Re:Ask HN: Where are the good platforms for contract work?
by thr0wawayf00 on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @11:21AM
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Not only that, but their interview process is pretty insane. They wanted me to grind leetcode and do a week-long project and didn't give a lot of specifics about how much I could expect to make on the platform. Felt like a major time-suck without a lot of upside.
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Re:Ask HN: Where are the good platforms for contract work?
by distrill on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @12:42PM
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They asked me a few times throughout the process what my rate was and it was never hinted that it was high, but when I actually got through I was pinged immediately and frequently about being "open to feedback about my rate". I think they want to have US people on offer even if they don't expect to pay any of them what they're expecting.
Re:Ask HN: Where are the good platforms for contract work?
by akuji1993 on Monday September 19, 2022 @04:31AM
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It was a complete and utter waste of time to apply and go through the process. I didn't know any better when I just started as a freelancer. Would never do a process like this again.
Re:Ask HN: Where are the good platforms for contract work?
by gbro3n on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @03:10PM
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Agree, there's just easier ways to make good money than this. I think the upside of pure freelance is only having to deal with my own code, but it's still not worth the hoops these companies make you jump through.