Rules and safety

What GotWork is

GotWork helps people in Ontario find each other for gigs. That is all it does.
GotWork does not handle money. You and the other person agree on the pay and settle it yourselves.
GotWork is not an employer or an agency. It does not check skills, licences, insurance or background.
The Verified mark means one thing: the person showed government photo ID with the name on their profile, their face matched it, and they are 18 or older.

Anything against the law.
Sexual services, escorting, or adult content.
Anything to do with illegal drugs, weapons or stolen goods.
Asking someone to pay a fee or deposit, buy gift cards, cash a cheque, or pass along money or packages. These are common scams.
Pyramid schemes and "recruit others to earn" offers.
Ads for a business or product instead of a real task.
Work for anyone under 18.
Work that needs a licence in Ontario, such as electrical or gas work, unless the gig says a licence is required and a licensed person does it.
Gigs that turn people away because of who they are, for example their race, religion, gender, age or disability.

Only photos of the task: the couch to move, the yard to clean. Up to 4 on a gig.
Only photos you took or have the right to share.
No people, faces or children in the photos.
Nothing that shows where you live, such as a house number, a street sign or a licence plate.
Nothing sexual, violent or hateful, and no text, ads or phone numbers.
Photos that break these rules are removed with the gig.

Be honest about the task, the time and what you can do.
Be respectful. No insults, hate, threats or unwanted sexual messages.
Do not send the same message to lots of people.
Do not share someone else's private details.
If plans change, say so. Mark your gig as filled when you have found someone.
When a gig is done, answer "Did it go well?" honestly. Never ask for, offer or trade answers.

Agree on the task, the time and the pay before any work starts.
Never pay to get a gig. Never send money, gift cards, bank details, your Social Insurance Number (SIN) or a password to someone you met here.
Keep chatting on GotWork until you are comfortable sharing more.
For an in-person gig, tell someone you trust where you will be and when.
Meet in a public place first when you can.
If something feels wrong, you can stop and leave.
If you or someone else is in danger, call 911.

To report a gig, open it and choose Report this gig.
To report or block a person, open your conversation with them and choose Report or block.
The other person is not told who reported or blocked them.
When you report a conversation, GotWork staff can read that conversation to review your report. Staff do not read conversations that nobody has reported.
When you block someone, you stop seeing each other's gigs and cannot message each other. You can unblock them from Me, under Blocked people.

GotWork can remove a gig, pause an account, or close an account.
A paused account cannot post or message, and its gigs are hidden. The person is told on their Home page.
Serious matters may be passed to the police when the law requires or allows it.

To slow down spam, each person can:

These rules are part of the Terms. The Privacy page says what GotWork keeps about you.