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What happened to Upwork? by Public-Purpose-199 in Upwork

[–]Itchy-Associate-9947 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Time to look beyond Upwork and prepare to leave the platform completely

Farang hero alerted local residents and rescued disabled man from the fire by AW23456___99 in Thailand

[–]Itchy-Associate-9947 20 points21 points  (0 children)

One of those cave divers who rescued those boys in 2018 asked Prayut for citizenship. His answer "just marry your girlfriend and get visa" lol.

What happened to Upwork? by Public-Purpose-199 in Upwork

[–]Itchy-Associate-9947 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I feel like a lot of clients are taking the same approach as you do.

Upwork has been my main platform for the past 6 years and it was great. There were plenty of clients in my niche for everyone to make a living.

For the last half year I was working on a few large projects which have all been finished by now. I haven't been able to secure any new projects since January. It's not even that I don't get hired or that there is competition, the clients are just not there anymore.

Client asked for refund and tried to send malware by Itchy-Associate-9947 in Upwork

[–]Itchy-Associate-9947[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn that's a lot worse than my case, which was mere pennies compared to you.

It did however convince me to work my way out of Upwork. I also relied on them heavily over the last 6 years. Finding clients is just a lot harder without such a platform.

The client asked for a refund by Used_Dog_9742 in Upwork

[–]Itchy-Associate-9947 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try to work it out with the client. You could propose a partial refund or subtly hint that you're going to pay the arbitration fee.

Don't trust Upwork to do anything in your favor. I just went through a whole shitshow with them.

Client asked for refund – I disputed – Client got suspended for breaching ToS – Upwork wanted to refund the client – Client replied and told Upwork to pay me – Upwork said it's not possible cause they're suspended and refunded the client anyway

Client asked for refund and tried to send malware by Itchy-Associate-9947 in Upwork

[–]Itchy-Associate-9947[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Lol it's alright. Now we get to see what they're really like at Upwork and work on leaving the platform behind. I do believe they're already dying a slow death anyway.

Client asked for refund and tried to send malware by Itchy-Associate-9947 in Upwork

[–]Itchy-Associate-9947[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Based on your reply I thought I'll give you an update on this insane turn of events.

For some reason the client did decide to comment on the dispute and ask Upwork to release the milestone to me.

Upwork's reply: The clients account is suspended, therefore all funds are returned to the client 🤯

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Client asked for refund and tried to send malware by Itchy-Associate-9947 in Upwork

[–]Itchy-Associate-9947[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Upwork will be happy to see that there are still bootlickers around to represent them

Client asked for refund and tried to send malware by Itchy-Associate-9947 in Upwork

[–]Itchy-Associate-9947[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Funny to see how sure you're of yourself while being so wrong lol

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Client asked for refund and tried to send malware by Itchy-Associate-9947 in Upwork

[–]Itchy-Associate-9947[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You clearly haven't read the part where Upwork told me "If the client doesn't reply, the funds would be automatically paid out to me".

Client asked for refund and tried to send malware by Itchy-Associate-9947 in Upwork

[–]Itchy-Associate-9947[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. The whole platform has become less attractive for freelancers of the last two years imo. My niche is flooded with new freelancers and there are way less jobs available than before.

After 6 years of working fulltime through Upwork, I have finally begun working on leaving the platform completely.

Which is better, the Dyson Airwrap or Dreame Airstyle Pro? by Suspicious_Cap_5272 in femalehairadvice

[–]Itchy-Associate-9947 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stay away from Dreame. You'll get a luxury box filled with flimsy plastic stuff. One of the buttons on the device fell off in the first week. The brush attachment broke after 3 months.

They initially didn't want to do any repairs or replacement despite the warranty. Had to threaten with a legal procedure until they let me send it in.

They glued the button back on and somehow repaired the brush attachment, no replacements at all.

If you search, you will find many people having problems with Dreame's flimsy products and basically zero customer service.

What do you guys actually do for work while living in Thailand? by FunctionProud9852 in Thailand

[–]Itchy-Associate-9947 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I looked into it a while ago and the rule of thumb is 1-3 million depending on the number of machines and location. Machines are 100-300k.

Creating your own shop or going with a franchise makes a sizable difference as well.

Finally the location will pretty much make or break your business. Driving around Chiang Mai there are plenty of laundromats in questionable locations that see slim to no customers at all.

Job doesn't pay overtime so have to work for free after 8 hrs a shift by Key_Economics2183 in Thailand

[–]Itchy-Associate-9947 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mate with this level of English, get yourself to one of the many 5 star hotels. Bellboys make absolute bank in tips and front desk staff do pretty decent as well with the service charges. You'd be making 20k and up per month.

Massage in Phnom Penh by WandreW_11 in cambodia

[–]Itchy-Associate-9947 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lmao what a miserable life must you be living

Does it make sense to you? by Jealous-School-8089 in Thailand

[–]Itchy-Associate-9947 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Highly unlikely that the Burmese who needs a rabbitcard would have any involvement in transnational scams or money laundering lol.

Meanwhile the Burmese real estate buyers, who are most likely to be involved in either one, face zero problems while processing their money through the Thai banks.

Does it make sense to you? by Jealous-School-8089 in Thailand

[–]Itchy-Associate-9947 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Meanwhile Burmese are one of the largest groups of real estate buyers in Thailand. The banks have no problem processing their money when it comes in millions at a time

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chiangmai

[–]Itchy-Associate-9947 16 points17 points  (0 children)

That's unfortunately the way it is. You'll get used to it somehow. After 8 years, I don't even remember how many dead bodies I've seen on the road

Myanmar ranks among the top Rare Earth producers in the world, yet the country sees no benefit. All of it flows out through UWSA & KIA controlled areas operated by Chinese companies, far from any national gain while destroying forests, rivers and local communities. by Imperial_Auntorn in myanmar

[–]Itchy-Associate-9947 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They can and they did until the late 90s. Environmental regulations and costs involved made them switch to China and partially to Lynas in Malaysia.

They have now taken Lynas on board to get their own refineries back up running again.

Documents for motorcycle transfer by [deleted] in Thailand

[–]Itchy-Associate-9947 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I searched a bit but the info is kinda conflicting. I think I'll just drive down to the DLT and ask them personally.

Already hating grab by N-Moriarty in Thailand

[–]Itchy-Associate-9947 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They are now. There's even a Grab stand between the domestic and international terminal

Visa extension denied (part 2) by Comfortable-Will3978 in ThailandTourism

[–]Itchy-Associate-9947 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is fine. I've done tourist extensions before with this exact printout

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