Can you secretly work anywhere when you have a Remote Job?

[@lovelyshelly220]

During Covid i was so depressed working from home and shut in the house with my son ,whom also was going to school remotely.. when i noticed my child was getting depressed due to the isolation.. i booked a flight to Mexico and rented an apartment with a pool and a rental car.. we went from being shut in during the winter depressed and repetitive days to sunshine and a happier quality of life.. work and school for us seemed like a breeze … and not a chore .. i say this to say people should be able to work in any country they want.. it helps with productivity.. your more happy , stress free and more productive… i love the continent of Africa. The only thing i hate is the time difference in working remotely, but im telling you being able to work remotely in any country is a huge benefit

[@itGenius_]

wow amazing story!!!! thanks for sharing

[@Landcruiser252]

What kind of job do you work for that’s awesome and africa sounds nice cheap rent and fresh food and honest ppl

[@arlin26ify]

I just got back from PR and met someone who is suppose to be working from Arizona and is in Puerto Rico. I am now doing the research to learn about this because I am willing to risk it.

[@samshoaib4128]

Find out how they are setting up their VPN to hide location

[@RS-nc5qx]

Most companies here in the U.S want you working remotely only locally. It’s insanely annoying.

[@kmc1steelers998]

I noticed that too. Things have switched up since COVID. I have been with my employer for 3 years and they are out of state.

[@wtf6694]

same UK

[@RhodesianSAS-gn4qp]

They can't enforce it though, not even through your IP address since almost all companies provide work equipment with pre-installed VPN protection which reroutes your IP address anyway, so just dont tell them anything about it. I work in Republic of Ireland, but live in Poland which is on the opposite end of EU, and use my brothers address in Ireland for tax purpouses.

[@followingbrokencompass]

I work remotely and live on a boat with my family. We have sailed and stayed in different areas and currently looking into what I need to hop from country to country. And no none of my coworkers know about my lifestyle

[@itGenius_]

Love this, awesome

[@Supraprooject]

anybody knows how to buy a private IP address

[@rafaeldla]

I live in mexico and have kept it a secret from ALL my coworkers. I used to use an external vpn, when it stopped working started using a personal computer to hide the IP address.

[@nurahfosu9731]

@@rafaeldlaI just discovered this and would like to learn how to set up

[@whatsupbudbud]

@@rafaeldla I've been thinking of this. I have a VPN set up with a small computer which is running 24/7 - with the idea that I can access my local file storage, photo cloud, etc. anywhere in the world. Not sure if this would be secure enough to hide my location abroad though because work pc also needs to use their VPN sometimes and I guess it would conflict unless I'd be able to set up the VPN on the router or some other device which can hotspot wifi. How did you do it?

[@tikeyike]

The idea did come across my mind - move to a cheaper country, while getting paid an Australian salary, all by working remote.

[@itGenius_]

Yep!!!! It’s possible

[@jaeaguilar6356]

Seen a lot of videos where people live in Thailand or Georgia 🇬🇪. Think about how much money one could pocket.

[@2030bhusak]

Is it possible for CSRs?

[@ceeIoc]

To risky, your company will find out

[@somebody2409]

@@ceeIoc I've heard of people that have done it for years and still haven't gotten caught.

[@countryboy-bk7ke]

the whole point of working remote is to not be restrained to a jobsite everyday. As long as your not staying in a country longer than what a tourist visa would be it shouldnt be a problem.

[@itGenius_]

pending timezones right?

[@ilovetech8341]

Most large companies will try to track your location. They have tax and compliance departments who make issues out of it. Web3 industry is better.

[@countryboy-bk7ke]

@@ilovetech8341 i heard its better to work for smaller companies they dont typically care as much.

[@curtswartz]

My employer uses a ton of contractors from the Philippines in the IT space. They won't let me live in the Philippines and work there. That just kills me.

[@itGenius_]

You might need to accept being paid in pesos 🤭

[@curtswartz]

@@itGenius_ It's not about the money for me, its about keeping busy sometimes while living in the Philippines. I'd just like to find some PM work or cloud migration projects to stay in the field but not have the burden of working full time.

[@shabbyLaw]

Living in the United States is unsustainable. The country should be ashamed. This idea that we are forcing people to work there is ridiculous and disgusting. Anyways, I love the content. It was very insightful.

