Company wants to publish my work under someone else's name?
So, I'm fresh out of high school, I applied to my first job, and got a response! I'll be a freelance writer, writing about tech for a company's blog.
However, my (potential) employer mentioned in their last email that the stuff I write may either be published without a name or under the company's founder's name, and I that may not be credited.
This would mean, of course, that I can't list the stuff I write for them on my portfolio/website, and that I can't submit these as examples of previously published works of mine when applying to a future job (which, incidentally, is something that this very company also asked for in applications).
This seems slightly sketchy to me, especially the bit about publishing it under someone else's name. Am I right to be worried? Is this accepted practice?
(I have seen, for example, that all posts on the Stack Overflow blog have the names of the employees who wrote them on the article, but I understand that they're full-time employees and I'll only be a freelancer.)
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So, I'm fresh out of high school, I applied to my first job, and got a response! I'll be a freelance writer, writing about tech for a company's blog.
However, my (potential) employer mentioned in their last email that the stuff I write may either be published without a name or under the company's founder's name, and I that may not be credited.
This would mean, of course, that I can't list the stuff I write for them on my portfolio/website, and that I can't submit these as examples of previously published works of mine when applying to a future job (which, incidentally, is something that this very company also asked for in applications).
This seems slightly sketchy to me, especially the bit about publishing it under someone else's name. Am I right to be worried? Is this accepted practice?
(I have seen, for example, that all posts on the Stack Overflow blog have the names of the employees who wrote them on the article, but I understand that they're full-time employees and I'll only be a freelancer.)
new-job freelancing
asked 3 mins ago
rahuldottechrahuldottech
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(I couldn't find any more appropriate tags for the question, I'd appreciate any help)
– rahuldottech
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So, I'm fresh out of high school, I applied to my first job, and got a response! I'll be a freelance writer, writing about tech for a company's blog.
However, my (potential) employer mentioned in their last email that the stuff I write may either be published without a name or under the company's founder's name, and I that may not be credited.
This would mean, of course, that I can't list the stuff I write for them on my portfolio/website, and that I can't submit these as examples of previously published works of mine when applying to a future job (which, incidentally, is something that this very company also asked for in applications).
This seems slightly sketchy to me, especially the bit about publishing it under someone else's name. Am I right to be worried? Is this accepted practice?
(I have seen, for example, that all posts on the Stack Overflow blog have the names of the employees who wrote them on the article, but I understand that they're full-time employees and I'll only be a freelancer.)
new-job freelancing
asked 3 mins ago
rahuldottechrahuldottech
1195
So, I'm fresh out of high school, I applied to my first job, and got a response! I'll be a freelance writer, writing about tech for a company's blog.
However, my (potential) employer mentioned in their last email that the stuff I write may either be published without a name or under the company's founder's name, and I that may not be credited.
This would mean, of course, that I can't list the stuff I write for them on my portfolio/website, and that I can't submit these as examples of previously published works of mine when applying to a future job (which, incidentally, is something that this very company also asked for in applications).
This seems slightly sketchy to me, especially the bit about publishing it under someone else's name. Am I right to be worried? Is this accepted practice?
(I have seen, for example, that all posts on the Stack Overflow blog have the names of the employees who wrote them on the article, but I understand that they're full-time employees and I'll only be a freelancer.)
new-job freelancing
new-job freelancing
asked 3 mins ago
rahuldottechrahuldottech
1195
asked 3 mins ago
rahuldottechrahuldottech
1195
asked 3 mins ago
rahuldottechrahuldottech
1195
asked 3 mins ago
rahuldottechrahuldottech
1195
asked 3 mins ago
rahuldottechrahuldottech
1195
1195
(I couldn't find any more appropriate tags for the question, I'd appreciate any help)
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(I couldn't find any more appropriate tags for the question, I'd appreciate any help)
– rahuldottech
2 mins ago
(I couldn't find any more appropriate tags for the question, I'd appreciate any help)
– rahuldottech
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(I couldn't find any more appropriate tags for the question, I'd appreciate any help)
– rahuldottech
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(I couldn't find any more appropriate tags for the question, I'd appreciate any help)
– rahuldottech
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