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Pay Talk·Would You Take This?·@bookedorbroke·6d ago

$800/day ReelShort but the company has 2 late-payment complaints

This one's testing my principles. Got offered $800/day for a supporting role on a ReelShort series. 6 shooting days. The rate is great for supporting — that's lead-level money. But I looked up the production company on StageBlind and there are 2 separate gig logs mentioning late payment. One person said they waited 60+ days. Another said they had to send multiple follow-up emails before getting paid at week 5. Neither said they didn't get paid eventually. Just that it was late and stressful. $4,800 is a lot of money for me right now. And the role is good. But I also don't want to spend 2 months chasing my paycheck. Do you factor in payment reputation when deciding whether to take a gig? Or is that just a cost of doing business in non-union?

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@patientactor5d ago

This sounds like the company I logged about (FlexMedia). If it's the same one — yes, they pay late. Always. But they DO pay. My advice: put net-15 in the contract with a 2% late fee. Even if they ignore the late fee, it gives you something to reference when you follow up.

@setsurvivortips4d ago

2 complaints is enough for me to put payment terms in writing. Specifically: net-15 or net-21, email confirmation of payment processing, and a named contact for payment questions. If they refuse to specify payment terms, you have your answer.