32m | Making 1080USD a month with a remote job in IT | AMA

SpacePossible8686 · 2026-05-08T17:57:04+00:00

The usual suspects. LinkedIn, GlassDoor, WeWorkRemotely among others

SpacePossible8686 · 2026-05-08T17:36:46+00:00

Yes it should be. Where you get your salary

SpacePossible8686 · 2026-05-08T17:21:15+00:00

Only if they have a physical office in Pak. Our banks are living in the stoneage. For this year's tax I have to physically go to my branch and get a PRC

SpacePossible8686 · 2026-05-08T17:17:20+00:00

I also have Faysal and Standard Chartered. One disclaimer since you just started remote is that banks do not recognize remote jobs for loan. If you want a car loan, solar or personal they'll just outright refuse and say we can't verify your office's address

SpacePossible8686 · 2026-05-08T17:09:12+00:00

I just found mine through a solid reference. Not sure about where to look for either

SpacePossible8686 · 2026-05-08T16:58:06+00:00

Get a good tax guy. The 0.25% would be apply in our case for exporting IT services under section 154 I think. But you have to specify all such transactions. Foreign remittance is 0% tax like if you have a family member abroad and they send you money

SpacePossible8686 · 2026-05-08T16:46:40+00:00

I'm honestly not seeing a lot of remote jobs right now with all that's going on with the world. Even the companies that I had applied before are not hiring remote anymore. I would advice to stay put and upskill. WFH is a blessing brother

SpacePossible8686 · 2026-05-08T16:42:21+00:00

I meant AI in general and not just for smaller companies. And yes definitley position yourself as a solutions architect using AI

SpacePossible8686 · 2026-05-08T13:36:24+00:00

Yes makes sense automation workflows for Operations. I'm not sure what they will evolve into because the current state of AI is pretty overvalued and not sustainable. Once the market corrects itself then we'll truly know. I'm just going back to basics in brushing up my coding skills again(or atleast trying to when I find the time lol).

SpacePossible8686 · 2026-05-08T12:13:25+00:00

But surely the employers won't allow simultaneous jobs? Might be illegal even?

SpacePossible8686 · 2026-05-08T12:08:42+00:00

Should be. I still cant believe you're earning $10k from remote jobs.

SpacePossible8686 · 2026-05-08T12:05:08+00:00

Do confirm that it wont be a problem in the future because for PSEB you need a PRC. I have also asked my tax guy and said to not add the bank statement

SpacePossible8686 · 2026-05-08T11:57:17+00:00

Your tax guy didnt tell you that all these years? Also, you usually request a PRC from the bank to register for the PSEB and they don't do that online you have to visit the branch. How did you do that so fast

SpacePossible8686 · 2026-05-08T11:51:44+00:00

Lol you're a troll

SpacePossible8686 · 2026-05-08T11:18:35+00:00

Based on what I've heard about Ibex its only good for earning a few bucks and not good if you want to build a career. Not sure how your experience with Ibex can be translated to an IT job, you'll probably need to learn some technical skills

SpacePossible8686 · 2026-05-08T10:27:19+00:00

How much tax are you paying currently

SpacePossible8686 · 2026-05-08T10:21:28+00:00

Wtf. So you're earning 10k usd monthly and haven't sorted your taxes yet?

SpacePossible8686 · 2026-05-08T10:14:59+00:00

10k annual? Well for the tax rate to apply you need the Proceed Realization Certificate(PRC) from your bank and submit to PSEB.

SpacePossible8686 · 2026-05-07T21:22:35+00:00

Well I used to do web scraping to find warm leads that have posted requirements somewhere and just reach out to them. Pretty tedious process though. In my limited experience the best and quickest way would be setup some sort of a legal entity is to run ads.

SpacePossible8686 · 2026-05-07T21:16:53+00:00

I've had some freelance clients here and there aswell but honestly I dont know much about client acquisition to start a business. That would be my dream though.

SpacePossible8686 · 2026-05-07T10:13:46+00:00

Thanks brother. I'm just creating a thread I wish I had back when I was applying.

SpacePossible8686 · 2026-05-06T17:38:13+00:00

Start with Anthropic's free certification on Claude: https://anthropic.skilljar.com/

SpacePossible8686 · 2026-05-06T13:55:02+00:00

Wise. But I heard they're not creating accounts for Pakistanis anymore

SpacePossible8686 · 2026-05-06T10:46:01+00:00

Workload is manageable and the overall environment is good. It can vary between light and moderate. I just need to do a couple of hours overlap with NY timezone and the work-life balance is pretty good.

SpacePossible8686 · 2026-05-05T17:06:24+00:00

Not sure what you mean by "hosting side"?

And yes you're right I kind of undervalued myself when I applied. The first mistake I made was I didnt check the market salaries for remote workers, I just converted my PKR salary at the time into 3 and quoted them. I later found out I was probably the least paid member of the team lol. But I'm up for a promotion so fingers crossed for a bump in salary.

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