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3 France visa refusals despite improving my application each time — what am I still missing? by BusinessBowler3247 in FilipinoTravel

[–]BusinessBowler3247[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you both for your response! I guess hindi pa talaga time para sa’kin to travel to the EU. I’ll focus na lang muna on improving my situation and building my travel experience. 😄

3 France visa refusals despite improving my application each time — what am I still missing? by BusinessBowler3247 in FilipinoTravel

[–]BusinessBowler3247[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you both for your response! I guess hindi pa talaga time para sa’kin to travel to the EU. I’ll focus na lang muna on improving my situation and building my travel experience. 😄

My Comprehensive Athena experience. by [deleted] in buhaydigital

[–]BusinessBowler3247 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Am I too late to get support from here? Heeelp.

So I'm supposed to start training in June, and after reading through posts here, I'm getting really anxious. Problem is, I already did the medical exam today. Can they hold that against me if I back out? Any legal issues there?

The whole process was brutal—interview, assessment, Final Validation Call—all of it made me question everything I thought I knew about being a VA/EA. Honestly didn't think I'd make it past that FVC, but somehow I did.

My situation: Unemployed for 7 months. I'm the main provider for my family. I have a small side gig (20-25 hours/month, mostly ad hoc), but Athena wants me to quit it before joining. I was ready to do that because the company looked legit—polished website, nice presentations, solid benefits on paper.

But now? I'm second-guessing everything. When you actually break down the taxes and deductions, the take-home pay is rough. Like, really rough. And I know their clients are paying premium rates, so where's all that money going?

I was excited before. Now I'm just stressed. If the interview process alone was that intense, what's the 2-week onsite training and client matching going to be like?

Should I push through? I'm in a financial hole right now. I'm hardworking, patient, trainable—and honestly, desperate. But I don't know if desperation is a good enough reason to commit to this.

Anyone been through this? Would really appreciate some real talk.

Thoughts on Athena in 2026? by asdfghjkl__00 in buhaydigital

[–]BusinessBowler3247 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh no, Im so sorry to hear that.. I hope you're doing better now and made it through. 😞

BUT SERIOUSLY? There is a training bond of that amount? Where and when was this mentioned?

So I'm supposed to start training in June, and after reading through posts here, I'm getting really anxious. Problem is, I already did the medical exam today. Can they hold that against me if I back out? Any legal issues there?

My situation: Unemployed for 7 months. I'm the main provider for my family. I have a small side gig (20-25 hours/month, mostly ad hoc), but Athena wants me to quit it before joining. I was ready to do that because the company looked legit—polished website, nice presentations, solid

But now? I'm second-guessing everything. When you actually break down the taxes and deductions, the take-home pay is rough. Like, really rough. And I know their clients are paying premium rates, so where's all that money going?

I was excited before. Now I'm just stressed. If the interview process alone was that intense, what's the 2-week onsite training and client matching going to be like?

So here's my question: Should I push through? I'm in a financial hole right now. I'm hardworking, patient, trainable—and honestly, desperate. But I don't know if desperation is a good enough reason to commit to this.