No applicants for the job?

[Vikas S]

Odesk has started showing even those projects on the contractor's public profile, for which 100% refund has been made, which inturn has affected the overall ratings in a big way..Is it a bug or a new update?

[Dianne M]

Its weird, my ratings are not affected but yes, I see the refunded contracts. Even the contract in which the client changed his mind a few hours after hiring (so he asked that I refund the upfront) is showing on my profile. I'm currently chatting with support now. Seems they don't know what it is either.

[Vikas S]

The saddest part is that it is showing those projects on the upfront payment taken(which was refunded later)as the complete worth of the project, which can mislead and tarnish reputation, for ex - if for a project worth $100, one took $10 as an upfront payment, it is showing that project as a $10 value project, which can create a doubt in the employers mind about the price structure of the contractor.

[Mellonie G]

Hi Vikas, The issue is being looked into by the Technical Team and should be resolved soon.

[Reynaldo M]

So is the standard reply for all the issues that have popping left, right, top, bottom and in between. One question that I don't think still having a reply is " Why on Earth is oDesk implementing all these "New Features" without testing them thoroughly before being implemented?".

[Margaret P]

[quote=Reynaldo M.] Why on Earth is oDesk implementing all these "New Features" without testing them thoroughly before being implemented?.[/quote] I have been wondering this myself. Apparently they have no QA Testing team in place. They just toss any old crap into production.

[Reynaldo M]

[quote=Margaret P.] QA Testing team in place. [/quote] Umm Maybe applicants for the job can't bid below $1 per hour?? or Fix priced???

[Vikas S]

Let's see how long does this "soon" takes as it is more than 36 hours before that was messed up...

[Reynaldo M]

"Soon" is relative. "Soon" for you and me can be an Hour to a Day, but to others it might take Forever.

[Stephen B]

and the quality of the fix is relative. they will likely fix part of it so it's fine for some people but not others - then walk away to start clearing up the next mad robot project