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Ask HN: Are you a digital nomad while working full time? how do you do that?

6 points by saasxyz ↗ HN
Does your employer know about that? if yes, is it contractor position or full-time employee?

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Quixotica1
I was working full time for a company for 4 years as a digital nomad, and they knew.

They didn’t care as long as I performed well

saasxyz
interesting, I was wondering about the tax/legal side of this thing also? did you face any issues like that?
SpikyBlackHard
There are tons of countries I can visit without too much visa hassle (I'm South African). I work on upwork and though I'm 42 I live like a teenager, going where I please and getting new work or new airbnb, or moving to a new city or country when I'm bored. I have a wife so I don't get lonely, and I don't have or want kids so there's that.

It was a big leap to get started and I was poor in Costa Rica while I found my groove, but I can't see another lifestyle on the horizon.

saasxyz
freelancers don't have any problem when it comes to tax and other legal issues. Mostly employees face such issues.