Working @ RGA100+ hour weeks without knowing if or what the $ will be. How is this legal?

“your weekly rate covers your salary for the full week. Our general work schedule at R/GA is Monday through Friday, however, all salaried freelancers are eligible for a discretionary bonus which factors in extraordinary time you bill to jobs outside of our general work schedule as well as your overall performance. This discretionary bonus would be paid out on a monthly basis and is not guaranteed.”

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Yeah, they tried that with me for a Samsung gig. I told them to piss up a rope. Beyond dodgy and super shady.

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Ok so it’s not just me.

“salaried” and “freelancer” can’t legally work together in the same sentence.

bonus? that’s called a “tip”

are you W4 or W9? sounds like a W4 temp employee.

always require hourly work to have a minimum. If they can’t agree to that, then go to the next client.

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I’m so sorry about this. Can Jon Kerr shed any light? He’s a recruiter for freelancers only. Maybe he can or can point you to someone who can actually explain this.

Not surprised to hear about the hours, that’s RGA.

Sounds like you already agreed to this agreement, so the hours your putting in may be free vs freelance hourly rate.

I doubt the “bonus” will ever happen, sounds like they’re dangling a carrot for you to the hours in.

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Hell no. Day rate is 11 hrs max, and then I start billing extra half days.

Time and half for weekends.

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