[RaitoBezarius]

Glad you asked it.

Upwork is a race to the bottom, the cheapest developer gets the project, at the cost... of the quality and experience.

Gigster is more realistic, I don't know how much I can talk about this.

We are working with a team of fellow Gigsters, and we work together to estimate fairly the project. We are obviously against the race to the bottom, and we desire cool or interesting projects.

Fairly means: Developer is happy with the quote, the timeline / timeframe and the scope. Product Manager is ready to help his team to achieve this project with a happy customer and a happy team.

Of course, we do have problems sometimes. But Gigster happiness, that means: Product Managers, Developers and Designers is crucial and I feel it personally.

Finally, I will say it bluntly: I am a developer, and I am not paid 40 $ / hour to produce a stupid idea which will change the world.

If you want more information, I think that a Gigster employee can explain more about his experience.

(sorry for the unstructured explanation!)

[themodelplumber]

> Finally, I will say it bluntly: I am a developer, and I am not paid 40 $ / hour to produce a stupid idea which will change the world.

I don't understand, could you re-phrase? Also, do you see your current hourly as sending a high, middle, or low end signal to clients?

[RaitoBezarius]

> I don't understand, could you re-phrase?

I feel like that the guys which handles the project in Upwork are not real developers. I said: "I am a developer", because I work on fascinating problem, I practice problem solving everyday, we do not do "web scale" (TM) indeed ; but I find pleasure in my work, compared to what Upwork offered me.

> Also, do you see your current hourly as sending a high, middle, or low end signal to clients?

It is rare that developers have direct contact with clients, so I am not exactly sure about what clients feels about our hourly rate. A Product Manager might be more insightful about this question.