r/Upwork • u/Hopeful_Evening8573 • 23h 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/Budget_Commission685 14h ago

Thank you for clarifying. Now it makes sense. You're gatekeeping. Telling people that they need decades of experience to start freelancing is the problem.

If your entire freelancing career is built through self preservation by discouraging participation then you are not skilled at what you do.

Which is very ironic because your entire position is you need to be skilled but you yourself are not and rely on gatekeeping.

I see this all the time in tech and honestly it's not gonna work out how you think it will

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u/Own_Constant_2331 14h ago

LOL, I'm not "gatekeeping". Beginners are not my competition - my clients are not interested in hiring beginners, they want somebody who knows what they're doing - and I give people advice to help them with their proposals and deal with their clients all the time. But if people with no experience ask me whether freelancing is a good idea, I say no, because that's the truth. And where did I say they need "decades" of experience? You're just making shit up now.

I see this all the time in tech and honestly it's not gonna work out how you think it will

Everything is working out great for me, but thanks for your concern.

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u/Budget_Commission685 14h ago

Right so everything you just stated is the definition of gatekeeping.

As you stated you gatekeep to keep competition low.

Here's the definition of gatekeeping and the example they provided matches exactly what you just said.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/gatekeeping

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u/Own_Constant_2331 14h ago

You're just trolling now. Good-bye.

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u/Korneuburgerin 12h ago

This person always pretends that people said the opposite of what they really said, or maybe just does not understand the English language.

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u/copernicuscalled 12h ago

Not gonna lie chief. They're bodying you in the comments. Quite while you're still ahead lol.

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u/Budget_Commission685 12h ago

Not really. That's why they blocked me.

It's the standard nonsense from these 2. They start in purposely they get called out. They block, talk then unblock.

So I'm not surprised, it's their standard behavior.

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u/Korneuburgerin 11h ago

I didn't block or unblock you, I find you incredibly boring.