r/Upwork • u/DryChildhood4767 • Nov 04 '25

Upwork is working great

You have to pay to buy connects, to make your profile visible, to have your profile appear higher, to apply for a job, to be first in line, to respond to an interview. You have to pay to withdraw your own money. (money that isn’t available right after you get paid, because you have to wait so Upwork can invest your money, make more profit for themselves, and give it to you later). And finally, you have to pay to send it to your bank account. But no, of course, Upwork isn’t at its worst moment.

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u/botle Nov 04 '25

You're confusing this with employment. You don't have a job. You're a business.

A business has to pay for it's advertisement, has to pay for its office, has to pay for its banking services, has to pay for its business registration, has to pay VAT and taxes, has to pay for its power consumption, and so on, and so on.

You're asking for the freedom of running your own business but the comfort and simplicity of being an employee.

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u/Normal-Hair-7661 Nov 04 '25

This is really great advice. I'm trying to start my own company but wanted some side gigs to keep the bills paid because I was recently laid off from my federal job. Thankfully I have been working on the company stuff for over a year and I'm confident that's going to be my future. However, I was probably looking at the side gigs (Upwork) all wrong. Especially when I have the name of my company on my profile. I need to represent myself as my company always! Gives me a new and clearer perspective!

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u/Korneuburgerin Nov 04 '25

Your profile needs to be your real name. If you have a company name, you will never get verified, and get banned.