The new way to work: ODesk

ODesk is a service you can use to hire people. Or get a job. But not a job like your dad had. Here you get a job based on either time, project, or maybe a longer-term contract. And you can work anywhere in the world because the ODesk system lets you collaborate with your new boss and he can watch your work as it progresses. Did we mention you get paid? And they now offer benefits? Crazy and here we talk with ODesk's CEO to find out what's changing in the world of work.

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[snearch366]

I think, this is an uncritical promotion video. I would let this kind of video to the marketing department of an enterprise. I think, a critical acclaim would be much more appropriate (assumed, that the interviewer was not paid for this interview).

[Scobleizer]

@snearch366 I am not paid for any of my interviews unless they are with Rackspace employees (I am a Rackspace employee).

[Scobleizer]

Stick around for the demo at the end of the video.

[tzayad2]

I've been working on oDesk full-time since June 2011 and absolutely love the platform. Guaranteed payments for hourly work is one of the biggest benefits of oDesk over other alternatives such as elance and freelancer.

[favoritebutthole]

i love him

[thegreeensky]

odesk is really nice.. i'm part of it now... working online.. :)

[BiTroFlaRe]

Great.. nice idea.., all you guys.. are helping those people needing jobs, I think most especially the disable ones..and older people who likes to work and can still do work.. but not in the field regardless to their capacity, you all have bright idea, unique.. keep up the good work, more power to be in service to people..

[davidwebest]

say hello to odesk little brother -- jobsfor10 com, it's not the same, fix services and vvvery easy signup

[3dtemptube]

No need to eliminate anyone :)

IMHO oDesk freelance market niches are filled with jobs appropriately,

so any freelancer can find his specific project. This is just a questions of time.

[jmnj64]

@3dtemptube

70% of employers not only in odesk but in all freelance sites I tried are look for top rated rocket science programmer and wiling to pay him $5/h - those must be eliminated and encourage the big firms you mentioned , I really like to see alot of them not 3 or 5

[jmnj64]

@3dtemptube

Thanks for replay but I did not met many of the employers welling to pay $25/h, medium companies that seek to make a commercial software hire $8~$10/h !!! they get work + experience + source + ownership of what I did and I get $10/h !!!!!!

for people that have many sites to maintain should pay $10~$15 but no they pay 1~3 !!!

I got invitation from some companies to do tests in many programming languages and technology for $1 (should I say horaayyy ?)

[3dtemptube]

@jmnj64

Imagine yourself as a software company that provides serious financial or telecommunication solutions.

Your company has a huge base of source code that costs some huge amount of money.

Would you hire some a guy with 3$/h to extend your development and manage your code?

And now imagine you own a number of low budget web sites.

All you need is to keep your CMS and site content working well.

Would you hire web programmer for 25$/h? may be for only 3-4h to fix an old problem...

[3dtemptube]

@scarlynn123

Job applications are managed by buyers but not oDesk. So buyer decides are you eligible or not.

oDesk may intrude into this process only if there is some valuation from your or buyer side.

Anyway if you have any questions you always can go to Help / Contact Support / Live Chat and ask.

Usually you get an answer immidiately. But if the problem is complex you will recieve an answer as a ticket in one-two business days.