Amy Josuweit - Writer

 
  • Home
  • News
  • Writing
    • Plays
    • Poetry
    • Journalism
    • Blogs
  • Productions
    • Playwright >
      • Mother Goose
      • Benevol Bandits
    • Acting
  • Photos
  • Bio
  • Resume
  • Blog
  • Contact

Oh, Elance

2/27/2013

0 Comments

 
Picture
Elance - A place only (supposedly) the best of the best tread. This is due to the inordinate amount of tests, verifications, and general hassle. Now that I've gathered a decent backing, samples, and otherwise, I figured... hey, give it a shot.

Ah. Well, I'm starting to think I should've just stayed away. So far I've had two people hire me - one for a week, and one for a few days.

The first job was decent - regular work, but painfully low pay. Eh, my first job, what can I expect? But I had to take a trip to the hospital on Friday, when an assignment was due. My fiance dropped the employer a note to let him know I was at the hospital and probably wouldn't be able to get the work done. "Ok - let her know we won't be working with her anymore." Alright then!

On to the next one - seemed nice enough, and great pay. Gave me some pretty tough assignments involving how-to guides on repair and home maintenance. Joy of joys. After slaving and working for two days straight, very little sleep, the employer shoots me a message to say that there was "significant evidence of unoriginal work in your articles". Oh rly? Funny, I've been doing this for quite a while... and this is the first time anyone has ever claimed plagiarism. But seeing as I sent them the work already, there wasn't much I could do - I had to gracefully duck out, cancel the job, and wave goodbye to my paycheck for the week.

I might just stick to Fiverr and VR Zone. Why stray when I've got a good deal already?

All a buyer needs to do is cry "plagiarism" - this gives them time to post that same work somewhere online and cite it as an example.
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Amy Josuweit

    Writer of prose, plays, and sometimes even poetry. Theatre fanatic.
    Crazy. Very.

    Archives

    January 2016
    August 2013
    February 2013
    November 2012
    September 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    November 2011
    August 2011
    May 2011
    April 2011

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.