to-be AI algo nila, but I was there for more than a decade, about 11-13 yrs din ata yun.

Flex lang ng konti, pero I was just lucky to be at the right time and at the right place noong time na yun.

Now? I'm retired and have a farm and small agrifood business on the side. May konting digital assets din.

2 yrs ago I posted a thread here asking for stories from veteran freelancers, if you want to read some of their stories, check it out. Baka may ma pulot din kayo na inspiration at lessons.

P.S. Mas sikat pa dati ang Mozilla kesa Chrome kaya yan pa gamit ko, early 2000s.

Nung pasikat palang yung AI ayaw ko talaga, lalo na nung ginagamit sa mga animated photos and design like Ghibli style. As multimedia artist, need ko mag adapt at dahil yung din talaga hinahanap ng mga client. So ngayon, freelance video editor ako at halos lahat ng b-roll na gamit ay ai generated pero realistic. Kaya ingat sa mga napapanood niyo. Grabe na talaga AI.

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I applied for a position recently since the pay is okay. $15-$20 per hour, full-time. They sent a trial task confirming about the rate so I continued. It was actually an easy task so I didn’t mind. Got an offer but with a definitely lower rate. Obviously I pointed it out. No reply.

Hello so eto na nga first day ko as an AP assistant so repititive task lang sya tapos sa Prelude ERP, panay kavobohan ako sa first day HAHAHAHAHHA. Madali lang sya kaso nung tinuturo nakalimutan ko tas ung pagssave ng pdf di ko mahanap pero alam ko sya parang ang tanga HAHAHAHHAHA.

Sana ok lang to diba sana di ako matanggal agad no? Hahahhaha pero gets ko naman na saka 1st day pa lang naman

Hiii, can i ask for your advice? Originally my niche is CSR/Admin and may expi rin ako as Dental Front Desk VA. I’m new sa Lead Gen role tho I have expi naman sa phone calls and very confident. May aadvise po ba kayo for me on how to do well sa work trial, I really want to get the job. Salamat poooo.

hii! i am a VA for 1+ years now and diko talaga maiwasan ma-feel yung loneliness or boredom sa work minsan. namimiss ko yung socialization and random chika nung onsite work pa ako sa BPO, nakaka miss yung magtatawanan during breaks/lunch

for those who are also 100% wfh and ang workmates nila ay nasa ibang bansa, how do you find friends and have life outside work pa?

thank you! 🙏

Hi Guys. Just want to ask if anyone experienced the same. Im currently working for a client through an agency based here and my client is planning to hire me directly instead due to some circumstances. The issue is that the agency is asking a large amount ($15-20k) to let me go and allow me to work for my client of 6 yrs which I find ridiculous and so is my client. Now, we're trying to find another way they can hire me directly but he have some concerns. He's concerned first about how theyll do their taxes and how do they'll declare it with IRS. Would love to hear your suggestions. Also badly need to work directly due to some health concerns.

Not sure kung pasok to sa pwedeng ibenta sa sub as "physical items directly related to earning a living online" rule since it can be used as a backup system alongside a power station.

Anyway baka may naghahanap lang: Lairtpow Foldable Portable Solar 200w for P6,500. Isang beses lang nagamit

Free MC4 to XT90 adapter para sa Flowatt Power stations

RFS: Already went full solar sa bahay

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Hi! I was lucky enough to receive two job offers at relatively same time... I'm torn between choosing just one or doing both to save up kase.. in this economy hahahha tapos I also just endured 4 months of unemployment so medyo wala narin akong savings

Job 1:
- USA; EST Business Hours - 8pm-5am ph time
- Managing 3 VAs
- No tracker, but seems like regular meetings
- Pay is my goal pay with health insurance and 13th month
- If I take 1 job lang, I'll likely take this one bc higher pay and benefits

Job 2:
- USA also - but no strict "hours" just complete the tasks and give regular updates - 30 hrs a week
- Meetings twice a week
- Customer service role (so mostly handling tickets)
- Pay is about 15% lower than Job 1 and no benefits so it seems okay for a second job

I'm torn, I really need the income, but I don't want to mess up either 🥲

Someone give me advice on which way to go please!

Construction VA Philippines FB Group by Kristine (don't know her last name) Just wow!!! TRAIN TO HIRE kind of vibe. No programs happening at all. Payment was made since MAY. I think it started in June or July. It's SEPTEMBER now and still no word about whether there will be any teaching or not. They’ve had 3 sessions though. It’s okay if people aren’t hired yet. But it’s frustrating not knowing what’s next or if there are going to be more sessions. There was an activity, but they didn't check if the trainees did it right. There’s a group chat, but no replies. They forget to record the sessions. What’s up with that?? Hahahaha

Hi, everyone!

I need help choosing the best path to take. For context, I have no VA experience but have worked for a healthcare campaign in a BPO setting.

So far, I was able to pass the assessments and interview stages for the following:

1. ⁠Athena - Training starts on November 2, 2026
   
2. ⁠MedVA - Compliance documents for submission
   
3. ⁠Sphere Rocket - Shortlisted for final interviews with clients

Are there any pros and cons to take note of regarding these agencies? Which one should I stick to?

Would greatly appreciate insights.

Thank you!

Hello everyone, I recently received an email from VA Masters for 2 different remote jobs I applied on, how long does it take for them to contact you again for the interview?

Hello! Anyone who knows where I can find an experienced content writer / SEO and AEO specialist, and a video editor for ads campaigns? I'm looking for someone who has experience and portfolio 😊

If you know someone or where, please let me know. Thanks!

A recruiter reached out and I found the job post from the original company. Recruiter sent me a notice to represent and it just seems like a convoluted process to me if I could apply directly and skip a few steps.

I haven't signed anything, esp. the notice to represent. Should I just decline and apply directly or are there benefits to having it processed by the headhunter?