I just got laid off from my WFH tech job after a decade, and the thought of going through the traditional job hunt feels impossible right now. I'm looking at freelancing on Upwork as a way to earn income, but I'm trying to figure out how to get a handle on the platform and decide if it's even a good fit for me before I jump in. What's the best way to learn about Upwork?

Can you help me to get 11 likes for DM?

I am working for a client in infosys and the project is in initial stage and the go live is somewhere in January.

Now the thing is this project has lot of toxic people from client team and they play blame games on daily basis.

I am working as a team lead here and want to get deallocated from this project.

Please help me with right approach and save my soul.

Hi All,
I am joining EY GDS next month. I have heard a lot about hectic work hours in EY and no work life balance. Is it true? If yes, how many hrs working should we expect in a day to be mentally prepared.

Favorite VC fund for tech startups? Any that you've heard terrible things about/that I should avoid like the plague and which ones am I more likely to have interested in me? Fintech product, with a social aspect to it.

NJ Personal Income tax question:
My wife and I file a joint return. We were part time residents in 2020z unfortunately, we both filed our joint tax return. My wife sent via paper and I sent electronically. Any idea what happens now? Can't get ahold of anyone.
To make matters worse - NJ doesn't have a paper part time resident return - so you file a resident and non resident separately. Ours net to a refund but the resident one shows a large amount due and the non resident shows a large cont...

Is McK Digital less brutal in terms of hours but the same level of prestige as general McK?

Hi all I have 7 years of experience in Banking operations Internal audit and internal control, risk and control framework, Thematic review. AML/KYC aspects review, transaction monitoring, compliance reviews, CDD and STR reporting. Please refer me eagerly looking for a change. Preferable location hennai and Bengaluru.

Is having a pet in the city too much of a hassle? Thinking of getting a pure bred Husky

Just got reminded how I once bought my own external monitor and brought it to the office as an EY tax staff almost a decade ago. Can I hear other people's stories of their firm being laughingly cheap.

My total experience is 6.5 years and my current ctc is 10.6 Lakh and i work in servicenow domain. I have got h1b but stamping is in october. Should I wait until then or is it better to switch. Please provide your valuable suggestions.

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Hi everyone! Happy to join this bowl. I rep for a production/post house and also rep directors. nice to e meet you!

I buy things I don’t need and don’t know how to fix it. I always blamed it on “drunk buying” but I’ve been sober for 355 days and it persists. I know I buy things in an effort to fill a void and try to feel something so I buy “things” but it doesn’t help and I know it. Any thoughts or suggestions?

Hello IBMers,
IBM has offered me X amount ctc and i accepted it on portal....now got to know that market valuation for 10.3 yoe is greater than offered ctc....can i ask HR to increase the ctc and change the band...will they consider it?...not holding any counter offer as of now

I have a experience of 1.5 years as site engineer. I would like to go into designing and learn softwares according to it. I would like someone to tell me what is the experience needed, softwares to be learnt and where shall i learn them to be placed in US or UK companies?

Anyone start a new relationship before business school started? How did it work out?

How are the projects related to .Net,.NetCore and .Net azure in IBM ? Can we easily get after joining IBM ?

How much do overnight security/night auditor at hotels make in Atlanta?

What should a mid-level writer with a strong book be asking for in NYC?

Anyone have experience with cold emailing CDs looking for freelance? My network hasn’t been coming through lately. Is it an annoyance, or could it be worthwhile?

Recently started freelancing and working from home and realized that I really need a quality office chair cause my current one is killing my back. Any suggestions below $500 if possible?

Question: what’s best practice for LinkedIn? Listing all the agencies you’ve freelanced at in your description, or having each stint in your job history?

Does anyone here freelance (in design or deckmaking) on top of their full time position? How does that work?

RE: Day rates and exempt status. Any problems working way over 40 hours in media especially? It’s been about 7 years since I last freelanced but was able to claim overtime then. (cont’d)

Anyone looking for short term freelance support the next 2 weeks, my schedule opened up. Background; new business pitches, data driven strategy, research and analytics. Unlike most analysts, I work well with creatives :)

Are there any freelance social strat directors willing to share their project rates for things? First time putting together a freelance scope

Have any American Producers ever successfully been able to freelance abroad (London or Amsterdam)? Any advice?

Is charging $1 per word reasonable for someone w/10 years of copywriting experience?

On the verge of turning an hourly client into a retainer. Any tips?

Any New Yorkers have the magical code to get a real person on the phone at the unemployment office in Albany on the teleservice line?

Is LA the worst right now or am I just the worst?

Advice on choosing healthcare as a freelancer? Very new to this world and overwhelmed trying to find the right option. I’m 29, relatively healthy, single and no kids.

Clauses to add to my next freelance contract when working on a day rate??

I may need a freelance senior (ish) AD to partner with for the month of January, in house at a start up. Post your books!

Are y’all worried about the availability of work with the projected upcoming recession?

I was laid off, and I am now trying to pick up freelance while also on unemployment. Last week I made roughly double my UE benefits from a freelance job.

Does anyone know if this will disqualify me from future UE benefits, even though it was a temporary, one-time job?

My accounting edge finance is not compatible with the new Mac OS. I do not need the $15/month subscription they offering as an upgrade since I’m a lone freelancer. I’ve always kept my own books and did my own taxes. Anyone else out there with a basic bookkeeping program recommendation for Mac would be appreciated.