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mehemai ponnayo- most of those questions I couldn't fucking understand. English letters walin demmanam tawath lesi.
Also these days I am too fuckin busy to answer 20 fuckin questions- thats why I asked the idiot for only 5.
Also these days I am too fuckin busy to answer 20 fuckin questions- thats why I asked the idiot for only 5.
උඹ වගේ ලොන්ත කොකටු පොන්නයෝ උඩ දාගෙන දඟලන උන්ට හොඳ වැඩේ. අර උඹෙන් upwork ගැන උදව්වක් ඉල්ලපු කොල්ලෙක්ට පත්තරයක් එලාගෙන පාරේ හිඟා කාපන් කියලා PM එකක් දාලා බැනපු පොන්නයනේ බං උඹ.
මේකවත් කියවපල්ලා
Humble Guy?
Morning all,
So today I'm going to share with you, my chat with Mahesh Walatara. We talked a number of weeks ago on Skype for 1 hour and 40 minutes. To say it was interesting would be an understatement. Unfortunately due to Mahesh's lose tongue and colourful use of language I've had to edit out a lot of the interview. Whilst he is a very entertaining chap, and certainly has strong opinions, his views on race and religion were a bit disturbing if I'm honest so I've decided that I don't want to publish that kind of material on my Blog. Mahesh is aware of the editing and just so you all know, the words on the page you see below are as they were spoken by Mahesh, I have not edited them in the slightest, I've just left out a few of his rants :
So without further a due..... Mahesh Walatara.
Name:Mahesh Walatara
Age: 32 / 34 ??
Location: Sri Lanka
Occupation: Graphic / Logo Designer
When did you first start using oDesk?
In November 2009, some guy mentioned the name on a forum and that’s how I found it.
So tell me Mahesh, is oDesk the only freelance market site you use?
Yeah everything else sucks.
How long did it take to get your first job?
5 weeks.
And tell us about the job.
An average size logo job. It went pretty well, the guy liked my portfolio. When he hired me I was working for just 3 bucks an hour. It took 21 hours total to complete.
Were you happy with that rate?
First job yeah, I was mostly wanted the feedback.
I think that’s the same for a lot of newcomers, would you recommend lowering your rate to get that 1st job so then?
Yeah, lower anyway.
So what rate are you working on now?
$15 most of the time, sometimes go down to $10 when the jobs are dried up.
So, do you freelance full-time now?
Yeah
Humble Guy?
Morning all,
So today I'm going to share with you, my chat with Mahesh Walatara. We talked a number of weeks ago on Skype for 1 hour and 40 minutes. To say it was interesting would be an understatement. Unfortunately due to Mahesh's lose tongue and colourful use of language I've had to edit out a lot of the interview. Whilst he is a very entertaining chap, and certainly has strong opinions, his views on race and religion were a bit disturbing if I'm honest so I've decided that I don't want to publish that kind of material on my Blog. Mahesh is aware of the editing and just so you all know, the words on the page you see below are as they were spoken by Mahesh, I have not edited them in the slightest, I've just left out a few of his rants :
So without further a due..... Mahesh Walatara.
Name:Mahesh Walatara
Age: 32 / 34 ??
Location: Sri Lanka
Occupation: Graphic / Logo Designer
When did you first start using oDesk?
In November 2009, some guy mentioned the name on a forum and that’s how I found it.
So tell me Mahesh, is oDesk the only freelance market site you use?
Yeah everything else sucks.
How long did it take to get your first job?
5 weeks.
And tell us about the job.
An average size logo job. It went pretty well, the guy liked my portfolio. When he hired me I was working for just 3 bucks an hour. It took 21 hours total to complete.
Were you happy with that rate?
First job yeah, I was mostly wanted the feedback.
I think that’s the same for a lot of newcomers, would you recommend lowering your rate to get that 1st job so then?
Yeah, lower anyway.
So what rate are you working on now?
$15 most of the time, sometimes go down to $10 when the jobs are dried up.
So, do you freelance full-time now?
Yeah
Did you have much experience in Graphic Design beforehand?
Yeah, I was always a creative fella so it came to me naturally. I did a lot of programming stuff at Uni. in Australia, but never really graphic design, but always had a knack for it
How do you find it? And do you think you’ll continue freelancing?
Good.
I make more money than most of the idiots slaving away in office jobs in my country from working from home, so can’t complain. Only problem is no Office sex L
Would you be surprised if I told you office sex wasn't a common thing?
Yeah at least can get a few phone numbers, no such luck L
Ah well that can be another project for you!
Is Office work in Sri Lanka low paid then?
Yeah mostly, unless you’re the office manager or CEO or something.
What’s the minimum wage there?
Don’t know, don’t care.
Ok, so lets change direction a bit, you spend a lot of time on the forums at oDesk, tell us why Humbleguy is your user name.
Thought it would help me make a good first impression.
Do you think that worked?
Dunno, think the user is not visible till your actually hired or something, didn’t know that, or I'd have gone for something from Star Wars.
You are very opinionated on the forums about hiring the highest bidder etc, you have the stage now, tell us what you really think.
They must be very sure of themselves and their abilities to bid high.
Personally I don’t give a sh*t if some little fella from wherever gets played out, I just surf the forums and put in something cos I am bored.
Do you find the forums on oDesk helpful?
Yes, Jacqui’s a bit too stiff, but overall, ok I guess.
She has a tough job keeping you in check.
She gets paid a lot; she needs to earn it.
Sounds like you’re a bit jealous?
Nah, she looks nice
Yeah, I was always a creative fella so it came to me naturally. I did a lot of programming stuff at Uni. in Australia, but never really graphic design, but always had a knack for it
How do you find it? And do you think you’ll continue freelancing?
Good.
I make more money than most of the idiots slaving away in office jobs in my country from working from home, so can’t complain. Only problem is no Office sex L
Would you be surprised if I told you office sex wasn't a common thing?
Yeah at least can get a few phone numbers, no such luck L
Ah well that can be another project for you!
Is Office work in Sri Lanka low paid then?
Yeah mostly, unless you’re the office manager or CEO or something.
What’s the minimum wage there?
Don’t know, don’t care.
Ok, so lets change direction a bit, you spend a lot of time on the forums at oDesk, tell us why Humbleguy is your user name.
Thought it would help me make a good first impression.
Do you think that worked?
Dunno, think the user is not visible till your actually hired or something, didn’t know that, or I'd have gone for something from Star Wars.
You are very opinionated on the forums about hiring the highest bidder etc, you have the stage now, tell us what you really think.
They must be very sure of themselves and their abilities to bid high.
Personally I don’t give a sh*t if some little fella from wherever gets played out, I just surf the forums and put in something cos I am bored.
Do you find the forums on oDesk helpful?
Yes, Jacqui’s a bit too stiff, but overall, ok I guess.
She has a tough job keeping you in check.
She gets paid a lot; she needs to earn it.
Sounds like you’re a bit jealous?
Nah, she looks nice
