Posted by MikeC/NY on 12/26/06 10:03pm
Msg #167772
In the interest of fairness...
Since they get bashed repeatedly for no pay/slow pay, I think it's only fair for me to report that I received a check from SOX today for a couple of signings in October (when I was just starting out and didn't know any better) - no threats to contact the lender or the BBB were necessary, and the check was received 3 business days after they told me it was in the mail.
Someone in another thread posted that he always gets paid on time because he always follows their instructions. I can't confirm that since I followed their instructions to the letter and it still took a little work to get paid almost 30 days late, but it certainly seemed like less of a battle than others have gone through. The bottom line is that if you play by their rules and get in their face a little bit when necessary - just to get their attention, without being overly obnoxious about it - it doesn't necessarily have to be a major ordeal to get paid.
And in case anyone is wondering - no, they did not ask me to post a message as a condition for getting paid. Beyond that - no, I won't accept another signing from them. I don't need to work harder to collect my money than I do to earn it, and I'm worth more than they're willing to pay for my services. These are probably the two most important lessons every newbie needs to learn...
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Reply by John_NorCal on 12/27/06 2:21pm
Msg #167854
**I don't need to work harder to collect my money than I do to earn it, and I'm worth more than they're willing to pay for my services. These are probably the two most important lessons every newbie needs to learn...**
Amen! This should be uppermost in everyone's mind, not just newbies!
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