Firstly, that's job postings -- not true employment numbers. The trend direction is probably aligned, but the degree of change might not line up as closely.

Secondly, is the new marketing person at my employer really a marketing person? He uses many of the same tools as do I (a software dev). Sure, what he produces is different from what I produce, but we both are able to manipulate data to make it do what we need it to do.

A job posting for his role very well might not be interpreted as anything even remotely being software development-related.

Press release: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/06/11/2896513/0/en/Study-commissioned-by-Zero-Hash-in-partnership-with-Lightspark-finds-freelancers-frustrated-with-traditional-payments.html

Just like with P2P trading. You as employer should be very clear and precise about what is expected. The risk is minimal as the funds are released only when you as employer release them (or a dispute is decided in the worker's favor, ... which likely wouldn't happen if they were trying to cheat, and you had the receipts).

Didn't have much luck on Upwork either, to be honest.

The bitcon-based platform that will most likely result in an offer to hire (for a project) getting qualified candidates for the project within a reasonably short amount of time (e.g., 24 hours) is Microlancer.io's Task Marketplace.

Or perusing their Microlancer Services may yield a suitable candidate as well.

My guess is that they don't, at least not in current form.

If I had to take a stab at a prediction, I'ld say that at some point there will be success in bitcoin-based taskwork / gigwork. If it does occur, it will probably come in the form of tasks identified by AI that need to be performed by a human, and some high volume of taskwork / gigwork hiring then is performed where payment is in bitcoin.

Freelancer acquired Rentacoder (vWorker) and a number of other companies but it was o-Desk and e-lance that merged, and eventually rebranded as Upwork.

As far as Bitcoin-only (or even bitcoin-accepting) competitors, Upwork and such are unlikely to accept bitcoin from employers, and unlikely to pay workers in bitcoin. The reason is they do not want disintermediation. If all Upwork does is match make employer to worker, then that's a single transaction, afterward the employer can just pay the gig worker directly for subsequent work. If the employer is already paying Upwork in bitcoin, it's a trivial step for the employer simply to pay the worker directly.

Just noticed a typo there ...

Should have been

Typing with an on-screen keyboard really takes patience.

So there is the opportunity to exploit this.

I can put a bounty on something here on SN with 50,000 sats as the bounty, and you Kool aid drinkers will (collectively) spend hours and hours trying to earn those sats because you believe this 50k says to be a handsome prize, worthy of the s(not significant) investment of your time.

And I didn't even spend $15 for those sats.

And this phenomena is not just here on SN. Look at on microlancer.io as another exhibit of this. Clients are hiring workers and paying literally pennies (worth of Bitcoin, at today's exchange rate), yet getting dollars (of value) in exchange.

I (mostly) earn in fiat, therefore I mostly spend in fiat.

It makes little sense to buy bitcoin, to only then turn around and spend that bitcoin -- at least, when I could have paid in fiat instead and wouldn't have needed to buy bitcoin.

Now if I were earning more in bitcoin, then the same concept applies. Why would I convert my BTC to fiat and spend in fiat, if I could just pay in bitcoin?

So, ... that's the chicken and egg issue. I won't spend in bitcoin until I earn in bitcoin. I likely won't be earning in bitcoin until my employer is receiving bitcoin revenue (with which to pay vendors and employees). And my employer won't be receiving bitcoin revenues until others then pay in bitcoin.

Someone needs to go first (by paying in bitcoin -- at least to those merchants who promise to keep those bitcoin circulating, in a bitcoin economy).

You are seeking a provider of a service.

There is a P2P matketplace where you can submit a listing

Here's a FAQ for that:

There is also a microtask site, https://Microlancer.io which works very similar to something like Upwork.
You can list your service need, and "taskers" (workers) will submit their offers to perform that service for you.

Microlancer also has a "Microlancer Services" mode, which is similar to how Fiverr works. Perhaps there is a listing by a Spanish tutor there already. Probably not, as microlancer is significantly underutilized, but it is possible such a service offering already exists.

But there certainly is someone in a Spanish speaking country today who also speaks English who would love to be your language tutor. That I am certain.

As far as a SN marketplace, would love to see that as well!!!

Ok, so you effectively are suggesting that I buy bitcoin so that I have it when comes the day that I get the urge help further bitcoin adoption. I then would patronize a shop that accepts bitcoin (or I orange pill a merchant so they accept bitcoin). At the same time, to follow your suggestion I would need to keep records of both transactions (my purchase of BTC, and when I spend the BTC) so that I can properly calculate my capital gains (or losses). And I do all that .... for what reason? So that your bags go up? Or .... why?

A bitcoin circular economy occurs organically when I receive my income in bitcoin. When that happens, I then would naturally prefer to spend in bitcoin (as why would I instead want to convert to fiat only to then spend that fiat?)

But why would I be paid in bitcoin? My employer knows nothing about it. I'm probably the first who would ask. But let's say my employer already accepts bitcoin as payment. They too have that same experience as me then ... if they can then in turn pay their suppliers and staff in bitcoin, they may wish to then keep some (or all) of their bitcoin revenue in bitcoin, rather than convert it to fiat to then only pay their expenses in fiat.

So how do I get my employer to end up with bitcoin in the first place, so as for them to be less hesitant to pay me in bitcoin? Well, I gotta orange pill my employer into accepting bitcoin. Then once they have a revenue stream in bitcoin then they will be more likely willing to pay me in bitcoin.

So you and I both are essentially saying the same thing ... go out of your way to further a circular bitcoin economy, but my reason for doing so is self-interest. I want my employer to accept bitcoin so that I in turn have a better chance at getting paid in bitcoin,

But just that my employer accepts bitcoin for payment doesn't mean anyone will pay them in bitcoin. So being a bitcoin enthusiast I might conclude that for my employer to find revenues in bitcoin, I need to step it up myself and first pay other merchants in bitcoin so that they too will be more willing to pay their suppliers and staff in bitcoin (which in turn, increases the likelihood that others will be paying my employer, in bitcoin).

In other words, for me to get paid in bitcoin, I need to pay others in bitcoin. Essentially, I need to pay it forward, but in bitcoin.

Most readers (based on site metrics) are hung over today and will likely not be focused, productive nor profitable.

But I love to see the energy!

Oh, makes sense.

That's cool.

Why would someone show fewer sats stacked for the week than they did for the day?

https://stacker.news/top/users/week https://stacker.news/top/users/day

The link for this post is using an archive for the article on Bloomberg's website. An archive has no paywall, no subscription requirement, and can be easier to read. The original article, on Bloomberg's website is:

Work From Home Endures, Defying Pushback From Bosses Like Dimon https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-25/work-from-home-endures-defying-pushback-from-bosses-like-dimon

Here's the source data:

Data - WFH Map https://wfhmap.com/data