r/buhaydigital • u/No_Technician6998 • Oct 21 '24
Client is too good to be true! Freelancers
Got hired to be an independent contractor for a very very young start up in the US.
My clients are 2 young tech guys trying to make it big into AI. Their product is sooo good investors are lining up at their doorstep. They started making in big a few weeks after I started with them.
Grabe, sobrang bait at galante nila.
Once a week lang kami nag z-zoom, I work on flexible time. I am getting paid $8/hr for 40hrs a week pero yung totoong workload ko is less than 10 hours sa isang linggo.
May isang time, sabi ni Client A "I need you to test an app in a couple of phones" pinadalhan nya ako ng Google Pixel 9, and iPhone 14! (May ibang unit pa and tablets not worth mentioning 😂)Brand new lahat. Yung ending I have about a dozen of new phones na low to midrange to test out the apps.
Next, they wanted to employ me directly. Not as an independent contractor anymore.
They will pay me $16/hr full time Annual HMO Flexible time They will also send me company merch, company trips, etc.
And the sweetest part? Official onboarding ko with them, they are giving me Apple products as a "sweet" signing bonus 😭
Macbook Air 13 16/512gb Airpods 4 Apple Watch Series 10
Na kumpleto na dream ecosystem ko because of them. 🫶😭✨
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u/BryanStarr18 Oct 21 '24
NA-KA-KA-INGITTTTTTTTT
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u/No_Technician6998 Oct 21 '24
For the first time in my life! My career sugar daddy pala emz hahaha
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u/pieceofpineapple Oct 21 '24
What is your job basically OP? And how did you get hired? Was the interview hard?
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u/Neither_Good3303 Oct 21 '24
Congrats, OP!! You deserve it. May this be a lesson din sana for everyone not to settle sa mga lowballer. Because you see here, may clients talaga na generous and di kayo gigipitin. Know your worth and dont settle for less talaga.
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u/No_Technician6998 Oct 21 '24
Super UP for this! Guys, now ko lang na discover yung totoong sahuran sa US 😭 super daming tao willing to pay there. Yung tricky part lang is where to find them 🥲 basta know that they exist!
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u/Corrupt_DLC_4590 Oct 21 '24
Wag mo sayangin chance mo OP. Goodluck
Edit: I mean wag mo sirain tiwala nila, amd goodluck sa iyo at sa work mo.
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u/KusuoSaikiii Oct 21 '24
Pinoy lang talaga ang lowballers eh, filipino companies, filipino agencies, basta pinoy kurakot😭
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u/mixedpuffcorns Oct 21 '24
Yes please! Andami nadin kasi nasanay sa $3-$4 per hr. Guys!!!! Know your worth
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u/aibiicd Oct 21 '24
holy fuck ang sarap
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u/No_Technician6998 Oct 21 '24
Bumigay nga tuhod ko hahahaha 😭 suntok sa buwan ko na yung 16gb na ram. Bawasan ko nalang kung medyo di bet ni client, tas ending may watch pa ko at airpods and bigger storage 😂
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u/pppfffftttttzzzzzz Oct 21 '24
Isang kababayan nanaman ang makakaahon na sa hirap, congrats! Maagang pamasko yan ah hahhaha!
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u/rainvee Oct 21 '24
Eto legit na sana all 😭 congrats OP! Nakakatuwa na there are clients like that na nageexist, ambait grabe
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u/No_Technician6998 Oct 21 '24
Di siguro ako naka hinga habang ka text ko si client. Hinihintay ko nalang sabihin nya saken na "it's a prank!" Pero WALAAAAA 😭
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u/magicmazed Oct 21 '24
HAHAHA feel ko to 😭😭 tapos para kang nanlalamig na natatae na ewan sa tuwa at excitement pero kinakabahan din kasi baka issa prank lang talaga 😩
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u/No_Technician6998 Oct 21 '24
Dagdag ko nalang mga bhie 😭 pasensya na dito ako nag kalat sa reddit nahihiya kasi ako mag post sa FB 😂 baka masabing mayabang charet haha
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u/Ok-Tackle125 Oct 21 '24
Nako OP be careful lang kasi ang daming posts dito sa reddit na inii-screenshot nila and pinipost sa FB. Kahit pa na nakalagay na don’t post on other sites.
