by Ann Kristine A. Peñaredondo | May 12, 2016 | Exceptional Events
May 4 was supposed to be Star Wars Day. But freelancers, particularly those who have online gigs in UpWork, got the shock of their lives. Effective June 2016, UpWork’s new pricing will take effect. It resulted into Inside Out emotions – anger, fear,...
by Ann Kristine A. Peñaredondo | May 2, 2015 | Exceptional Events
A few weeks ago, I decided to do the what I thought was unthinkable: consume 60 ODesk connects. It was unthinkable for me at first because a few years back, I only consume 25 connects. Adding 35 connects (making it 60 if you ODesk profile is complete) is one of the...
by Ann Kristine A. Peñaredondo | Feb 20, 2012 | Exceptional Events
After a week of not surfing the Internet, I’m at it again. The sudden me-out-of-online-job got me to contemplate about what I need to do so that it will not happen again. What I am happy about is that I was able to finish a book (Hooray!). I realized that I got...
by Ann Kristine A. Peñaredondo | Feb 10, 2012 | Exceptional Events
It was my first day in my ODesk job. I was happy and excited. Finally, another work! My dad was watching TV during the time that I worked. He switched the channel and found the show, “Glee,” on TV. Before I could even tell him to stop watching the show (we...
by Ann Kristine A. Peñaredondo | Dec 30, 2011 | Exceptional Events
A day after Christmas, I had my first ODesk interview. I could not believe it happened. I was just updating my profile and at the same time looking for jobs when I saw an e-mail in my ODesk inbox. There was an invitation for me to apply for a job. The employer said he...
