Work is a Verb #31 - πŸ‘» You asked for ghost jobs. We listened.


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We have an important announcement. After careful consideration, Remotivated is adding ghost jobs to the platform.

We heard from users that our current experience, where every job is verified, every company's remote culture is transparent, and you can actually tell whether a role is open before you apply, was, frankly, too straightforward. Several people told us they missed the emotional complexity of the traditional job search. The ambiguity. The suspense. The slow, dawning realization that you just spent an hour applying to a role that was filled in November.

We never set out to make finding a remote job boring, but here we are.

So we're bringing it all back. Fictional postings. "Remote" roles with a commute. Salary ranges that span six figures. Application portals that accept your resume and then go completely silent, forever, like an ex who still watches your Stories. We're even working on a feature where the listing vanishes the moment you click Apply, but our team said that was "too on the nose."

If you're the kind of person who just wants real remote jobs from companies that actually operate remotely, that experience is still available. We just can't guarantee it'll hit the same.

🎯 WORTH YOUR TIME

​The Meeting Started 7 Minutes Ago... We Still Can't Hear You.​

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This IT Pro piece gets at one of the most familiar drains on hybrid work: the time burned just trying to make conference room tech cooperate. Owl Labs found that 79% of employees lose time to technical issues in hybrid meetings, and setup alone wastes an average of 6.5 minutes per meeting. That might not sound like much if you haven't experienced it but when you're a remote employee on the other end it feels like an eternity.

This Week's Top Remote Jobs

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GitLab logo Senior Product Designer, AIGitLab

Remote

USA / Canada

$140K - $200K

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2

Circle logo Senior CopywriterCircle

Remote

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$120K - $130K

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3

Grafana Labs logo Senior Solutions EngineerGrafana Labs

Remote

USA

$204K - $254K

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4

Boulevard logo Senior People Business PartnerBoulevard

Remote

USA

$108K - $135K

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5

Stedi logo GTM Strategy & OperationsStedi

Remote

USA

$140K - $200K

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Company Spotlight

Trail of Bits logo Trail of Bits

Fully Remote

Cybersecurity β€’ 120 employees β€’ New York, NY (Remote)

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REMOTE


Trail of Bits is a cybersecurity firm specializing in securing high-profile clients like Facebook and DARPA. Founded in 2012, they offer software assurance and security engineering. Known for a remote-first culture, they advance security practices through research and open source contributions. With 100+ engineers across 30+ countries and a perfect 5.0 Glassdoor rating, Trail of Bits sets the standard for what a distributed security team can achieve.


9 open positions

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Working remotelyβ€”but never alone,

Jim


600 1st Ave, Ste 330 PMB 92768, Seattle, WA 98104-2246
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