Ask HN: The remote jobs illusion

3 pointsthrowaway00712 comments

I've been looking for remote jobs and everything I find is "US-only" (or maybe US/Canada-only). Truly remote jobs are a rarity that this seems to be a US phenomenon only.

Any advice for finding really globally remote jobs?

Disclaimer: Not an US citizen.

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Essentially if you want an official full time work, you have to have a right to work in the U.S. It doesn't matter if you are remote.

If you want to be a contractor there is no such requirement and you may work for a U.S. customer from anywhere and don't need a right to work in U.S.

And yes, almost everything in software is 'U.S. phenomenon only'. I for example, just skip European customers because they are too difficult to work with and pay too little, they don't worth the worry, and their projects are hopeless anyway.

That's just where the most jobs are. There are ppl all over the world doing freelance work for US companies; it's a huge need.

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