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That was my reaction, the $12,500 debt should land on Robin’s account not the freelancer. Robin needs to make their own account whole, especially since it sound
by rubyfan 5y ago
That was my reaction, the $12,500 debt should land on Robin’s account not the freelancer. Robin needs to make their own account whole, especially since it sounds like there were other freelancers effected. The freelancer shouldn’t need to pay anything back.
These platforms claim to be “matchmaking services” so they can avoid this sort of issue. But if that’s really the case why do they handle billing at all? These platforms want to make sure they skim their profits from the top but when shit hits the fan they provide no protection for the freelancer.
- fundad 5y agoSince Robin never paid the original bills or he did and they were just refunded, can’t he pay directly?
- xtracto 5y agoExactly my thought... according to the article the freelancer and Robin know each other and are in good terms. If Robin realized he defrauded Upwork by mistake, he should just pay up. If he doesn't, then he is actually willingly defrauding upwork, who should throw the book at him.