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Emilie C Community Member

Contract and payment

Hi, I started yesterday so I'm new. I've already done a work for a client. Have 3 questions:

1) I didn't receive any contract

2) I haven't been paid

3) Is it normal to be paid in cryptomoney?

Thank you very much in advance for your help

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Sushant's avatar
Sushant B Community Member


Emilie C wrote:

I contacted them via whatsapp so that was wrong?

Yes.

 


Emilie C wrote:

Am I risking anything for that? (I've already done the job for them)

Yes. Your Upwork account.

 

What's done now is done. From now onwards, make sure to not communicate with prospective clients outside of Upwork unless there's a contract in place. Also, be sure to not accept payment outside of Upwork in any form.

 

Anyways, why did you work for the client if there was no contract in place? Unfortunately, you will not get paid now.

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Marc's avatar
Marc C Community Member

No, no. It is not normal for a legitimate client. It is normal for scammers.

 

Don't start working until you have a contract and a milestone funded on escrow or an hourly contract with a verified payment method.

 

Don't contact prospective clients outside Upwork either. keep the communication inside Upwork until you get the contract, then you can use any channel of your convenience.

 

In general, read the ToS (https://www.upwork.com/legal). It will help you detect scammers and stay safe.

Emilie's avatar
Emilie C Community Member

Thank you very much for your prompt reply.

I contacted them via whatsapp so that was wrong?

Am I risking anything for that? (I've already done the job for them)

Thank you very much for the link also.

Sushant's avatar
Sushant B Community Member


Emilie C wrote:

I contacted them via whatsapp so that was wrong?

Yes.

 


Emilie C wrote:

Am I risking anything for that? (I've already done the job for them)

Yes. Your Upwork account.

 

What's done now is done. From now onwards, make sure to not communicate with prospective clients outside of Upwork unless there's a contract in place. Also, be sure to not accept payment outside of Upwork in any form.

 

Anyways, why did you work for the client if there was no contract in place? Unfortunately, you will not get paid now.

Emilie's avatar
Emilie C Community Member

I  worked because I received a message inviting me to contact them directly via whatsapp, I thought it was a normal process, what naive am I...

I think this will be a lesson for next times...

thank you all for your support.

 

 

Martina's avatar
Martina P Community Member

If there is a next time. 

My advice: next time you see a swimming pool, check first for water before you jump. 

Peter's avatar
Peter G Community Member

Or when you buy a carton of milk, take it to a chemist and have it analyzed to make sure it hasn't been posioned while sitting on the shelf in the store.

Emilie's avatar
Emilie C Community Member

Yes of course please spare me your rotten jokes. I am here to find help not to be belittled

Martina's avatar
Martina P Community Member

Before you insult more people, maybe check who the reply was for, ok? It could save you a lot of headache.

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Peter G Community Member

Thank you.

Peter's avatar
Peter G Community Member

That wasn't a joke, nor was I belittling you.

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Emilie C Community Member

Ahah do you think it is funny?

Martina's avatar
Martina P Community Member

Do you think it was supposed to be funny?

Teuns's avatar
Teuns R Community Member

I flag them as a sport, probably flagged about 50 with contact info

Robert's avatar
Robert Y Community Member

Let's try and make scam-flagging an Olympic sport.

Peter's avatar
Peter G Community Member

And/or make Upwork compensate us for getting Carpal Tunnel.

Martina's avatar
Martina P Community Member

Darn, do you try to get suspended? You are doing a real good job if that's your goal. 

Oh dear. 

Joana's avatar
Joana P Community Member

GOOD day

Don't contact prospective clients outside Upwork either. keep the communication inside Upwork until you get the contract, then you can use any channel of your convenience.

 

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Emilie C Community Member

Got it, thank you very much Joana

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Preston H Community Member

re; "Is it normal to be paid in cryptomoney?"

 

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Peter's avatar
Peter G Community Member

In some places, it's normal to be proposed though.