I was hired by Becky Cooper at OTEC to run paid advertising for Ocean Thermal Energy Corporation. I was hired in late May and worked with them through August. I billed at the end of each month, but never received payment for any of my work. I was continually promised I would, that they were just having "cash flow problems". Then my communications just went silent and I never heard anything again. My emails and phone calls were not returned.
They present themselves as a company trying to help the world, but they are ready to screw over people at a moment's notice. I would recommend all consultants/freelancers to avoid working with them. If you do work with them, get paid up front. In my 6 years as a consultant, this is the first time a client has not paid me anything I was owed. It's disgraceful and they wouldn't even own their behaviors.
Nicole
Bend,#2Author of original report
Tue, May 21, 2019
I did get paid finally for all my invoices. The person who hired me had left the company, not notifying anyone of my invoices. They were quick to resolve the problem and got me paid promptly.
I'd love to remove this report from RipOff Report, but they will not allow me to. I can tell you the problem was not OTEC, but just one person not being responsible.