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Comment by dangero | Hacker News Reader

Isn’t it against your contract with upwork to move off the platform with a client?

Upwork makes you jump through code challenge hoops and competes you against people in countries where $1/hr is kingly. Doesn't exactly engender loyalty.

Wait, Upwork gives you a preemptive code challenge just for you to promote your business (since self-employment is a business)?

Ewwwwwwwwww!

From another perspective, upwork gives people in low-incinr countries a chance to work for companies in high-income countries without winning a lottery and leaving their families behind.

Therefore upwork directly improves equality of opportunity in the world.

It's more expensive to live in a society with rule of law and basic services. But that doesn't mean we should encourage the alternative.

I can only hope the transfer of wealth accomplishes some greater flourishing of human rights across the world as well.

Upwork terms of service require you to funnel funds through them for 2 years, then you are free to move elsewhere. Upwork also allows for early leaving if you pay a fee of $3500 or some other number based on crazy calculations.

https://www.upwork.com/legal#noncircumvention

1) who cares? And,

2) what could they possibly go about it?

Ban you from the platform, which is what they do often. According to them, they own the relationship between you and your client.

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