| 2MockingBird |
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Feb 8, 11, 08:31AM
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I have a friend of mine who has been writing for this company and has not been paid for the last several months. Recently, he called me to inform me that his landlord has kicked him out and confiscated his household goods because he has been unable to pay rent for the last couple of months. Right now, he is sleeping out on the streets. So i am asking....has the company paid its writers? If you write for them, please update me on this so that i can inform my friend to check his money. At the same time, i am pleading with the owners of 4writers.net not to be that inhuman...they should pay writers. If you would be interested in helping my friend, let me know.
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| pheelyks |
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Feb 8, 11, 09:31AM
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That's what you get for working for scam companies. It's pretty transparent--they cheat their customers by hiring crappy writers (like you and your "friend"), and they cheat their writers by not paying them. Maybe you and your "friend" should find another industry where someone other than total crooks will hire you.
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| 2MockingBird |
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Feb 8, 11, 09:59AM
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hehehe...you make me laugh....suggest good industries where you feel our talents will be put to maximum use and better rewarded.
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| pheelyks |
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Feb 8, 11, 10:00AM
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2MockingBird: suggest good industries where you feel our talents will be put to maximum use and better rewarded.
Janitorial work, crash test dummies, soylent green.
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Feb 8, 11, 03:24PM
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why? plz tell me why does this happen?
people are not paid for months and keep working... don't you think that doing offline work even if it is the janitorial service would be more profitable?
i'm pretty sure the papers you used to provide were mostly articles from wikipedia processed through a synonimizer, but still why would you bother?
do you really think that even if the owner sees this thread, they will brush away a tear and release all the money they owe your "friend"?
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| WritersBeware |
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Edited by: WritersBeware Feb 8, 11, 03:55PM
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smirk: people are not paid for months and keep working
Suckers . . . . Until ESL writers stop being desperate idiots, the fraudulent companies will continue to take advantage of them.
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Edited by: 2MockingBird Feb 8, 11, 04:30PM
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smirk: do you really think that even if the owner sees this thread, they will brush away a tear and release all the money they owe your "friend"?
I was just hoping that he/she will be touched.
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| pheelyks |
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Feb 8, 11, 06:48PM
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2MockingBird: I was just hoping that he/she will be touched.
No one wants to hear about the people you're trying to touch.
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Edited by: smirk Feb 9, 11, 05:24AM
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2MockingBird: I was just hoping that he/she will be touched.
this question was rhetorical. it's clear that you were serious about it.
i'd like to get the answers to the first two:
why you keep working while not being paid? and
smirk: don't you think that doing offline work even if it is the janitorial service would be more profitable?
i think these answers are very important for getting an understanding of the kenyan mentality
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| 2MockingBird |
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Feb 9, 11, 05:39AM
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I am not kenyan
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| Zandermus |
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Feb 9, 11, 06:32AM
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No, 2Mock is from the Bahamas.
Nice, I think you should rather set up a holiday resort. It will pay better than these shady companies that exploit their writers and rip off their customers. But, you should answer Smirk's questions, I'd also like to know the answers.
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| forumregulator |
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Feb 9, 11, 07:13AM
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2MockingBird: suggest good industries where you feel our talents will be put to maximum use and better rewarded
Trying to find a good company may be a good strategy but the ultimate source of reward will be your diligence, objectivity and talent. I say that from my own experience because I do not work for any of the so called good companies yet I make a very decent living from freelance writing. I can tell you for sure that even the worst of scam companies tend to respect good qualities when they see them.
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Edited by: 2MockingBird Feb 9, 11, 07:40AM
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forumregulator: Trying to find a good company may be a good strategy but the ultimate source of reward will be your diligence, objectivity and talent. I say that from my own experience because I do not work for any of the so called good companies yet I make a very decent living from freelance writing. I can tell you for sure that even the worst of scam companies tend to respect good qualities when they see them.
I appreciate your encouragement. You are giving me workable suggestions unlike some people who are so dismissive. What if there are no enough janitorial jobs here, what should i and my friend do? Feel free to email me specific details about other freelance writing jobs please at johnwalker475@gmail.com. Remember that we are trying to help my friend and i have already contacted him on some of the suggestions here and his response has been positive so far. smirk: why? plz tell me why does this happen? people are not paid for months and keep working... don't you think that doing offline work even if it is the janitorial service would be more profitable?
He was hoping that they would pay him eventually. smirk: i'm pretty sure the papers you used to provide were mostly articles from wikipedia processed through a synonimizer, but still why would you bother?
Don't you understand, there was the promise of payment. smirk: do you really think that even if the owner sees this thread, they will brush away a tear and release all the money they owe your "friend"?
I have been fearing that exposing 4writers here is perhaps futile, but who knows, he (the owner) may decide to pay out of humanity.
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| 2MockingBird |
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Feb 9, 11, 07:46AM
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2MockingBird: we are trying to help my friend
He is still out in the streets and have gone without food for the last two or so days.
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Feb 9, 11, 08:07AM
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smirk: i'm pretty sure the papers you used to provide were mostly articles from wikipedia processed through a synonimizer, but still why would you bother?
2MockingBird: Don't you understand, there was the promise of payment.
HAHAHA!!!!
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| smirk |
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Feb 9, 11, 09:16AM
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2MockingBird: his landlord has kicked him out and confiscated his household goods because he has been unable to pay rent for the last couple of months.
in which country can such things happen?
2MockingBird: He is still out in the streets and have gone without food for the last two or so days.
if 4writers was his only employer he should be receiving the unemployment benefit
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