[@itGenius_]

Yeah it’s pretty weird and I agree unsustainable. There is a global democratisation of talent happening and companies who don’t embrace it will miss out

[@ctjmaughs]

There are restrictions on locations for some jobs.

[@jacobsmithjr]

My employer doesn't care where in the world you work just as long as the work gets done.

[@itGenius_]

👍🏼

[@brayansalazar4092]

What type of job do you do?

[@nataliamartinez957]

any openings at your company?

[@ronnkevinaustria9337]

Any openings at your company?

[@Dgh_5667]

You're lucky. Mine doesn't allow me even though I work from home and the risk is the same. And besides, I want to get away for a few days and still do my job not like moving permanently. How do I do it without compromising the company's policy?

[@TheFactualFanatic]

I would quit my job if they wouldn`t allow me to do remote work, livining in a country with low cost of living, increasing the quality of life, getting salary from a industrialized country is really good. Once you have experienced that you don't want to go back to office, definetly not!

[@Adrianaofficial]

Where do you work? I’m finding it so hard to look for a job that offers remote work from anywhere in the world.

[@ilovetech8341]

I like when companies have some social events during the year. Or allow each team to self organize and meetup when they want. This corporate in office requirement stuff is bullshit. I was stuck in traffic for six hours because of an accident on the road.

[@FabrizioDelTufo]

Absolutely productive while working from home, I kept a routine with my collegues to have a "virtual coffe" each morning where we talk about what we want for 10 min and then, get back to work. WFH is distraction free, for a developer this is a MUST !

[@itGenius_]

Great!

[@Aidenstravels]

Will a vpn like nordvpn or expressvpn work if installed on the computer? Or do you still the the physical router ?

[@PassportPowell]

Those paid for one can show you as in the country you want but apparently it's easy to get caught because something is shared with other users that makes it obvious that a vpn is used. . I forget what it's called off the top of my head

[@wtf6694]

good luck installing vpn on company laptop

[@Rjacket]

@@wtf6694 no need to install on company laptop. Installed on your home router works.

[@musiccreation1198]

"Port forwarding" router set ups are even better than using a VPN. Allows you to log into a company's VPN. If using a personal vpn provider, you can't "stack" vpns blocking the ability to log in to a company vpn.

[@whatsupbudbud]

Can you elaborate how this works?

[@musiccreation1198]

@@whatsupbudbud I suspect the explanation might differ based on why you might want a port forwarding vpn solution. In my case, I needed to access my US based employers VPN from outside the US..without the company discovering via my ip address that I'm working from outside the US. Since I couldn't find a solution allowing "stacking vpns" , I found port forwarding. It's working extremely well. Via the consultation, I set up a router on a friend's home network in the US...along with a "travel modem" that connects to it. Once I returned home outside the US, I connected the travel modem to my network, connected an ethernet cable between the travel modem and my work computer...then I could connect to my employers VPN with the ip address (and ISP !!) of my friend's network. VPNs like ExpressVPN, Nord ... the ISP metadata can be a "red flag" to IT departments that take the time to look. Maybe you are network savvy enough to do the set up on your own, I was not willing to take that risk and hired a consultant , RIRT Media. He has a YT channel, Rocky in Reel Time. Hope this helps.

[@aztlanrepublic84]

I’m not a party person my ideal of fun is watching movies reading books and making things with my hands so for me being able to work anywhere would very liberating and help me get ahead financially

[@itGenius_]

Working remotely is worth giving a try!

[@MelGetmanova]

I need remote work since my husband resides in another country and we want to close our distance. But I would not want to hide where I actually reside from my employer.

[@itGenius_]

✌🏼

[@somebody2409]

If you could, why wouldn't you?

[@rafaeldla]

Even if they say they're ok with it. You might be opening yourself up for problems if you are honest. There are some jealous and spiteful people out there, it's unfortunate but true. Why does she need a raise when she lives in x country? It's not fair that I can't live in x country. She's just taking a long vacation and getting paid for it etc etc. Can easily build resentment and jealousy.

[@preppybusinessentrepreneur5164]

This is the question; Why is the job so concern about your where abouts. Were is the contract is remote. The company is controlling how people move. But in the 80s and 90s remote work was going on. Real estate investor, Real Estate agents, Insurance agents, Dentist, Marketing team in 80s and 90s working remote . I see why people are taking measures to make that step. The rules and regulations have changed sinced 80s and 90s.

