I can’t 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 that’s live on the website I’ve been redesigning at work. She asked to see more examples so I sent her everything I used to have in my portfolio, although it’s like 2yrs old but I don’t have anything else.
Then we had another chat and she said she thinks I’ve been held back by brand guidelines and she’d like to set me a task that interviewees would usually do, although she knows this isn’t 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 don’t wanna do a task. She’s seen examples of my work, why’s that not good enough. She’s even expressed that my style looks like the style they’re looking for. So why do I need to do a task? What more do I need to prove?
You wouldn’t 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 😅
I just feel like it’s a lot of effort and free work for them before I even know whether they’re gonna give me this freelance work. It makes me worry what they’ll actually be like to work for. The extra money would be nice but is it worth the potential nightmare of working for them?
I’m also wanting to work on my Etsy anyway so that’ll take up my extra time.
Anyway she was supposed to email me that task 2 weeks ago and she didn’t, and I heard nothing from her so I just left it. But today she’s messaged saying she doesn’t think the task has sent and can she have my email address (that she already has?). So I need to tell them I’m no longer interested because this “task” thing is BS, but idk how 😅 it’s more awkward too because my friend works there. Eughhhhh.