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u/sashiimich Oct 21 '24
Yeah +++ on this. Mabilis kumalat balita dito— towards other socmed platforms 😅
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u/Fei_Liu Oct 21 '24
Nakakatuwa naman basahin. Hahaha this must be living a dream. Anw, NEVER EVER POST TO FB OR TELL YOUR FRIENDS/RELATIVES. Keep it private amap para safe.
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u/HabitUpper5316 Oct 21 '24
Oo wag sa FB 💀 Pustahan your phone will blow up puno ng mangungutang at mga kamag-anak na biglang FEELING CLOSE bwahaha 🤣
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u/Nyxxoo Oct 21 '24
"is that too much?" "Nah, that's too little" AMP- WHEEEENN
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u/No_Technician6998 Oct 21 '24
Nahimatay ako dito beshy 😭 never in my life nag expect ako na yan ireply saken hahaha
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u/SachiFaker Oct 21 '24
Naalala ko yung sinabi saken ng tito ko tungkol sa mga boss nya na sobrang bait at maalam makiramdam sa mga staff nya "yan ang mga boss na willing ako mag-ot kahit walang bayad".
Sana OP magtuloy tuloy ang magandang relationship nyo ng client mo.
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u/No_Technician6998 Oct 21 '24
Ay totoo! Kahit sunday pa to papasukan ko. 😂 basta need nya ako i will drop everything! Pero never pa nangyare. Sobrang chill nya. Ahahah
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u/redmonk3y2020 Oct 21 '24
Congrats! Like some of us have been saying, the right clients are always willing to pay the right price.
Start ups that do well are usually very generous lalo na if maaga ka nagsimula sa kanila.
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u/No_Technician6998 Oct 21 '24
And I am their employee number 1 😭😂 my clients are a two man team. They built their software from scratch, and ngayon lang nag start mag accelerate haha
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u/redmonk3y2020 Oct 21 '24
That's great. Alagaan mo lang talaga. If everything goes well, jackpot ka nyan. 🤗
My wife had a similar client before, she was also the first nila sometime in 2011, they gave her shares pa and after a series of funding they got out of start up status but eventually got an offer they can't refuse around 2017. They sold the app/company tapos na buyout lahat pati ang orig client ni wife. They also liquidated her shares and we got enough out of it to be able to buy a car and downpayment for a house dahil lang doon sa maliit na shares na binigay nila.
Ako naman, an AU client nung 2016 ganun din, solo siya tapos gusto niya magexpand or increase ng activities sa website niya. Ako ang first contractor niya and he eventually sold it in 2018, binigyan niya rin ako ng share ng sale tapos pinasa niya pa ako sa new owners. 😂 Until now client ko pa din sila... 8 years na mahigit and I get to meet them pa sa yearly overseas trips namin.
Anyway, ayun lang wag mong balewalain mga ganyang client. Goodluck!
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u/CoolJohnie Oct 21 '24
Wow, congrats! What an incredible opportunity! Nakaka-inspire yung story mo—imagine, from independent contractor to a full-time gig with insane perks! Grabe talaga yung generosity nila, especially the gadgets and tech they're sending you. $16/hr with flexible time pa? Parang dream job na yan for most people! Plus the Apple signing bonus? Nakakaiyak sa saya! 🫶😭✨
Ang saya din knowing na yung workload mo is light but you're being well-compensated for your skills and time. Keep riding that success wave, mukhang solid yung future mo with them, lalo na't investors are lining up. Sana all!
