Worker stories
Behind the Screen
Meet the Filipino professionals behind the work: their families, their goals, and what a steady online job has made possible.
6 stories
- JRJoanna Reyes
From call center nights to running a US dental clinic's front desk
I worked graveyard shifts for six years. Now I manage bookings and insurance checks for a clinic in Ohio, from home, and I'm awake when my kids are.
- KBKevin Bautista
The sales closer who works Sydney mornings from Davao
My client is in Australia, so I start at 6 a.m. and finish by lunch. I closed more deals last quarter than anyone on their local team.
- ALAnne Lim
A bookkeeper who paid off her family's farm loan
Two years with the same Australian accounting firm. The pay was steady enough that we cleared the loan on my parents' farm early.
- RCRafael Cruz
Shipping code for a Detroit startup without leaving Cebu
I was told good remote dev jobs needed connections. I got this one with a portfolio, a paid test task and a video call.
- GTGrace Tan
Turning down a scam and landing a real job a week later
The first 'employer' asked me to pay for training. I reported it. A week later a real client hired me as a customer support lead.
- MSMiguel Santos
A video editor whose channel clients keep coming back
I edit for three YouTube creators. All three found me through my profile, and none of them have left.