I just signed onboarding papers(today) for a new job making 17 an hour remotely starting. Full time hours, Monday through Friday. And I get a little bit of healthcare or whatever. I start in about 3 weeks. And I am putting my two weeks' notice in at my current remote job, Monday morning.

17$ an hour is not a lot of money at all. But it is a 10,000 a year, raise, from the 11$ I make an hour now.

For the last 5 months I have been working remotely making only 11 an hour. Monday -Friday. 9-5. The current job I am leaving is a non-emergency medical inbound call position, dealing with insurance and scheduling rides for patients.

About 3 months into my current job, I realized I would not get a raise until at least 6 months. And I did not think the raise I would receive would be much.

All day for the last 2 months I have been putting in job applications slowly, while I work remotely. In-between calls, and on break, I continuously put in job applications, and worked on my resume.

I am in my mid 20's. I worked in shift management at a restaurant, and I worked as a server for a while. I have a high school diploma. I truly am trying to slowly climb out of the bottom. To get my first remote job, I had to put in 150-2000 applications. It was a lot. And to get my new remote job, I had to put in the same effort if not more.

My new remote job is going to be somewhat similar to the first, I know it involves the healthcare industry and making outbound calls regarding patient info. I used the skills gained from my shitty paying remote job, to find another employer.

I will try my hardest and I hope to get a decent raise in 6 months to a year.

If I do not receive a decent raise, I will update my resume with my newfound skills and find remote employment elsewhere.

YOU CAN find remote employment. Just keep trying.

EDIT: I only use Indeed and Linkedin. And Linkedin membership is worth every fucking penny (I recently discovered this). Once you figure out the scams, and the AI Post, and start messaging the job recruiters directly, it opens up a lot of doors. However, the plan is expensive (40ish a month for unlimited messages), and once you are done searching for a job, stop paying for it.

I've been a Linkedin member since 4/7/2023. It took 2 weeks with LinkedIn