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u/No_Technician6998 Oct 21 '24
Sobraaaa alam mo minsan nag ooverthink ako pano kung mawala sila baka mamatay ako wahahahah 😂 drama malala. San kaba kasi makakakita ng ganito ulit diba 😭 huhu
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u/missincognito19 Oct 21 '24
Galingan mo po OP! Taguyod mo ang banderang Pinoy and who knows time will come they will outsource more at matulungan mo pa kaming mga maralita na makaangat sa kahirapan lol. Try to find ways to help them improve their processes and get more revenue. It's not a walk in the park, especially for start-ups! If they need more help with sales/business development/revenue growth, I am just a message away to give tips! :)
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u/perpetualpizza294 Oct 21 '24
So happy for you OP! Paswertehan nalang talaga makakuha ng direct client na generous and mabait🥳
Also be very very careful sa pag share ng milestones and achievements online coz maraming inggitero and nag wiwish ng evil eye. God forbid🙏🏼🧿🧿🧿 Kaya ingat parin OP
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u/Neat_Ad7701 Oct 21 '24
May mga ganyang clients talaga. Halos same tayo, pero Norwegian naman client ko. Sobrang pampered ko din ayon puro travel nalang ako ngayon kasi kaya ko gawin ang work anytime anywhere kahit nakapikit haha. Iba talaga pag sineswerte. Congrats OP!
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u/onyxsandwich Oct 21 '24
Galeeeenngg congrats OP deserve mo yan!! For sure nakita nila potential at skills mo kaya di sila nanghinayang. 🥰🥳
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u/milkydoodledoo2 Oct 21 '24
grabe sobrang too good to be true talagaaaaa. mag update ka ulit OP kung may opening pa kayo ha. (at saka baka pwede bilhin ko na lang isang phone mo at a lower price 🥲)
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u/zian_the_zestroyer Oct 21 '24
WADA PACK! SO HAPPY FOR YOU OP! I didn't even know clients like this existed.
Damn, galingan mo OP!
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u/Difficult_Trade_7189 Oct 21 '24
I'm really curious now what the client's AI product is
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u/HeimerdingerMain1 Oct 22 '24
That’s a tax write off
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u/HeimerdingerMain1 Oct 22 '24
And they use third world country employees so they can pay them less than minimum wage..but yea congrats to you
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u/AdoboWithCokeZero Oct 21 '24
Wow congrats! Anong platform mo nakuha OP?
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u/No_Technician6998 Oct 21 '24
Linkedin!!
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u/cryicesis Oct 22 '24
typical sa mga EGO posters di sinasabi yung ginagawa nila nagpapa EGO boost lang kasi.
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u/bristleb115 Oct 21 '24
Nice one OP! Sana bigyan ako ni Lord ng ganyan na clients. Inggit ako pero happy for you!! ghahahahah!
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u/JeszamPankoshov2008 Oct 21 '24
Nakaka inggit although binigyan naman ako ng gaming laptop ng client ko pero mas grabeh sayo. Hahaha
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u/phagento Oct 21 '24
Wow congrats! Kakainggit yang ganyang perks! Congrats! Always do your best for them!
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u/Mountain_Data_4692 Oct 21 '24
Omgggggg. Sarap naman! Congrats OP! For sure combination yan ng swerte at galing mo. 👏🏻🥳
Manifesting ✨
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u/Tiny-Group6202 Oct 21 '24
Sana all po, pabulong naman if may hiring kayong intern willing na willing!
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u/splashingpumkins Oct 21 '24
Saan ba yang mga ganyan. Meron akong Client kaso mga subscriptions lang hahaha
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u/FragrantJudgment5516 Oct 21 '24
Sana ol nalang 😭😭 mabait din naman clients ko pero ibang level yarnnnn
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u/ynnxoxo_02 Oct 21 '24
Congrats OP! You deserved it! Hoping maka experience and hanap ng ganyang client!
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u/GenerationalBurat Oct 21 '24
Smart guys. They're clearly investing on their people din. Hope magtagal ka sa kanila!
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u/AaronBalakey- Oct 21 '24
Yan yung mapapa sana ol ka talaga malala. Congrats OP! You deserves it. 🩵
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u/Hishey1898 Oct 21 '24
OP, baka need niyo pa ng tester diyan! Hahaha. Congrats! Saludo ako sa clients mo at sa’yo syempre!
