Upwork is a joke of a website

Fergus M · Sep 1, 2015 03:49:02 AM

I'd just borrow the cat's spray...

If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.― George Orwell

Geoff F · Sep 1, 2015 03:41:55 PM

I've been sprayed by a cat. It didn't get rid of the fleas and it smelt vile. I wouldn't recommend it.

Ronald T · Sep 9, 2015 01:04:37 PM

There is no "treasure" at the end of this rainbow.... Fool's gold maybe!

Ron aka LanWanMan

Marcio L · Sep 1, 2015 05:28:01 AM

I agree, at Elance the fee was %8,75, here is 10%, at Elance the job was finished, the client released the funds and in a few hours you could send it to paypal or bank account, i received a payment yesterday and i only will be able to withdraw september 6? That´s a joke,an entire WEEK?I feel sorry for Elance became such this.

Pedro V · Sep 1, 2015 12:56:16 PM

Well as if it wasn't enough that the platform works poorly, now it won't even get proposals sent.
http://prntscr.com/8bi1wa

**edited for Community Guidelines**

Why do they want to rush a merge to a platform that is a nest of never ending problems?

I'm really angry at this. Like more connects will get me the jobs I've tried to get. Its not like I've wasted hours composing proposals just to see them going to who knows where.

Was I the only one getting this?

Cathleen C · Sep 1, 2015 01:24:38 PM

"Was I the only one getting this?"

No, check around the forums. Both freelancers AND clients are having issues.

They already had clients and freelancers from odesk. What I can't figure out is why didn't they iron out all of these kinks with the new platform BEFORE even mentioning over on Elance and trying to merge? This is just such an unprofessional way to roll out a new platform. :-(

Carlton D · Sep 8, 2015 10:28:11 AM

It’s beyond a JOKE now, with these log-in errors, profile mix-ups and probable security breaches. Earning here seems a potentially serious risk now, and worse still to be ‘paying for work’ on a set-up with such alarming holes.

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CROM, MAKE ME STRONGER!

Pedro V · Sep 12, 2015 04:49:14 PM

I'm actually very concerned for the security side of the platform. If the front-end is like this, I can only imagine (and have night-terrors doing so), what happens on the backend.

Sadly, its a step back from what every freelancing platform should be these days: user friendly and easy to work with.

Bryon A · May 26, 2020 10:25:49 PM

**bleep** Upwork. It's time to stand up. Why do you need these greedy **bleep**s? Go. Get. Work! They are ripping you off.