I'm pissed off and this is going to be terrible rant. You have been warned.

So. As some of you know I work on freelance basis for Polish CG magazine .psd. To cut long story short - I write article, make illustration etc, send it to them, they send me contract, I sign, send back and wait 30 days for payment. Stupid bullshit but obviously they can't work on normal basis, like civilized people. But now it's fifth time when they delayed payment. Three weeks. And NO INFO about the date when they're going to pay me. I called them three times and talked to a woman calling herself chief redactor whatsoever. Trust me - she sounds like a kid playing game she has no idea about.
- Did you make a bank transfer?
- Well... I'll check it out... oh, no, wait, I'm not sure.. You know, maybe next time, with next transfers we will pay you...


NEXT transfer! Fuck! Is she serious? YES! She said they MIGHT pay me with the next bank transfer which means paying me after two months of waiting when according to the contract they must pay me within 30 days from the moment they get signed contract from me. I asked her again - will you do it now?
- Well, I'm not sure...
- Why, may I ask?
- Because I'm not the one who makes payments
- You call yourself chief, maybe hurry those bitches to pay me?
- I can't because... I can't...
Seriously - looser of loosers.

I told her - if I don't get my money till the end of the week I'll call lawyer and then you will be paying me because I call this theft. You have my work published,you make money from my work and I have nothing, it's simple. She said I should wait couple days more... No, lady, I won't wait any longer. I swear - I wish they stopped publishing because they cannot do it proffessionally.

For fuck's sake woman! Start thinking! She said they had delays etc - oh really? I KNOW, I want my money. It's not small amount and they didn't fullfill contract so I am the winner no matter what and guess what - I contacted lawyer. I'm really tired. They are the most idiotic, lame and stupid magazine I've ever worked for. Ever. They have also US edition - no problems from this side but apparently Polish idiots can't work proffessionaly. Now I'm in need of money, next payment should be done by them in couple of days and I expect delay again - unless my lawyer contacts them first which is very possible. Some say - calm down, you don't want to loose this job - well, I fuck it. I have regular job and I respect myself enough to say to myself that I don't need to work for MORONS.

I called them today to ask for phone number to the finance unit and guess what - some idiot who sounds like 14 years old kid told me - he doesn't know! I asked him if he worked in this office then.
-Yes, but I work in different unit
-I don't care honey, please give me number I'm asking for.
- I don't know phone numbers, we have e-mails...
OH REALLY? E-mails? So why no one informed me about bank transfer that would be delayed? Who are you? Fuckin' kids? Are you trying to tell me that you want to "legally" make money from my works without paying for this? You really think you're so smart? Then I tell you - you're screwed. My lawyer said I can ask for extra money for the delay of payment - which I will do for sure.

Seriously, I thought some time ago to stop working for them because it's pointless. They simply ignore me now but that's enough - they will receive official note with deadline and it won't be a secret. Amateurs calling themselves proffessionals should be banned, especially when they do such things. And I don't care that probably they won't hire me again, I know I'm not into CG carreer anymore. I have no time for it. Yes, you heard it right - I quit. It's a hobby, I didn't make it to the point where I wanted to be and I'm too tired to continue. I will draw traditionally because I like it, occasionally take private commission if anyone wants it, yeah, digital too probably but not too often but that's it. I have a life and I'm going to enjoy drawing instead of making stupid race for carreer.

You may laugh now, I don't care. And to add to this my computer is fucked up, Vista is shit like hell and I'm waiting for package with markers I ordered ages ago online - another delay without informing (and I've already paid for markers). Brilliant. Fuckin' brilliant.

Have a nice weekend.



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