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I’m posting this because I genuinely don’t want another freelancer or contractor ending up in the same position I’m in.

I’m currently £6,000 out of pocket from unpaid invoices relating to work for Calashock, and this has now been dragging on for around two years.

Throughout that time, I was given excuse after excuse about why payment hadn’t arrived. I was told invoices were just slightly delayed, then there was apparently an issue with the invoice number, then another reason, then another. Every time it sounded like payment was supposedly just around the corner.

It never came.

Eventually, after getting nowhere privately, I started speaking publicly about my experience with the company.

Only then did things suddenly become urgent.

I was told that I would be paid if I removed the negative things I had posted about them online. Wanting the situation over with, I agreed and removed the posts.

Guess what happened next? I still wasn’t paid.

What makes this even more concerning is that, from conversations I’ve had, I understand I’m not the only person connected with Calashock who has experienced problems getting paid. I’m not going to speak on anyone else’s behalf, but my situation does not appear to be an isolated one.

I’m sharing this as a warning to other developers, designers, project managers, freelancers and contractors who might be considering doing work for Calashock.

My advice, based entirely on my own experience: avoid working with them.

I gave them plenty of opportunities to resolve this privately. Two years is more than enough.

I’m posting this because I genuinely don’t want another freelancer or contractor ending up in the same position I’m in.

I’m currently £6,000 out of pocket from unpaid invoices relating to work for Calashock, and this has now been dragging on for around two years.

Throughout that time, I was given excuse after excuse about why payment hadn’t arrived. I was told invoices were just slightly delayed, then there was apparently an issue with the invoice number, then another reason, then another. Every time it sounded like payment was supposedly just around the corner.

It never came.

Eventually, after getting nowhere privately, I started speaking publicly about my experience with the company.

Only then did things suddenly become urgent.

I was told that I would be paid if I removed the negative things I had posted about them online. Wanting the situation over with, I agreed and removed the posts.

Guess what happened next? I still wasn’t paid.

What makes this even more concerning is that, from conversations I’ve had, I understand I’m not the only person connected with Calashock who has experienced problems getting paid. I’m not going to speak on anyone else’s behalf, but my situation does not appear to be an isolated one.

I’m sharing this as a warning to other developers, designers, project managers, freelancers and contractors who might be considering doing work for Calashock.

My advice, based entirely on my own experience: avoid working with them.

I gave them plenty of opportunities to resolve this privately. Two years is more than enough.