Pay FREELANCERS immediatelyđź’°
Summary
A frustrated freelancer tears into the Net 30 payment system that keeps creative workers waiting a month for their money. Their argument is simple and brutal: nobody puts pizza on layaway, drug dealers don't accept IOUs, and Uber drivers get paid instantly. So why should graphic designers and musicians wait? "When you go to a pizza shop, you pay," they tell Kareem, pointing out that the delayed payment model only exists for freelancers and creative projects. For jobs under $2,500, payment should happen immediately through Venmo, Zelle, or cash. The rider's frustration builds as they point out the absurdity: landlords don't wait, Netflix doesn't wait, but somehow creative professionals are expected to accept "we'll pay you in 30 days." Their conclusion? Net right the now.
Full Transcript
So what's your take? We should eradicate Net 30? 100% agree. If it's under like $2,500, that needs to be like right now.
Ven moment, Zel me cash at me. I, I just don't—I don't—what you need a month for? What's crazy is that it only happens to like freelancers and creative projects.
Freelancers. Bro, when you go to a pizza shop, you pay. You can't do that.
You don't put it on layaway. You can't do that, bro. We're putting jobs on layaway.
Your dealer is not trying to hear like, "Oh, for the K." Yeah, yeah, yeah. That three? Like, no, bro.
He wants that right now. You give it to him right now. The freelance economy is getting absolutely... when you get an Uber ride, even Uber drivers now pay me now, pay right now.
But for some reason, if you're a graphic designer, if you're a musician, want to hear that sh— My landlord and, and, and, and Vera don't want to hear that. Netflix don't want to hear that. So why don't y'all think I want to hear that?
I don't want to hear that. When the job is done, you get the check. That's it.
Pay us. Net right the now.