Final Update
I took another shop so I could be paid for the shop they initially rejected. Another target shop. Couldn't reach the person. When I finally got to ask for the target, the target 'no longer works there'.
So I emailed EPMS to update and expressed this is one of my frustrations with EPMS shops, being asked to shop a target that no longer works there.
My editor responded that they can only update me when the client updates them, which is fair.
But EPMS should have a fee for their client if the client fails to update them about a target being fired, and that fee should go to us for our effort. Even something small, $5 would be acceptable.
Anyway, I said because of the difficulty and my need for payment, I would appreciate just being given a check. Check arrived today. They even overpaid me by $5 which may be by accident. Either way, that's the end of the story I guess. They did pay me, check came very fast once I asked them to cut it, and I received an apology.
So I am satisfied.
Whether it was because of the discussion here or not, I appreciate everyone making this topic a hot one and giving me advice. You helped me get paid and I desperately needed it!
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/17/2016 11:06PM by arianamorris.