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Jun. 22nd, 2024 06:05 am(To preface this, Freelancer is not an option either, because that site blocks anything preemptively that it had already taken down before, and does not let you communicate any further with anyone who took it up. I actually did try posting there despite that, and sure enough, it was taken down within minutes.)
Took my ROMhacking business to Guru yesterday. Even though one job offer I submitted to a specific freelancer, to disassemble Android games, did not pass a review, my regular job post actually did. That already implies that I will not receive a warning there and have to take things elsewhere still.
Things went smoothly at first, but then the site asked me for various forms of ID. Even that went well at first, but the fourth thing listed was proof of my name and address, no older than 60 days. I called Mom about that, but the closest thing we had was not dated, and I asked her to look around for something when she'd be home from work.
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The ice truck came again, and I got the Mystery Flavor this time, in a pink color-change cup that I actually saw change purple and then pink again. The dye was pink, and tasted something like strawberry.
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Upon picking me up, Mom expressed concerns that any site that asks for stuff like that could instead be trying to set up a bank account under my name or something similar, and urged me to call Marie or Drew on the matter. I did get a hold of both of them while calling Drew's number, and they actually said that while they couldn't tell one way or another while googling, it probably isn't anything to be concerned about. I suggested that it might simply be a way to identify any users who do anything unscrupulous, and they did not disagree.
I come down, and Mom asks if the site provides any examples of what it was asking for. I led her back up, tried to log in, but somehow did not receive this six-digit verification code that I had received twice in the morning. Great. Now I can't even get in touch with some people who applied, including two I had already replied to.
And on top of that, Mom asked me to look up its reviews, and focus on its bad ones. Sure enough, I did that when she left, but also compared those of Upwork, and for the most part, they were not much different.
So anyway, I send a complaint to the site, and receive an email with a phone number that I'm lucky to still have half an hour left to dial before customer service closes for the entire weekend; who knows if anyone who applied will still be interested by the time my problem is resolved?
From what I gather, though, once you finish submitting your forms of ID, then you have to give them your credit card details (something all sites ask for that handle money), type the amount they take from your bank account (under $10, and they do refund it), and then pay $4.95 as a review fee. (And yes, I will be sure to keep an eye on my bank statement if I go through with that. Also helps that the bank itself had already put my account on hold at least twice before, due to suspicious activity that I had to call to verify was my own.)
Mom also considers it a red flag that someone was so quick to answer me over the phone, a sign of desperation.
In any case, I also looked up how to check my phone's spam folder, and was able to verify that the number I kept asking for was not going there.
Took my ROMhacking business to Guru yesterday. Even though one job offer I submitted to a specific freelancer, to disassemble Android games, did not pass a review, my regular job post actually did. That already implies that I will not receive a warning there and have to take things elsewhere still.
Things went smoothly at first, but then the site asked me for various forms of ID. Even that went well at first, but the fourth thing listed was proof of my name and address, no older than 60 days. I called Mom about that, but the closest thing we had was not dated, and I asked her to look around for something when she'd be home from work.
-----
The ice truck came again, and I got the Mystery Flavor this time, in a pink color-change cup that I actually saw change purple and then pink again. The dye was pink, and tasted something like strawberry.
-----
Upon picking me up, Mom expressed concerns that any site that asks for stuff like that could instead be trying to set up a bank account under my name or something similar, and urged me to call Marie or Drew on the matter. I did get a hold of both of them while calling Drew's number, and they actually said that while they couldn't tell one way or another while googling, it probably isn't anything to be concerned about. I suggested that it might simply be a way to identify any users who do anything unscrupulous, and they did not disagree.
I come down, and Mom asks if the site provides any examples of what it was asking for. I led her back up, tried to log in, but somehow did not receive this six-digit verification code that I had received twice in the morning. Great. Now I can't even get in touch with some people who applied, including two I had already replied to.
And on top of that, Mom asked me to look up its reviews, and focus on its bad ones. Sure enough, I did that when she left, but also compared those of Upwork, and for the most part, they were not much different.
So anyway, I send a complaint to the site, and receive an email with a phone number that I'm lucky to still have half an hour left to dial before customer service closes for the entire weekend; who knows if anyone who applied will still be interested by the time my problem is resolved?
From what I gather, though, once you finish submitting your forms of ID, then you have to give them your credit card details (something all sites ask for that handle money), type the amount they take from your bank account (under $10, and they do refund it), and then pay $4.95 as a review fee. (And yes, I will be sure to keep an eye on my bank statement if I go through with that. Also helps that the bank itself had already put my account on hold at least twice before, due to suspicious activity that I had to call to verify was my own.)
Mom also considers it a red flag that someone was so quick to answer me over the phone, a sign of desperation.
In any case, I also looked up how to check my phone's spam folder, and was able to verify that the number I kept asking for was not going there.