[@wtf6694]

taxes

[@whatsupbudbud]

and data protection if you work with sensitive data.

[@EliasRomero-w5s]

If i set up a port forwarding connection and move to another country, is it possible for it to be tracked back and get caught?

[@JR-eq6jz]

It's never a tax issue. That is a cop out that companies use to keep people in line. It does not matter nor does the IRS give a shit where you are since they tax you anywhere in the world. You pay what you need to and nothing more. Simple.

[@itGenius_]

Ah that's not quite accurate... employing team members globally is 100% an administration burden and financial risk for companies.

[@MIGHTYMONEYY]

What if I want to work in Jamaica but my jobs equipment uses a vpn is there a way around this so my location will still show the US

[@Ashley-dn9ll]

You can get physical VPNs you connect to a router and then connect to this, no way of telling!

[@EricaExploreIslandTours]

This what i wanted to know I'm in the US and what to travel to the Caribbean temporarily

[@easy-as-eats]

I am 45, and am leaving the country I’ve been for the last 20 years and strapping on a backpack and travelling for as long as I can. I have never worked remotely and don’t know the first thing about it… but I want to. I want to be able to work remotely and travel for as long as I can. I’ve owned my own hospitality businesses but have finished everything up now. I’m solo doing my own thing. Can you lead me in the right direction as to how to go about doing this and reliable work remotely employers and how to be able to do it and obtain high speed internet the whole time I’m travelling… I really want to do this but need some guidance… step by step 🙏🙏🙏

[@whatsupbudbud]

It's not going to be so easy if you don't already work in industry where remote work is normal. I do software development and even in this industry it took me some time before I landed a fully remote job. And even then the "fully remote" is only for EU.

[@thespoon1981]

@itGenius I'm work in an American company, we have the chance to work remotely from any American state but not abroad, if a get a VPN service from US and I move Mexico to live, do you think my company can detect wheren I am working from?

[@itGenius_]

Just answered this on my latest livestream :)

[@thetranspersonalalchemist]

How do you handle the vpn issue if the computer is locked down with mobile device management system that won’t allow you to install it?

[@itGenius_]

If you really wanted to get around it you could use a site to site VPN with a small travel router

[@mattgoldsworthy6453]

Do you have a good source to explain this example? I am in a similar situation and can't have my employer find out. My employer has a built in VPN in their software. Can I run a VPN simultaneously?@@itGenius_

[@mattgoldsworthy6453]

Any help is so VERY appreciated.😄 @@itGenius_

[@Kamzi]

You can use a VPN router. The way I setup my travels is I have a VPN server at home and a travel router I connect to. Not to self-promote but I literally just made a tutorial video on this. This way any device connected to the travel router routes thru your US residence.

[@jahdestamuzik9145]

@@Kamzi I freaking need this!!!

[@alfredocalzadilla7251]

Remote work has been the best thing ever happened to me

[@DCthebuilder]

Lived in Bali Indonesia for a year while working for a US company I plan on doing it again. I know soooo many friends all over the world doing this currently

[@Ginakabamba-mr3ld]

love that for you! please give some tips or help on how to accomplish this. i have lots of experience working from home but haven’t got any remote jobs. i’m not in the US anymore. any ideas? anything helps. thank you!

[@DCthebuilder]

@@Ginakabamba-mr3ld if youre a US citizen it’s pretty simple way. If you find remote work it’s several ways to appear to be in the US but not be there and if you don’t want to do that I always suggest focusing on companies who already have international branches so they are used to working with teams in different places so it doesn’t put up red flags or you can internally transfer. Also smaller startups typically don’t care as well so those companies with under 50 employees they often don’t care as much. But if it’s a bigger org just get a set up that will place your IP address in the states. Tons of friends have been doing this for 5+ years

[@Ginakabamba-mr3ld]

@@DCthebuilder thank you for your response. i’ve managed to find out how to do this. and yes i am a US citizen. looking forward to my next chapter

[@julianhurtado2881]

I think is better to work 100% remote as long as you do your job it should no the any problem I feel companies needs to be more employee conscious giving us freedom.

[@krebuck1450]

taxes I would think is an issue as in the states the IRS wants to know where you work from. The states have their own rates and some states have no income states while most do.

