The autonomy I had was a double-edged sword. On at least half a dozen occasions (out of fewer than three months' employment with them) I asked direct questions of my supervisor and never received a response.
Then one day, I was informed that the company was moving their freelancers to Writer Access, effective pretty much immediately. My supervisor assured me that she/the company really valued my work and expressed hope that I'd continue writing for them, but that since WA charged contractors a fee, I'd be getting less money for the same work. Not ideal, but it was a fairly low % and therefore not necessarily a dealbreaker. It still seemed worthwhile to me because the articles were so short, and the pay was already so generous that taking a small hit didn't seem too onerous.
I was told a WA rep would contact me, and that in the meantime I should set up my account there. I did that, then waited, oh, a week or so? but never heard anything back. When I contacted my supervisor to inquire, she said that the deadline "for hiring writers" had passed (weird, bc I was already an established writer) and asked if I'd completed my WA profile. I responded in the affirmative. And that was literally the last time I heard from her.
I understand that moving to a new platform or changing a process is necessarily going to include some minor hiccups and that some details get lost in the shuffle, but the complete radio silence was on a different order altogether than a hiccup or understandable growing pains. I feel that it is quite unprofessional for a company to ghost an employee, even if that employee is "only" a freelance contractor.
