Okay so here is the full context
Me: 25 year old tech recruiter working for a major tech company based in the US. I am registered as a remote worker in the US and based out of Texas.
I’m moving to Mexico City for a little less than 4 months. Around 112 days to be exact. I use my work assigned laptop to do my job AND I have to use the company assigned VPN in order to access internal tools and internal information. I haven’t told my job and I’m not planning to (I’m doing the whole ask for forgiveness later and don’t ask for permission thing).
I am latino/Hispanic already so I know that should they find out it wouldn’t be a big deal as I have a good backstory (worst thing they’d do is make me go back to Texas).
My question is: Is there a way for me to possibly download/buy/install an VPN that can make the work assigned VPN think I’m in the US/Texas?
Additional question: Am I better off just using the work VPN and seeing how long I can go until they catch on, instead of downloading a VPN into my work computer and IT somehow seeing I did that and then it being known I was PURPOSELY trying to hide my location?
Any help from y’all would be appreciated!!!
A friend of mine may or may not have worked out of Mexico using a VPN service to connect to his Remote Desktop VPN.
You need a residential VPN. They’re slightly more expensive but you can usually pick a specific state too. Commercial VPNs will be obvious to your employer.
Use this GL-MT1300. It has a VPN built into the router so you can tunnel all your traffic outbound traffic to the US. Then you can use your corporate VPN as normal.
Use the previously mentioned GL-MT1300 (or my favorite, the Mudi because it has a battery too) and a dedicated IP VPN with a Texas connection, like NordVpn (Dallas) or Trust.Zone (Dallas also). Make sure to set kill switch on the router so you don’t slip up in vpn connection drops.
Thank you for your honest response! However I really really don’t think I’d be fired for it. If anything a slap in the wrist and I get told to come back. Hence why I’m willing to take the risk.
Interesting! For a tech recruiter I’m not well versed on any of this but I’ll look into it!!
Interesting! Im not well versed on residential VPNs but I’ll definitely look into them!!
do you have a rec for a residential vpn? I need one in Boston ideally
Thank you so so much!!! I really appreciate it!! I’ll definitely look into it!
Do you perhaps know where in the US you can outbound traffic from? Like, which states or cities?
This, but I would recommend setting up your own VPN sever back home and Tunnel back with the mt1300 using WireGuard, plenty info out there in how to do this.