[@iggsta3o5]

If you have an American Address it wont be too much of an issue

[@RyGuy36]

@@iggsta3o5 Can anyone confirm if this is true ? If immigration reports that I've been away from the US for the full year, will there be an issue ? (I'm a US Citizen planning on moving to another country)

[@Kamzi]

Look up Foreign Earned Income Exclusion Act and get familiar with it. If you're working for a US employer and getting paid to your US bank account just have them take our regular taxes, then have an accountant work with you one getting your deductions etc...

[@DestinationDesire]

A company I’m interviewing for allows employees to work remote they don’t even have an office. Though I believe they change your pay based on location. There’s someone I see that works in a country I want ti live in but they are a native of that country… Do you think I’ll be able to hide my location through vpn router set up?

[@BeGloby]

I think working remotely is possible as long as the job and its tasks allow it. With regards to moving abroad i was hoping for an explanation of how all these people handle immigration and (work) visas, social security, health insurance, taxes. From an employers perspective there are similar issues for corporate taxes, risk of local establishment, etc. Is it worth it to pay such companies to handle these topics for each and every possible combination you face depending on employees citizenship, country they want to be in? Will countries and all the regulatory systems change in the future to allow for more of these kind of movements?

[@sd5458]

Thanks for this. I'm really in a bind - not sure if this is the best situation I've ever had or the worst. I've been working fully remote for a global US based company for 2.5 years now. I have a thin client that was issued to me, and my work uses a VPN to connect. I'm going through a breakup right now and I have zero reason to stay at the location I'm in, which is a major metro city. At the same time, if I move away from my job it only decreases personal interactions and chances of advancement - it doesn't improve them. So, I'm in a bind because I may lose my living arrangement, my job, and my girlfriend (for sure,) and I need my job to be the one thing that pulls through so that I can move out of state. If this falls apart too....

[@itGenius_]

That sounds like a lot, Good luck!

[@emrefsl4415]

What is your situation right now?

[@Juju_7]

How you doing now?

[@CrudChronicles]

If it wasn't for the fact that I need to occasionally travel to regional location I could easily pull this off with my current remote job.

[@securityvlogger6825]

I first need to qualify that I live in the eastern part of the United States so my answer is in that context completely. I’m in my mid 50s and run a small service company. I’ve been in the United States my whole life and work since 14 years old, so I believe my perspective is qualified. I find younger generations to be extraordinarily lazy and lack of direction. I believe you are finding adequate value with remote workers because they’re paid roughly 1/3 to 1/4 of what I would have to pay someone to do the same amount of work here. Given long disparity in that pay scale it’s a hell of a lot easier to justify remote.

[@itGenius_]

💯💯💯

[@user-zc8sq3wr9f]

I bet you have sh!tty wages

[@gladyslegentil3635]

Im looking to work remotely for US Payroll companies if u know some companies I will be happy to work for them. 8 yrs expérience in french HR Payroll n i form myself in US Payroll on ADP. Thank for help🙏

[@Officialyasirbadawi]

Thanks for the info! Do you need a work visa to work from home? I’m a non U.S. citizen.

[@itGenius_]

Probably depend on your country

[@keikofay9804]

A better question to ask on a private FB group that is based in or focused on the country that you are interested in working from.

[@malakturk6887]

Nope. Never going back to the office again. And yes I do work from wherever I want. They don’t care as long as work is get done. If they ever ask me to go back I will simply say no.

[@Supraprooject]

anybody knows how to buy a private IP address

[@JazminMmasechaba]

Whats the qualification needed to work with your company?

[@itGenius_]

That you are a business (we welcome sole traders, up to large organisations) :)

[@kmc1steelers998]

In my case. Im NOT looking to work from home abroad, however, we are not paid for PTO, vacation or sick days. We are able to take time off of course, but no pay. I just need a secure 🔐 private connections. I handle service calls through AWS-by amazon, and dealing with sensitive info. I need a wapt2. To take calls if away without them knowing im on public wifi . I'll take any suggestions at this point.

[@Pananyaoh]

GL.iNet WiFi Routher and Travel router

[@itGenius_]

this is what I do

[@nurahfosu9731]

@@itGenius_will this work if I’m abroad too?

[@TriPham-j3b]

We can not see the invisible world because we are not invisible are we not? Samething with surprise if we are not part of surprise hiw can we see surpise in process

[@spooder5022]

how did you work remotely in china without a chinese bank account?

[@kellyac6410]

Keep your bank account in the States with direct deposit. Then Western Union money to yourself anywhere in the world.

