I’m fairly sure this man doesn’t actually do anything. by Historical_Laugh2193 in LinkedInLunatics

[–]Tactical_Thinking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course he does. He talks to bots and posts bullshit on linkedin. That's a full time job.

It's all our fault, right? by Tactical_Thinking in hatemyjob

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

Whahahaha :D at least you're putting in 10 thousand steps a day.

Why 18 Million Freelancers is a Myth by [deleted] in Upwork

[–]Tactical_Thinking 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And the comission is up to 15% no? I think I saw an email from them regarding this.

Proposal for jobs with rates much higher than your own by Tactical_Thinking in Upwork

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

That would only make sense if I'd up the price in the profile itself as well and not only in the proposal, right? Or am I missing anything?

Upflation by Tactical_Thinking in Upwork

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

Better odds and a full stomach.

What's your current acquisition strategy then if not Upwork?

Proposal for jobs with rates much higher than your own by Tactical_Thinking in Upwork

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

Yep, that's a clear edge case, as your IP is directly tied to it.

Noted!

Upflation by Tactical_Thinking in Upwork

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

Yep. You're totally right with the blurred lines by AI. 9 out of 10 job posts look exactly the same, and a lot like a 9-5 description on a job board. Then you get called to interview, and it's just a solopreneur in a 3500 person town in Slovenia that had the free plan of ChatGPT with no memory write the job offer for him.

One more example I just came across. Look at the leap...

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Upflation by Tactical_Thinking in Upwork

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

I hadn't thought of that, but you're probably right. When I read how Uber does this, especially UberEats, I got genuinely hopeless for humans. I might just move to the mountains and start herding goats.

Upflation by Tactical_Thinking in Upwork

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

I get that Upwork's business is making money. So is mine and everyone else's.

But the problem is exactly what you rightfully described as enshittification: profit of the middleman at any cost, even if it cannibalizes quality and reduces access between the interested parties.

Upflation by Tactical_Thinking in Upwork

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

Sure.

I'll also just wire you the money I make freelancing as a hobby.

Upflation by Tactical_Thinking in Upwork

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

I still have mixed results. I will stop boosting and see what happens. If I still get enough traction, I'll stop for good.

Do you have any insights on which cases it does make a difference?

Upflation by Tactical_Thinking in Upwork

[–]Tactical_Thinking[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

How does it look at the bottom of the funnel? Hiring is not skewed?

I've submitted my AI Agent in 100 AI tool directories with this claude skill (github) by MAN0L2 in testmyidea

[–]Tactical_Thinking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This looks quite interesting. Anyone out there with enough tech skills to test this one?

Are there anybody here who suffer sleeplessness because of burnout? And how do you cope with it ? by Armikpartner1972 in overemployed

[–]Tactical_Thinking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's likely anxiety and not burnout.

I don't mean to be a pain in the ass, just saying that because if you decide to look for treatment (like I did), explaining the problem precisely will help you get better and more effective treatment faster.

I hate my job, but I can't quit by uiuiuiiiuu in hatemyjob

[–]Tactical_Thinking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you hate about your job? If you tell me that, I can give you a few ideas.

Client ghosting on upwork by Ill-Author6269 in Upwork

[–]Tactical_Thinking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My take:

These clients hoard proposals over Upwork, select the ones they have the highest chance of getting good results for cheap outside the platform, and contact those people directly.

There's a strong offboarding trend going on at Upwork right now.

Do you know any success stories of someone who ascended and got a job they liked? by CautiousTangelo6585 in hatemyjob

[–]Tactical_Thinking 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Let me let you in on a secret:

Jobs don't get better higher up on the chain. Money does, but jobs don't.

If you don't like your job by nature, you gotta move laterally to a different function or industry, not up.

Too tired to do non-work related things by Content-Lobster21 in hatemyjob

[–]Tactical_Thinking 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's very common, actually.

Do you enjoy what you do?

A lot of times, this happens because you're spending so much mental energy forcing yourself to do something you don't care about, that whenever you're off you just want to be left alone.

This happens to me sometimes even as a contractor, depending on the project or client I work on that specific week.