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u/nkklk2022 Oct 21 '24
sana all. meanwhile yung company namin nagrequest lang ako ng pambayad sa Adobe ayaw pa iapprove 🙂↕️
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u/No_Difference_308 Oct 21 '24
Hello! Congratulations, OP!! San po kayo nakakahanap ng clients? I'm planning na ituloy-tuloy na yung pagiging contractor ko. Right now, under ako ng agency.
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u/SemiCurrentGuy Oct 21 '24
These type of clients or should I say bosses are more common than you think! Happy for you OP, you deserve it.
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u/aprillerose_17 Oct 21 '24
Mostly mababait talaga mga tech guys kasi mostly nagstart as devs. I am a PM, so far super okay work environment ng mga napapasukan ko.
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u/LongjumpingGold2032 Oct 21 '24
Okay eto na maghahanap na ako ng mayaman na client pota nakakainggit
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u/reindezvous8 Oct 21 '24
get the watch ultra! :D
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u/No_Technician6998 Oct 21 '24
Nag debate nga ako sa self ko kung SE kunin ko o hindi eh. Hahahahahaa 😂 try lang series 10 yun wala syang issue wahaha di na ko mag rereklamo hahaha
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u/Sea-Construction7607 Oct 21 '24
congrats op kailangan ba nila ng SEO Content Manager or SEO Specialist pls message me ahhahahahah
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u/Sea-Dee-Oh Oct 21 '24
Woot woot! Grats, OP! Mapapa “sanaol” ka na lang talaga hahaha!
It goes without saying, wag sayangin ang opportunity! If need mag-expand ng workforce, andito lang kami! (joke na medyo seryoso).
Grats ulit and keep it up!
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u/FallenAngelFlonne Oct 21 '24
Congrats OP! Ang sarap basahin ng post mo! They really value you as a worker/employee. Sana dumami pa mga galanteng mga boss/clients. So happy for yoouuuu! 🥰🥳
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u/dumpling-icachuuu Oct 21 '24
Op, sana hindi na ako nag bukas ng Reddit. Grabe yung inggit ko.
Congrats!!! Dsurv mo yan!
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u/strawberrybaby_a Oct 21 '24
AAAARGGHH Sarap af! Manifesting to be with a generous and kind client! 🤞🏻✨
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u/Spiritual_Top5776 Oct 21 '24
san pa kayo nakahanap ng ganyang client at ano nichee mooo beeeee !!!
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u/SpaceMonk15 Oct 21 '24
Not sure kung natanong na (di ko mabasa lahat ng comments because driving in traffic lol)
How did you land them OP? OLJ, Upwork, referral?
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u/mhacrojas21 Oct 21 '24
They are investing to their people and the tools, in the long run, maliit lang yan compare sa possible return na makukuha nila. Good luck and congrats, OP! 🙏🏻
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u/ssycyo Oct 21 '24
CONGRATTSS SUPER DESERVE OP! Prayer reveal huhuhu 😭 my biggest sana ol bago mag end ang year or kahut sa start ng taon
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u/SugarBitter1619 Oct 21 '24
Ama namin nasaan ang amin? Ang swerte mo OP huhu 🥲 Congratulations, OP! 🥰
Ano pala work mo sa kanila OP?
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u/Crazy-2696 Oct 21 '24
Omgggg kelan kaya ako makaka tsempo ng client na ganyan.5 nq client ko pero wala prin
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u/Aromatic-Rooster-603 Oct 21 '24
Ayoko man maiinggit pero talaga namang sana ol hahaha Congratulations OP!!! question lang OP, ano position mo? :)
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u/Unknown_459 Oct 21 '24
Congrats OP! ito yung too good to be true na gusto ko maranasan. HAHAHA Pwede papost if may hiring na accountant/bookkeeper/admin🥲🥹😂
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u/CookiesDisney Oct 21 '24
Barya lang sa kanila yan. Congrats OP nanalo ka sa lotto!