Welp. I got a message today. “We are writing to inform you that as of today, all your permissions have been removed, and we are parting ways professionally.” The reason? “Spelling the client's name incorrectly or using the incorrect name altogether, specifically their competitor's name.” I had a hunch and looked. This was the client who EXPLICITLY TOLD ME to use that name. I had assumed it was a client company of theirs. I have emailed the people I do work for, alas, to no avail. Sadly, their 2.8 cents per word, and eventually the “dramatic” increase to 2.9 cents per word that I have been doing for the past five years never increased any further, while inflation continued apace. I’ve recently been writing 5,000 words a day, explicitly without AI, and doing research to back it up. I am dead on my feet and haven’t seen enough of my daughter. She’s 4. I was pretty much falling asleep while writing articles for them. I don’t doubt I must have sent a client something that included my half asleep attempts to type something coherent at some point, but they’ve not mentioned it. No, what they’ve removed me from the system for is… doing exactly what they told me to do. Following the instructions of the client. For fuck’s sake. Hopefully this leads to better things. I’m glad I get to see my daughter.   submitted by   /u/Kalesche [link]   [comments]