Oct 11, 2019 10:31:27 AM by Kathy S
Oct 11, 2019 10:34:30 AM by Jonathan H
Upwork is not forcing anyone to bid on these jobs - whilst people agree to them clients will continue to post them!
Just flag them as "unrealistic expectations/budget to low" and move on.
Though i admit the amount of these jobs in the feed is rather annoying.
Oct 11, 2019 10:40:07 AM by Preston H
Kathy: this is freelancing on a global platform. Minimum wage laws do not apply here.
Oct 11, 2019 10:43:40 AM by Preston H
Have your seen some of the writing done by some freelancers here? Not every freelancer is as skilled as you are. The rates you mentioned are generous relative to the skill level of some freelancers. The market is stratified. You may ignore job postings intended for people outside of your niche.
Oct 11, 2019 02:01:03 PM by Tiffany S
There's nothing embarrassing about seeing a bad job posting and deciding not to respond to it. That's the beauty of being a freelancer--you have 100% control of which clients you choose to interact with and what your minimum requirements are.
You are also, of course, not covered by minimum wage laws, since you are self-employed.
Oct 11, 2019 02:03:29 PM by Kathy S
Oct 11, 2019 02:07:01 PM by Jennifer M
Good thing I get to decide on my rates and I don't have to care what everyone else does. I'm also glad that I don't get embarrassed over these things or I'd be a depressed angry person on Upwork.
Oct 11, 2019 02:18:29 PM by Kathy S
Oct 11, 2019 02:12:54 PM by Tiffany S
Kathy S wrote:
It is the concept of minimum wage laws and what they stand for I am referring to.
But, they're designed to protect employees, not business people. I don't want anyone (the government or Upwork) telling me how much I'm allowed to charge or accept for my services.
Oct 11, 2019 07:40:10 PM by Petra R
Kathy S wrote:
It is the concept of minimum wage laws and what they stand for I am referring to.
As we're not employees they stand for absolutely nothing.
Kathy S wrote:
I did not realize it was global.
You say this as if it's a bad thing
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