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Burcea

• November 27, 2019 08:15

Yesterday once more i saw a very weird thing. There was a client who posted a project for a virtual assistant. I applied and then, because the client had two more projects, out of which one was also saying "virtual assistant", I saw that it started with "Hello, Jane Doe, I would like to hire you for my Virtual assistant role". So from what I understand that person had already chosen a freelancer to work with!?? Then why was the offer still opened for proposals, and why did she made the choice under the format of a project?? Basically I wasted my proposal on that!! And the project is still opened. I consider this should not happend. Why didn't the client close the project and stop people from spending their proposals? And more than that, the person she was looking for wasn't even in the list of freelancers that applied. So that means she already knew who she wanted to work with!

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  YannisS

  • November 28, 2019 16:54
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  Hi Burcea,

  Thank you for your feedback!

  I presume that the buyer might have forgotten to remove this name (Jane Doe) after pasting the text into the project form. However, it shouldn't have slipped our attention. I have already reported this project to our moderation team. They will also check the rest of this user's projects.

  On another note, I saw that on the proposal you sent to this project, you suggested you communicated with the buyer over Skype. Please note that this is against our Terms (paragraph 3.1) and it may result in deactivating your account. Please note that all direct communication between a buyer and a freelancer must go via the WorkStream in order to keep both parties protected in case of a dispute.

  All the best,
  Yannis Sliman
  Product Manager @ PeoplePerHour

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  Burcea

  • November 28, 2019 18:13

  Hi Yannis, I thought she referred talking through Skype about the project, so to get more details. Not to work outside PPH. Why would I attract attention over that project if I wanted to go around PPH :). I mean I'm not that stupid to believe our conversations are not moderated by someone from your team. But thanks for letting me know.

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  YannisS

  • November 29, 2019 07:34

  Hi Burcea,

  As you are a new member of our community (we are happy to have you with us!), this is important for you to know. If a buyer asks you to communicate outside PeoplePerHour, in case of a dispute with the buyer, we will not have access to your communication in order to understand what has been discussed and agreed. Hence, it will be difficult for us to assist you on such a case. This is merely for your protection, both freelancer's and buyer's.

  If you need any further information/help, please do not hesitate to contact us again.

  Enjoy!
  Yannis

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