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Marc Svetov
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Dec 21, 2023

Has anybody worked with Church of the Dawn's Light? Any money/payment issues?

[Edited at 2023-12-21 15:08 GMT]
 
Tom in London
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Found this on Reddit Dec 21, 2023

Marc Svetov wrote:

Has anybody worked with Church of the Dawn's Light? Any money/payment issues?

[Edited at 2023-12-21 15:08 GMT]


http://tinyurl.com/yu6mrcp7
 
Michael Beijer
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paymentpractices.net (one comment) Dec 22, 2023

Se also:

paymentpractices.net

https://www.paymentpractices.net/Subscribers/Agency.aspx?id=15511

where someone said:

They contacted me for big ongoing jobs. They wanted a free test of 500 (!!!) words, and only then would we talk about rates, t&c. As a rule, I do not do any tests, and if by exception I do one, then only if rates and t&c are agreed upon up front and ok. During several mails, impossible to get any details on what I wanted to know. Only talking about Christian life, help, understanding, christian love etc. The so-called "PM" were particularly blue-eyed and very Christian .... in their interest. In fact, they are looking for religious people working for nothing and filling the pockets of their "Christian" leader.
posted by IntelloCurieuse on 18 Dec 2022 08:59 PM

Tom in London
Marc Svetov
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Michael Beijer
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and this Dec 22, 2023

https://www.translatorscafe.com/cafe/MegaBBS/forumthread31082.htm
 
Marc Svetov
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Bad payment policies Dec 22, 2023

They definitely want people to work for nothing ... I'm not sure if it's a religious issue. They actually expect people working for them to work on and on without payment. It's more like joining an ant heap culture. You're merely one of the ants to them, busy working for ...?

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Confirm negative experience Feb 23

They have contacted me three times over the past 7 or 8 years. After initially filling in some lengthy CV and providing samples, I forget why we didn't start work. The second time I said I wasn't prepared to do 500 words for free, but only 300, and that, before delivering, I wanted some assurance they were willing to pay my minimum line rate. They then simply they dropped me. Now a new project coordinator, new request. I guess that by soliciting 500 words for free from every applicant, they ... See more
They have contacted me three times over the past 7 or 8 years. After initially filling in some lengthy CV and providing samples, I forget why we didn't start work. The second time I said I wasn't prepared to do 500 words for free, but only 300, and that, before delivering, I wanted some assurance they were willing to pay my minimum line rate. They then simply they dropped me. Now a new project coordinator, new request. I guess that by soliciting 500 words for free from every applicant, they are slowly getting their work done ▲ Collapse
 


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