4.0
Apr 23, 2021
Current employee, more than 1 year
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
You can work from almost anywhere in the world as long as you have good internet connection. And you can choose which currency to be paid in, US dollars or local currency. And at least theoretically you can take as much time off as you like, whenever you want.
Cons
You work as an independent contractor so there is no pension plan, retirement benefits, health insurance etc. They wire your salary directly from the U.S. so each time you receive your pay, your bank deducts a foreign transaction service fee of about $8~$9 which adds up the longer you work. Also, you don't know how permanent the job is, for example if it will disappear after the contracted number of years.