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EP04 Real-Life VA Stories: Is WFH Really Worth it?

a podcast for VAs by VAs Season 1 Episode 4
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This is a special episode brought to you by Briefing In! In the 4th episode of the podcast, we not only talk about our VA guest, Chad, but also dive into some real-life VA stories! Get your popcorn ready as we learn more about what a Virtual Director’s Assistant does and also get deep into some juicy VA stories.

Chad reveals the difference between the work culture of an office environment and a work-from-home setting, and gets honest about how it isn’t all just rainbows and butterflies. We also talk about the pros and cons of what it is like to work from home, reading interesting VA Reddit stories and of course, spilling some VA tea.

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) - Opening Spiel
(00:50) - Introducing Chad
(01:54) - Chapter 1: Discussion on VA and director’s assistant role
(08:01) - Chapter 2: Reddit stories discussion
(08:23) - Chapter 3: Time fraud story
(15:35) - Chapter 4: VA scammed story
(23:58) - Chapter 5: Pros and cons of working from home story
(39:17) - Chapter 6: Micromanaging client story
(48:10) - Chapter 7: Work from home vs onsite/hybrid story
(56:19) - Chapter 8: Low wages for VAs story

CONNECT WITH CHAD:

Instagram: @chadc137


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