Oliver Bateman Does the WorkVerified account

I stridently oppose the current exploitative circumstances endured by freelance writers, but I don’t see how this bill does anything besides make it harder for those in California to earn a living. Companies simply won’t hire Cali-based freelancers, and/or competition will soar.https://twitter.com/THR/status/1185627447485702146 …

What puzzles me about the article itself is that someone says the Good Men Project helps them support their family...but how? It used to pay in sweat equity and transitioned into paying in exposure in 2011 or 2012. Your Tango compensates writers, but not the GMP as far as I know

If people are making it work, awesome (I’m not familiar with that venue, but I didn’t think Your Tango paid well). For my part, I couldn’t do it without a partner, and it can still be a struggle.

It doesn't pay well (two figures I believe, not three) but it pays something. The GMP had some agreement to pay by the click that I signed, but during my time with them it paid absolutely nothing, zero, zilch

Oof.

I'm doing well nowadays, but I also have a full time corporate gig, which gave me the freedom to hunt down much better rates, turn down bad or dumb work, and turn away from chasing the takes. My anxiety would never let me go back into full time freelance

Yeah after 15 years of freelancing getting a salaried job with benefits allowed me to focus on doing work I loved rather than scrabbling for every $50 hot take. It’s brutal out there.