room invitation without permission

[maidesk]

hi

What do you think about this behaviour:

During the interview and after sharing in detail the job  the freelancer has invited a developer in the room without my permission, in addition  i have found that this one is not  an  upwork developer.

thank you

[kimm90]

As an Upwork designer I would be rather disappointed if I was put together with a unknown developer on a project BEFORE hired to one, and if it is in the plan it should be discussed with the freelancer on the job as a sign of respect.
I wouldn’t leave my job for it but I would definitely wonder what use a secondary person would have to the task agreed upon.

[BojanS]

Hi Bouarfa,

Sorry to hear about this. I see that you've already communicated with one of our chat agents and they are assisting you with changing the freelancer's role/permissions in the Message room. They'll keep you updated via the ticket.

[edvinbass]

Hi Bojan,

I have the situation in the room which I'm admin of. The client offered me a job that another freelancer already did but the client is obviously not happy with it. After I sent a few samples of my work he added that other freelancer to the room without my permission or without asking me anything. Isn't that weird? I keep my messages private, I thought it's between me and my client.

Any suggestions on what should I do?

Thank you.

[AndreaG]

Hi Edvin,

Thanks for sharing your experience and concern. Currently, by design, the owner or an admin of a room can add team members to it. Feel free to discuss with your client, if you have any objections to them including team members. I'll also share your post with our product team.