What r/Upwork is talking about this week

Hi there, I have been worked on Upwork for years and completed 54 jobs with more than 1,500 hours. I haven't been active on the platform for about 5 years. Now I'm planning to return as a...

This is the THIRD time this happens to me. Scammer clients send you an invite to a private Github repo to analyze the project. (usually blockchain/crypto projects, so they can drain your web3...

People are boosting $100 these days for work in UpWork! It’s ridiculous! I remember boosting getting to like $20-$30 on the high end but to spend $120+ to send a single proposal?! This isn’t the...

Yesterday, for first time since Mar 2025, I've had a day where I worked full time (laid off from a fulltime position with a client of 3 years). Between then, apart from 3 month where I had no...

Check out this screenshot. Upwork HATES it when we complain about our proposals not getting viewed. So instead of fixing it in any kind of meaningful way, they are making it so that a client...

|Metric|Q2 2026|Q3 2026|Change| |:-|:-|:-|:-| |Active clients|763,000|717,000|−46,000 / −6.0%| |Gross services volume|$966.4 million|$914.1 million|−$52.4 million / −5.4%| |Revenue|$191.7...

'We miss you! Even though it’s been a while, it’s not too late to discover work that feels custom fit to you. Followed by a list of jobs that I would never apply for, and aren't any sort of match...

My first scan of this file missed the loader, so I'm posting the details in case the same setup reaches someone else. The invite was a WordPress rescue. Six pages, one contact form, an Elementor...

The Biggest Problem with Upwork Is the Mass-Bidding Agency Model Every day, we see people on this forum complaining about different problems with Upwork. And yes, the platform has plenty of...

I’m unemployed, so money is obviously tight, and I want to make sure it’s worth it.