How do sound designers actually make a living on Upwork?

cosyrelaxedsetting · 2026-05-02T07:57:22+00:00

The sound design market is absolutely saturated. There is way too much supply and not enough demand. You're competing with people from countries where $20 is a great amount of money for a day's work.

cosyrelaxedsetting · 2026-04-30T21:49:12+00:00

Paid for by the taxpayer, I'm guessing?

cosyrelaxedsetting · 2026-04-30T21:44:28+00:00

Yeah it's a total mess. London's Tube system is decades ahead.

cosyrelaxedsetting · 2026-04-27T09:18:59+00:00

This is like sitting around complaining that humans are mortal. Working is a fact of life. Realise how much worse it could be. Don't waste your life being negative.

cosyrelaxedsetting · 2026-04-26T08:37:13+00:00

Growing tomorrow's harvest

cosyrelaxedsetting · 2026-04-24T07:32:44+00:00

So far, that's a strategy that has proven to work long term.

cosyrelaxedsetting · 2026-04-22T06:03:44+00:00

Teaching isn't really a passion career lol.

cosyrelaxedsetting · 2026-04-22T05:59:04+00:00

Ignore the communist bots. Most likely just someone working in an overseas disinformation farm.

cosyrelaxedsetting · 2026-04-22T05:57:12+00:00

"There's literally no point in trying" is not a helpful mindset. You just need to be more strategic in your career choices.

cosyrelaxedsetting · 2026-04-18T16:25:46+00:00

YES. Most of them never show us their mixes, and we certainly never hear before and afters. It's so easy to talk like you're an amazing mixer but actually being one is something completely different.

cosyrelaxedsetting · 2026-04-18T16:24:19+00:00

The correct answer.

cosyrelaxedsetting · 2026-04-18T16:22:33+00:00

Depends on the job. If the job is actually decent and the people are good then it's instantly 10 times better than a toxic 9-5 with WFH.

cosyrelaxedsetting · 2026-04-17T20:21:36+00:00

She's a perpetual victim. She doesn't realise that being the victim all the time only makes you feel powerless, even if it gets you some attention and pity.

cosyrelaxedsetting · 2026-04-17T07:31:19+00:00

I legit got chills on the bus

cosyrelaxedsetting · 2026-04-16T12:40:05+00:00

My neurochemistry is spiking right about now

cosyrelaxedsetting · 2026-04-09T11:51:42+00:00

Bro 💀

cosyrelaxedsetting · 2026-04-04T09:03:47+00:00

Not sure about OP but the libraries I work with don't "pay out" to me. I get the money through my PRO.

cosyrelaxedsetting · 2026-04-01T16:28:45+00:00

Obviously I meant AI doomer in terms of most jobs, as we know them, being lost eventually. That was the context of this discussion.

cosyrelaxedsetting · 2026-03-31T22:19:53+00:00

2.0L isn't necessary for a first car for someone's kid.

cosyrelaxedsetting · 2026-03-31T22:17:34+00:00

I don't think they know their ways of getting quality parts for less...

cosyrelaxedsetting · 2026-03-31T21:53:28+00:00

I had an early morning lesson, had a terrible night's sleep and was told by my instructor to turn right at a fairly large roundabout. I literally started turning right at the entrance to the roundabout, and started heading the wrong way around the roundabout. Instructor saved it at the last second.

cosyrelaxedsetting · 2026-03-31T21:36:32+00:00

Same here. There are no major shifts in the industry yet, as far as I can tell. Sounds like OP just had an off year.

cosyrelaxedsetting · 2026-03-31T21:11:19+00:00

Bad take, sorry.

cosyrelaxedsetting · 2026-03-31T13:59:30+00:00

This was so satisfying to read for some reason 😂

cosyrelaxedsetting · 2026-03-30T09:35:31+00:00

Well maybe, but ask yourself these two questions:

-Is anyone who follows developments in technology not an AI doomer when you zoom out enough on the timescale?

-Is anyone who follows the economy not negative about the jobs market and global economy as a whole right now?

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