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Originally Posted by kaywinslow
I wrote a few articles for them over the holidays, but quit because the
owners kept sending out these blanket "you guys suck" e-mails to all of
the writers, apparently annoyed because a few were turning in work that
didn't meet their (rather vague) expectations. I thought it was
unprofessional to be nasty to all instead of firing a few. The pay was
also embarassingly low.
But I'm still on their e-mail list, and still read a lot of their
messages. They go back and forth between yelling at the writers for
turning in substandard work and begging writers to take on
immediate rush assignments.
This latest thing just makes them seem scammish. If they want better
writing, they should pay their writers or their editors professional
rates, screen their writers better, or explain more clearly (and with
fewer exclamation points) exactly what they want. Saying they're
charging their writers so that they'll turn in better work is totally
backwards.
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I have to totally agree! Before I got upset about the article Emma wanted me to rewrite (for free), I was getting a little disturbed by the rude emails she was sending everyone. I thought it was very unprofessional to threaten docking pay for horrible work - and to send it to everyone instead of the few who are doing so bad. I'm glad I am already out of there.
BTW, there is a big difference between paying for a service like RAC and paying a contractor/employer to work for them.
Diane