I canāt remember if I posted about this, but my friend recommended me for some freelance work at her work. I chatted to her manager and she asked to see some examples of work, I sent her stuff thatās live on the website Iāve been redesigning at work. She asked to see more examples so I sent her everything I used to have in my portfolio, although itās like 2yrs old but I donāt have anything else.
Then we had another chat and she said she thinks Iāve been held back by brand guidelines and sheād like to set me a task that interviewees would usually do, although she knows this isnāt an interview for a job or anything. She put me on the spot and I agreed to it. But afterwards I was thinking about it and I donāt wanna do a task. Sheās seen examples of my work, whyās that not good enough. Sheās even expressed that my style looks like the style theyāre looking for. So why do I need to do a task? What more do I need to prove?
You wouldnāt look at a freelancers portfolio and get a recommendation for that freelancer, and then ask them to do a task before you consider hiring them š
I just feel like itās a lot of effort and free work for them before I even know whether theyāre gonna give me this freelance work. It makes me worry what theyāll actually be like to work for. The extra money would be nice but is it worth the potential nightmare of working for them?
Iām also wanting to work on my Etsy anyway so thatāll take up my extra time.
Anyway she was supposed to email me that task 2 weeks ago and she didnāt, and I heard nothing from her so I just left it. But today sheās messaged saying she doesnāt think the task has sent and can she have my email address (that she already has?). So I need to tell them Iām no longer interested because this ātaskā thing is BS, but idk how š
itās more awkward too because my friend works there. Eughhhhh.
