Fraudulant and Mis-information in the job posting

[neetikaagarwal]

Today I have applied for a job posting. The client was offering $1000 in the original proposal, but now he is offering $200 only. This costed me 6 connects. What should I do?

[prestonhunter]

There is nothing you can do about that. Nothing actionable. No rule violation here.

[neetikaagarwal]

Thank you. But I think something should be done on ethical grounds here. At least, I should be able to get my connects back, as we are paying for them. 

[feed_my_eyes]

Clients often post budgets just as placeholders because they're not sure how much a project should cost, so it wasn't necessarily a malicious bait-and-switch situation (although that does happen, too). The fact is, Upwork isn't very good at figuring out the exact number of connects that should be required for a job - even when clients provide detailed information and don't change their budgets. However, I've bid on some high-paying, long-term jobs that only cost 1 or 2 connects when they ought to have cost 6, so I'm pretty sure that it all evens out in the end.

[tlbp]

Don't trust the number stated in the job posting. Look at the client's hiring history and evaluate what they pay on average. Look at their previous jobs. If a job post looks too good to be true, it probably is. 

[neetikaagarwal]

Thank you ! I'll keep that in mind.