by John Jonas | May 14, 2024 | Newsletter
I talk about Julia all the time. She’s one of my right-hand people. She writes this newsletter (mostly…I always edit them…and sometimes I write them). She doesn’t like to take vacations. I was really surprised when, a few weeks ago, she (and...
by John Jonas | May 12, 2024 | Newsletter
“VA”…I hate that abbreviation. But it’s so ubiquitous that I feel like I need to use it sometimes… Jae, one my my OFS, wrote a computer buying guide for other online Filipino workers, which he updates from time to time. He’s one of the...
by John Jonas | May 9, 2024 | Newsletter
It’s mothers day (in the US) this weekend. Moms are amazing. Here are 2 stories: One of my OFS gave birth recently. When she emailed us to file her maternity leave she went out of her way to reassure us that she’d try to get back to work as soon as possible. She...
by John Jonas | May 7, 2024 | Newsletter
“A VA can’t do that…” True. But an OFS probably can. This is the second time I’ve seen something like this: https://nypost.com/2024/04/09/us-news/nyc-restaurants-use-zoom-cashiers-from-philippines/ Yeah, the cashier is in the Philippines....
by John Jonas | May 5, 2024 | Newsletter, Uncategorized
Milo is 19 and has been using OFS for a few years now. His insight (underlined toward the end) to why this works for him is helpful to all employers: ———- I have long utilized the expertise of my remote team, Offshore Filipino Specialists (OFS), for...
by John Jonas | May 2, 2024 | Newsletter
Jamie is an attorney. He started his law firm for the same reason most of us started our businesses: Time, money, and control over our lives. Add to that Jamie’s 2-year-old. He wants to be in his child’s life. So, he started his practice, thinking it would give...