[@jocelynrucker6877]

Thought this was going to tell me how to do it, disappointing! Having said that, If you’re going to have me come into the office then you should pay me from the time I get into the car to go to work until I get back home because that’s personal time away from doing what I want to do, to handle something for your business. As both an employer and employee (work remote but used to have to commute) all that a job should care about is the KPIs. I do understand the part about insurance. However, for companies that outsource do they have insurance for those people? Usually not, so why the hypocrisy with US workers. And we should be paid hourly because businesses like to get more than 40 hours when you’re on salary. My time is valuable people!

[@jenniferw5735]

I go to the office and I still have to do work from home... I'm tired... I'd rather stay home if I have to work 60 hours per week

[@beergood83]

This is an editorial not a how to; future me.

[@edgartorres2361]

are you hiring ?

[@itGenius_]

itGenius.com/careers

[@beracahbethelnetworkbbn8220]

​@@itGenius_I'm in Nigeria. I need per hour job. Can you help? Thanks.

[@BrusselsSprout-tw8hc]

My work insisted that I not come into work from the start of Covid until the end of 2023. Even now, they only want us to come in occasionally at most and don't provide any food or beverage outlets in our building or nearby. Lots of the top bosses are quietly traveling. But they still insist people lower down work in-state close to the office. Hypocrites. I am tired of living here and I would hate having to go into work every day. Lots of traffic, parking, and general hassle just to be less productive. I'm so much happier when I can take short "workations" out of state and that rubs off on my work happiness as well. If I really need to go to work in person, I can grab a cheap flight (thanks frequent flyer points) to work (and my official home) for a day or two. That would be a lot harder to do if international. The stupid thing is that for ages we've used contract programmers who work remotely with no issues. We have a yearly retreat/get-together to review progress, discuss plans for the coming year, and socialize. That seems to work perfectly well.

[@MasudRana-xd1jh]

You purchase plz tell me?

[@Hoot-bl2pf]

You didn't tell anything in the 15 minutes long video. Time wasted!

[@itGenius_]

You didn’t tell me anything in this comment. Time wasted!

[@MasudRana-xd1jh]

Hello sir you need Google voice?

[@lostcityzen9792]

Google voice is free😂😂😂

[@TrevorPhilipsBro]

im seeling fresh air!@@lostcityzen9792

[@ipris3971]

I’m sorry, maybe I’m confused, but, THIS IS LYING! Lying is wrong. Do you really think this is gonna end good?

[@itGenius_]

correct!

[@ilovetech8341]

Sometimes you need to lie to neutralize another liar.

[@wrongthink1212]

Our whole economic system is largely a big lie. If it can help yourself and your family to do some harmless 'lieing' then you are a fool if you do not.

[@annetteeschoe1988]

​@@ilovetech8341thank you

[@MasudRana-xd1jh]

I Make google voice

[@MasudRana-xd1jh]

I sale Google voice

[@DCthebuilder]

Lived in Bali Indonesia for a year while working for a US company I plan on doing it again. I know soooo many friends all over the world doing this currently

[@shubhammohnani8137]

Timezone is completely opposite. Do you work at night to meet opposite timezones?

[@DCthebuilder]

@@shubhammohnani8137 yes I was working 11pm to 5am it wasn’t horrible but some nights it was hard .

[@PassportPowell]

Some do. They work at night go sleep, go out during the afternoon, go sleep and wake up for work ​@@shubhammohnani8137

[@EmpressEmpress-53]

Can you please share the company name. Thank you so much in advance.

[@DCthebuilder]

@@shubhammohnani8137 yes I worked from 9pm to around 3am then slept until 11 got out enjoyed caught sunset at the beach went home toke a nap from 7-9 basically daily and completely free weekends it was a struggle the first 2 weeks then it became normal. I would much rather prefer that lifestyle than the typical

[@FrancineJones-s1b]

I’m sorry, maybe I’m confused, but, THIS IS LYING! Lying is wrong. Do you really think this is gonna end good?

[@itGenius_]

I’m not condoning it 😌

[@annetteeschoe1988]

Lol then don't do it simple

[@annetteeschoe1988]

Take a seat your govt lie your employer lie if you don't want to lie about your location don't do it smfh

[@sosiimartinez2268]

Girl….. stop being bitter …

[@rijisapz0316]

but she watched the full video and read the comments lol.