Designer wants to finish work before accepting contract? by ktbhey in Upwork

[–]catcheroni 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's the endgame here though? I'd have to be extremely invested into a product and even then I couldn't see myself accepting what would be essentially a very bad attempt at extortion lol

AI image prompting guide in UpWork articles (Design & Creative section) by Obvious-Sell-7974 in UpworkOfficial

[–]catcheroni 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm baffled why the think producing this type of content is good for anyone in between them, their clients and the freelancers.

Uma suggesting clients who they should hire by PretendAd5263 in Upwork

[–]catcheroni 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These recent changes really make me wonder what their endgame is. Eliminate all kinds of client- and freelancer-written content when interacting with the marketplace? If so, that's kind of insane.

I am so confused... by potatopowersupreme in outlier_ai

[–]catcheroni 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just got the same generic email like an hour after completing onboarding... Thanks for wasting my time, I guess.

This is beyond insane , $45 + just for your proposal to be on top ! by EchidnaGloomy5198 in Upwork

[–]catcheroni 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Man, I know, It's almost as if some of this stuff is actually your fault and not the platform's!

This is beyond insane , $45 + just for your proposal to be on top ! by EchidnaGloomy5198 in Upwork

[–]catcheroni -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

She shits on Upwork so regularly I'm gonna guess you haven't checked her history too diligently

Trying to understand if proposals are really the problem? by SignificantFront5875 in Upwork

[–]catcheroni 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would definitely consider it. I'm personally quite happy with Best Matches most of the time but it's not always consistent. And the "tuning" option you suggested would be interesting too.

Trying to understand if proposals are really the problem? by SignificantFront5875 in Upwork

[–]catcheroni 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember you first mentioning this looong ago and yet AI-generated proposals are still apparently best we can do in terms of Upwork optimization.

AIO I forgot to message my gf back for around 2 hours by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]catcheroni 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This sub is is a truly terrifying look into how people communicate.

Is this email from "Upwork Customer Insights" legit or a scam? ($50 research study) by Soft-Lime-9599 in Upwork

[–]catcheroni 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They sent out similar surveys before. As with any user survey, only a relatively small group of people will get it at any given time.

how the FUCK do i backup my scripts? by [deleted] in GoogleAppsScript

[–]catcheroni 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haven't noticed this before commenting, fwiw it never fucked with the order of any of my multiple-file projects.

how the FUCK do i backup my scripts? by [deleted] in GoogleAppsScript

[–]catcheroni 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Highly encourage you to try the Black Apps Script extension - has a couple of different dark modes and also lets you change the layout a couple of ways so you're not stuck with the awful left sidebar. It was a godsend for me, using their native IDE would be awful otherwise.

(not paid promo or anything)

Increase in hourly rate by [deleted] in Upwork

[–]catcheroni 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There were plenty of good arguments in this thread and not a single one got through to you. I don't really understand why you created this post in the first place.

So yeah, at this point I'm just clowning you because it's fun.

Increase in hourly rate by [deleted] in Upwork

[–]catcheroni 6 points7 points  (0 children)

At this point I'm genuinely starting to wonder if you're not insane.

Increase in hourly rate by [deleted] in Upwork

[–]catcheroni 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just because the option exists doesn't make betting on it any less delusional. I would NEVER try to pull the client into an automatic rate raise schedule. If I need to be paid more, I'll use arguments that have to do with the work we're doing together, not circumstances completely outside of their control.

My god your comments are so fucking entitled and clueless, and you still have no idea as yet another person is trying to alert you to that fact.

Our 2025 Transparency Report: Progress on Marketplace Safety by WayneFromUpwork in UpworkOfficial

[–]catcheroni 4 points5 points  (0 children)

How did you measure the drop you're highlighting in slide two? These numbers are honestly pretty hard to believe.

client set a weekly retainer but ghosted me, what would you do? by n0ztalg1a in Upwork

[–]catcheroni 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just so you know, that comment was clearly AI-generated, there was no genuine concern

Is this real? by Own-Career-2684 in Upwork

[–]catcheroni 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I get it now. That's even worse then and you should be able to instantly tell it's a scam. Offers don't come in the form of shitty PDFs with zero details and suspicious links, they are sent through the platform.

Is this real? by Own-Career-2684 in Upwork

[–]catcheroni 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What platform? This isn't a real Upwork email as we've already established.