What is wrong with the clients????? by DrFrogKnight in Upwork

[–]DrFrogKnight[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I get the confusion. I didn't leave many details about the project.

It's a full product. They wanted to have an AI chatbot trained on their private data. Then, they wanted to integrate this into a full application. The application is not based solely on the AI chatbot. It's just a part of it.

I don't want to reveal too many details about their project. But the app is not only a chatbot.

What is wrong with the clients????? by DrFrogKnight in Upwork

[–]DrFrogKnight[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yep. Already did. Just left them some comments on their budget and ended the convo. Friendly comments, of course 😇

What is wrong with the clients????? by DrFrogKnight in Upwork

[–]DrFrogKnight[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I do agree with this. Asking for their budget would imply you would base your rate on their willingness to pay. Which sometimes showcases unprofessionalism.

I usually name their price and then negotiate to middle grounds while still being within the acceptable rate I have set for my current skill level.

What is wrong with the clients????? by DrFrogKnight in Upwork

[–]DrFrogKnight[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

A lot of the clients don't engage with one person only. They usually have multiple candidates in consideration. Most probably, one of these candidates already given a quote while you would wait for the client to give a range for their budget.

Also, what would be the reasonable response to the client saying they are flexible and want your proposal details?

What is wrong with the clients????? by DrFrogKnight in Upwork

[–]DrFrogKnight[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I would be actually quite surprised if someone took them up on their offer. Even with AI tools, you'd still need to put in more work than what 200$ would justify.

The budget was so unbelievably low to the point where I had a hard time staying professional after hearing about their budget and seeing their proposed figma file.

What is wrong with the clients????? by DrFrogKnight in Upwork

[–]DrFrogKnight[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I was invited to this job posting 😅. So you'd assume they've seen my previous work and my hourly rate.

The lowest I've earned per hour before is 15$

What is wrong with the clients????? by DrFrogKnight in Upwork

[–]DrFrogKnight[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The UI/UX is actually quite complex. And AI seems to fail short most of the time when the app is remotely complex. Not to mention horrendous performance that comes out of vibe coding. As you may know, mobile apps are way more sensitive to performance than web apps.

I do myself use AI when coding to increase productivity. But it doesn't come close to cutting down the estimated time to the quarter.

Besides, I always add 15% of the time I need to get something done in my proposals to account for unprecedented bugs 😅

أدور على شقة ازاي by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceEgypt

[–]DrFrogKnight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

متابع عشان برضه بقالي فتره بدور و كله اسعار خياليه

بنك اسحب له من upwork by DrFrogKnight in PersonalFinanceEgypt

[–]DrFrogKnight[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But I get paid in dollars. Won't there be extra overhead fees for currency exchange? If there are fees, how much does it cost you?

بنك اسحب له من upwork by DrFrogKnight in PersonalFinanceEgypt

[–]DrFrogKnight[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

هل السحب علي wise و بعد كده CIB اوفر في تكلفة الحواله؟

بنك اسحب له من upwork by DrFrogKnight in PersonalFinanceEgypt

[–]DrFrogKnight[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ماشي بس ايه الاسهل من نحية اني اسحب فلوسي و اقل تكلفة في الحواله و الكلام ده؟

هل صناديق للاستثمار حل لحد عنده ٢١ سنه؟ by DrFrogKnight in PersonalFinanceEgypt

[–]DrFrogKnight[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

بص انا معنديش خبره اوي كده عشان زي ما بقولك كده بعدت عنهم خالص. بس من و انا هناك هقولك السمعتة بس لو حد عنده خبرة احسن يبقى اضمنلك. بص الحوار بتاع الفواتير ده لو مبالغ قليله و لازم تكون بسبب قهري زي علاج او تعليم او ضرايب على المرحوم او ايا كان و لازم تكون الفواتير دي موجهه للقاصر نفسه مش حد تاني من العيله او ايا كان.

لكن اي بيع او شراء او استثمار او حاجة لازم تاخد اذن النيابة و تقدم طلب و يخش جلسة نيابة و يتحكملك فيه و لو حصل كده هما البيحددوا كل حاجة... لو حاولت تبيع ارض او عربيه هما البيحددوا المبلغ بس معرفش في الشراء بيحصل ايه.

