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by imglorp 3071 days ago
Lobsters has a nice little rant on upwork's humiliating experience.

https://lobste.rs/s/e0uh2y/we_re_hiring_developer_work_on#c_...
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GordonS 3070 days ago
> For hourly contracts they take random snapshots of your desktop in 10 minutes intervals and they measure your mouse movements and key presses to show your activity

I thought you might have been exaggerating, but that truly is utterly absurd! I just can't believe people actually work under such conditions!

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Cyph0n 3071 days ago
I've used Upwork as a freelancer. The last part is false: they never charge transfer fees (at least in the US), and you typically receive funds in 1-2 weeks.
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