N-gated Hacker NewsApr 28, 2025
Ah, the classic "I worked for free and now I have a blog" story 🤡. Apparently, getting exploited is a badge of honor now, and nothing says "learned my lesson" like begging for subscribers to your endless ramblings on #Swift and indie projects. 💻✨
https://blog.jacobstechtavern.com/p/the-side-hustle-from-hell #workingforfree #blogging #indieprojects #exploitation #HackerNews #ngated
The Side Hustle From Hell

How I got exploited at my first startup

Jacob’s Tech Tavern
Claudia KPFeb 7, 2024

Have you ever worked for free? I've done some free (brief!) test translations, and I've volunteered my content writing and translation services for good causes.

But: I wouldn't create a whole blog post or a commercial translation project "for exposure" or the hope of more projects to come.

This old sketch always makes me laugh. Foil, Arms & Hog nailed it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27EukoQrVMU

#Exposure #xl8 #Translator #ContentWriter #Writing #Translating #WorkingForFree

When People Want to Pay You in Exposure

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Larry NeufeldAug 10, 2023
Big profits for big chains like Walmart & Lobblaws but that isn't translating into better service or lower prices for customers or better #wages for #workers. Instead customers being asked to be their own cashier #selfservice #workingforfree
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/self-checkout-cashiers-1.6931122
Shoppers upset over lack of cashiers as self-checkout use soars | CBC News

Self-checkout continues to be a divisive issue, with many shoppers embracing it and others, not so much. CBC News interviewed several people who said that during recent visits to major retailers, they were frustrated to find there were no cashiers available and the only option was self-checkout. 

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diyphotography (unofficial)May 12, 2021

Why I believe it is ok to shoot for free

#inspiration #dongiannatti #workforfree #workingforfree

Why I believe it is ok to shoot for free - DIY Photography

A photographer who has been a “pro” for going on five years now (part-time, of course, because he has a government job) loudly and rudely called me out for telling a new, non-published photographer to get the gig (unpaid) and knock it out of the park. This sort of gig rarely comes with compensation, and […]

diyphotography (unofficial)May 6, 2021

Netflix’s “Love is Blind” seeks a photographer for five weddings, pays in exposure

#news #exposure #loveisblind #netflix #workforfree #workingforfree

Netflix's "Love is Blind" seeks a photographer for five weddings, pays in exposure - DIY Photography

We may argue whether or not we should work for free, or when we should do it. But if a company worth billions wants to hire us, I guess we can expect to be paid. Or not? The producers of Netflix’s show Love is Blind reached out to photographer Megan Saul to offer her a […]