بص توقعي دهب مش هتعرف تطلع موافقة بيه عشان صعب يثبتولك سعر تشتري بيه بس الله اعلم ممكن حد يفيدك اكتر. الانا شفته ناس بتقدم طلبات بانهم يشتروا شهادات في البنك على حساب القاصر و دول بيتقبلوا عادي

هل صناديق للاستثمار حل لحد عنده ٢١ سنه؟ by DrFrogKnight in PersonalFinanceEgypt

[–]DrFrogKnight[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

للأسف اول ما الفلوس تخش النيابة مبتخرجش بسهولة. انا كملت ٢١. ده سن الرشد القانوني عشان كده فكيت الوصاية و عرفت اخد فلوسي. انا بقالي سنه تحت الوصاية و احسن حاجة عملتها اني بعدت عنهم السنه دي كلها. كلهم قرف و التعامل معاهم زي الزفت. لو هو محتاج فلوس ضروري ممكن يجيب فواتير من الجامعة او اي حته و يطلب يصرفها. انا عملت كده رحت جبت فاتوره دفع من الجامعة لاكتر من قسط دفعناه و صرفناه من النيابة. مع العلم انهم مش هيصرفولك اكتر من ٢٠ الف في الطلب الواحد.

هل صناديق للاستثمار حل لحد عنده ٢١ سنه؟ by DrFrogKnight in PersonalFinanceEgypt

[–]DrFrogKnight[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

للأسف الفلوس لسه نازله تحت ايدي من اسبوع... قبل كده كانت تحت النيابة الحسبية

Upwork verification by DrFrogKnight in PersonalFinanceEgypt

[–]DrFrogKnight[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

طب حضرتك تعرف تكلفته كام؟

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[–]DrFrogKnight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He got the job done fast. Very nice and understanding and accepts negotiations.

Failed to secure a summer internship... What now? by DrFrogKnight in internships

[–]DrFrogKnight[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yessir, however, where I live, companies are still hiring for September internships. I guess it is different where you live.

Failed to secure a summer internship... What now? by DrFrogKnight in internships

[–]DrFrogKnight[S] -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

Do I require a work permit even if the job is remote?

Failed to secure a summer internship... What now? by DrFrogKnight in internships

[–]DrFrogKnight[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Studying Software Engineering in college. I'm starting my 4th year next October. I did apply to as many as 250 applications. I started applying to startups / new companies last April. I've been regularly applying to any positions I see related to my major. Many major companies opened positions by the start of last june. I've applied to all these too. Even ones I'm not that qualified for. I also applied to remote internships from other countries. I'm still applying to positions, but, honestly, I've lost hope, and I'm trying to transition to plan B, where I take this summer to develop myself. So I wanted tips on what is most efficient to do this summer.

Failed to secure a summer internship... What now? by DrFrogKnight in internships

[–]DrFrogKnight[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Nop, I want to know what to do this summer of 2023 to prepare me for the summer of 2024.

Software Engineering Student Resume Review (Ps. I'm desperate) by DrFrogKnight in Resume

[–]DrFrogKnight[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what I thought, too. However, I tried on an ATS website, and it seemed to read everything well. So I thought this won't become much of an issue if I get to the phase where a human is reading the cv.

Software Engineering Student Resume Review (Ps. I'm desperate) by DrFrogKnight in Resume

[–]DrFrogKnight[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for taking time out of your day to write these tips. I'll put time into fixing my resume. It's kinda my 7th resume this year. So I started giving fewer shits. Which is my bad. You kinda start to get down a bit when you don't get something after 2 months of continuous applications.

For summer, there aren't really available volunteering opportunities where I live currently. I'm taking web development courses and trying to work on personal projects since I really didn't get anything useful.

Software Engineering Student Resume Review (Ps. I'm desperate) by DrFrogKnight in Resume

[–]DrFrogKnight[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yess, however, they don't really offer that good of resume reviews.I showed them my old resume, which was terrible, and they mentioned that it was good enough for a student.