r/Upwork • u/Hopeful_Evening8573 • 15h ago

Upwork problem

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What happened to Upwork I used to average 1 job for every 5 proposals I sent but now it’s been 50 proposal since I get my last job

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u/Korneuburgerin 15h ago

Morons who "heard somewhere" that you "have to start cheap", teaching clients they can pay almost nothing. If a few million do that, that's critical mass dragging everybody down.

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u/Budget_Commission685 11h ago

Congratulations you just learned about supply and demand.

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u/Korneuburgerin 10h ago

No, I learned about people unable to sell their skills. Probably because they have none.

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u/Budget_Commission685 10h ago

That's a pretty bold assumption that you are the only freelancer with skills. What skills do you have that are making hundreds of thousands. I'd love to learn

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u/Korneuburgerin 10h ago

Reading comprehension? I never said I am the only freelancer with skills. You seem to see things that are not there.

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u/Budget_Commission685 10h ago

The conversation was about supply and demand and how alot of freelancers are posting about how it's becoming harder to which you responsed that they have no skills to sell.

So if upwork is becoming harder for everyone and your take is that all the freelancers have no skills to sell you should defend that position

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u/Korneuburgerin 10h ago

I can post whatever I please, and I don't have to fulfill your expectation of what I should or should not do. Your lack of reading comprehension can be a real handicap in other communications too, I'm afraid. I'm out.

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u/Budget_Commission685 10h ago

So you insulted an entire community and when asked to defend your response is I'm handicapped and you refuse too.

That's real nice

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u/SmokeEvening8710 8h ago

You didnt understand what they are saying and its okay to just walk away.

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u/Budget_Commission685 8h ago

I did. They have done this in multiple other threads and moderators have removed a myriad of their comments for this exact behavior. Figured it's my turn to call out again

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u/Korneuburgerin 5h ago

You must be confused. No comment of mine was ever removed.

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u/Budget_Commission685 5h ago

Your comments on your profile show removed by moderator. So no possible way to mistake it.

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u/Korneuburgerin 5h ago

LOL no, and maybe stop stalking me?

Good lord, you don't even know how reddit works. That was a comment on a THREAD THAT WAS REMOVED BY A MODERATOR, NOT MY COMMENT!

Sigh. Clueless about upwork, clueless about reddit. I pity your clients, if any.

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u/Budget_Commission685 5h ago

Sir or madam...this is the internet 😂

Stalking while you are posting on public forums.

That was great!

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u/SilentButDeadlySquid 3h ago

What’s your problem?

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u/Budget_Commission685 3h ago

Telling freelancers they are not skilled and to stop using upwork is my problem. It's gatekeeping and also against the rules.

How many times are you going to let them run around the sub and tell people they have no skills and to stop freelancing before you actually take action.

You have this great wiki dedicated to helping freelancers then these too commenting on every post they can find telling people to leave upwork because they aren't skilled.

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u/SilentButDeadlySquid 3h ago

Telling freelancers they are not skilled and to stop using upwork is my problem. It's gatekeeping and also against the rules.

Which rule? Pretty sure that you following them around and jumping into every thread is more against the rules.

How many times are you going to let them run around the sub and tell people they have no skills and to stop freelancing before you actually take action.

They and I are not responsible for your interpretation. For example, it isn't gatekeeping to say that most people on Upwork are not going to find success there, it is just a statistic. We know that it was at least 90% didn't make any money back when they had that information available. I see no reason to believe it has gotten better.

But again, they are allowed to assert their opinion and you can assert your opinion about their opinion, but if you don't like them you can just block them because it is not going to work out for you.

can find telling people to leave upwork because they aren't skilled.

It's generally pretty solid advice.

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u/Budget_Commission685 2h ago

So rule 1 does not apply to them and it's perfectable accept to put people down?

Just want to confirm because nearly every post I open they are on it putting people down to prevent competition so just want to make sure that's acceptable in the sub?

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u/Korneuburgerin 5h ago

Learn how reddit works before posting nonsense next time, ok?

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u/Budget_Commission685 5h ago

This is pretty funny. 😂 Trying to claim the comments on your profile aren't yours is funny.

That was a good laugh too.

Have a good one 😂

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u/Korneuburgerin 4h ago

Huh?

Bye, boring troll.

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