The top level of trust is assigned by a person
Identity can be confirmed automatically. Judgement cannot. The highest level is given after a live interview and reference calls, and a person assesses both — no algorithm assigns it.
About us
A marketplace that can be checked itself.
AfterWorc is a marketplace for IT work. A profile states what has been checked about the person behind it, an agreement fixes scope, deadline and amount before the work starts, and funds stay held until the client accepts the result.
The platform is not open to everyone yet. Access is granted by invitation from early registration, and the first group of specialists is being interviewed one at a time.
The name
AfterWorc, not afterwork, not afterword
A search engine quietly corrects the unfamiliar spelling to a familiar English word, and the person who was looking for the company ends up somewhere else. AfterWorc is a brand name. It is not a typing error, and the last letter is the whole point.
| Spelling | Last letter | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| AfterWorc | C | This company. An Estonian marketplace of IT specialists checked by people, run from Tallinn. The site you are reading is the AfterWorc site. |
| afterwork | K | An ordinary English compound for the time after the working day — drinks, company. Nothing to do with this company. |
| afterword | D | An ordinary English noun for the closing section of a book, an epilogue. Nothing to do with this company. |
The company writes its name in Latin script in every language it publishes in — English, Estonian and Russian. A Cyrillic transcription says how the name sounds, not how it is written, and there is no second brand the company trades under.
Why the name ends in C
In AfterWorc, the c stands for checked.
Work happens everywhere. Worc, in this name, is work that somebody verified — the whole promise of the platform compressed into a single character. The caron over the last letter of the logo is that same tick, worn as a diacritic. The spelling costs the company search traffic, and it was kept anyway.
Why this exists
A correction of one specific mistake
AfterWorc was not designed in a workshop. It started from a hire that went badly: fifteen open chats, the same questions copy-pasted into every one of them, and a decision made on whoever answered first.
The person chosen that way was not the best builder. Everything the product does now follows from that: what a profile is allowed to claim, who assigns the top level of trust, and at which moment money moves.
Every member of the founding group is interviewed by me, because that is the only way the mark means anything.
How the product works
Four rules the platform is built on
Each one is a property of the system, not a promise on a page.
Scope, deadline and amount are fixed before the work starts
The terms are recorded on the deal when the deal is agreed, and they are not rewritten afterwards. The two sides then argue about the work, not about what was meant.
Funds stay held until the result is accepted
Money is held for the duration of the work and released on acceptance. The platform charges its commission at release and never before: a disagreement stops the payment instead of following it.
Personal data is processed in the European Union
It is handled under the GDPR and does not leave the EU. Any restriction of an account comes with a stated ground, a notice and a way to appeal — a flag switched on quietly is not something we allow ourselves.
What a check is
A profile states what was done, and nothing beyond it
There are three levels of trust, and each one names the check behind it. Nothing is implied and nothing is inflated.
- Identityconfirmed against a document, which the profile itself never shows
- Referencescalled by a person, and the answer written down
- Interviewlive, by video or at the Tallinn office
- The level itselfassigned by a person, never by an algorithm
What each level means in detail is written on the pages for clients and for specialists.
Who it is for
Two sides of the market, and one door for a whole department
Everything below is something the platform already does. What it does not do is not written here.
Businesses hiring
You describe what you are building. You get back a short list put together by people, and every line on it states what was checked. The written assessment of the task is free, and a person writes it.
For clients →Specialists
You register, you are verified, and the interview is live — by video from wherever you are, or face to face in Tallinn if you are nearby. After that a person matches you to briefs: no bidding war, no unpaid test-task treadmill.
For specialists →Whole departments
Beyond single hires, the platform assembles a working team — a lead, a process and a shared standard, engaged under one agreement. The composition is agreed before the work starts; the team does the work and you accept it.
Ask about a department →The company
Who stands behind the platform
The platform is operated by an Estonian private limited company. The details below are the ones held in the commercial register.
- Legal name
- AfterWorc OÜ
- Brand name
- AfterWorc
- Registry code
- 17554808
- Founded
- Registered address
- Mäealuse tn 10/2, Mustamäe linnaosa, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia
- Contact
- info@afterworc.com
- Public register
- The company's entry in the Estonian business register
The Terms of Service and the Privacy Policy linked in the footer are the documents that govern use of the platform.
Questions
Questions people ask about AfterWorc
Why is AfterWorc spelled with a C at the end?
Because in AfterWorc the c stands for checked. It is not a misspelling of afterwork and not a variant of afterword: it is a brand name, and the final C is what separates work from work somebody verified.
Who founded AfterWorc?
Victor Birjukov, in Tallinn, Estonia. He interviews the founding group of specialists himself.
When was AfterWorc founded?
The company is registered in Tallinn, Estonia. The founding date and the registry code are stated in full in the company details above, and the register entry is public.
Who does the checking?
People do. Identity can be confirmed automatically, but the level of trust on a profile is assigned by a person after a live interview and reference calls. No specialist reaches the top level through an algorithm.
What does Worc-Checked mean?
Worc-Checked is the top of the published ladder: Registered, then Verified, then Worc-Checked. A person assigns it after a live interview and reference calls; the interview happens by video, or face to face at the Tallinn office if you are nearby.
How does money work on a piece of work?
Scope, deadline and amount are agreed and recorded before the work begins. Funds stay held for the duration of the work and are released on acceptance, and the platform takes its commission at release and never before.
Where is personal data stored?
In the European Union, processed under the GDPR. Data handled by the platform does not leave the EU.
Is AfterWorc the same as an IT outsourcing agency?
No. An agency sells you a contract and assigns whoever is free. Here you see the specific checked specialist before you commit to anything, and the short list is put together by people rather than produced automatically.
How do you pronounce AfterWorc?
Exactly like “after work”. The spelling differs; the sound does not.
Two doors, and both of them are narrow.
Clients get a short list with the checks stated. Specialists are chosen on what was checked, not on how fast they replied.