Complaint Review: Attack! Marketing

I've worked for Attack Marketing three times. Their team is professional enough, and relatively reasonable to work for- though their 8 week lag time in paying their employees is ridiculous and unheard of throughout the rest of the industry. Prior to the last event I worked for them, I did not experience a great deal of difficulty in getting paid.

However, that was before I had to work with Erica Urquiza. Erica Urquiza is totally incompetent, and due to her negligence I was paid less than 55% of what I was owed for an event. I was also paid extremely late, even by Attack's standards, at 12 WEEKS from the date of the event, instead of the promised 8. I was also paid $80 for work that I was owed $146 for. I was promised an incentive pay of $50 for the 3 and 1/2 drive time (7 hours round trip), which never materialized, in addition to extra hours of base pay that also never materialized. These were all promised over the phone, and to my regret, I did not force Erica to send me these promised bonuses in email form, nor did she volunteer it. When I circled back with her a few weeks later to check on the total payment I was owed, she claimed she had not promised these things, and had no recollection of the events. For shame, Erica Urquiza.

In my multiple attempts to resolve my problems with Erica Urquiza, she was both unresponsive, rude, and uncooperative. Her lack of attention and utter disregard for her employee's welfare is the worst possible combination of traits you could have in someone in her position. If I were in Attack's shoes, I would replace her immediately.

Furthermore, Attack incorrectly classifies its employees as independent contractors. As they tell us where to be, when to be there, what to wear, and provide our tools (in my case, facepainting materials, in all cases of me working for them, t-shirts and promotional materials) they fail 4 out the 5 tests for independent contractors, and should classify us as statutory employees. I will be reporting them to the appropriate authorities, and WILL pursue the matter aggressively.

Make no mistake, working for Attack Marketing is a serious risk- you may or may not get paid, regardless of your level of communication. I will never work for them again, and I'd advise anyone to VERY carefully consider it before you sign on. If you find that you are working with Erica Urquiza, get the hell out of there as fast as you can.