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.
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.
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
- Registry code
- 17554808
- Registered address
- Mäealuse tn 10/2, Mustamäe linnaosa, 12618 Tallinn, EE
- Founded
- Contact
- info@afterworc.com
The Terms of Service and the Privacy Policy linked in the footer are the documents that govern use of the platform.
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.