>It was perfect. I even met Robin in real life in Zurich, instead of virtually. We continued working via Upwork while locating in Zurich, as to not violate any

>It was perfect. I even met Robin in real life in Zurich, instead of virtually. We continued working via Upwork while locating in Zurich, as to not violate any Upwork terms. At this level of trust, you should establish a direct relationship with the client. However, even if Robin started PayPaling him directly, Robin could still file a charge back. Robin knows exactly what he did, he just doesn't care. But at least then you don't have 20% being skimmed off top. I found all my contractors ( aside from Fiver, but these are 100, 200$ gigs) via doing my own research. I've wasted at least a thousand on work that wasn't really good. But the stuff that is usable, is fantastic. Anyway, OP is still on Upwork, so why's he complaining. If I worked somewhere and then randomly asked me to give 4 months pay back, I'm out.