Cactus Communications Freelance Editor Reviews

Likes

Very organised, on-time payments, knowledgeable/skilled co-workers and leads, good pay scale, transparent and well-structured entrance tests

Dislikes

1. The papers we are required to edit are written by people with very limited knowledge of English, making it hard to understand what they were trying to say 2. Available jobs are listed only when a manager assigns the job to a few people. This makes it difficult for new freelancers to get work regularly

Work Details

Work timings: Flexible Timings

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

Paid on time

Dislikes

Run away, you are more valuable than this. If that's not enough, keep reading. The pay appears decent but is WAY below minimum wage, explained here: Most jobs only pay 30% of the word count. Their rationale is that a round of editing has already been done. However, you are expected toedit the whole document. Here is a TYPICAL example: A 5000 word document would make you believe that you would make $100 at the $20/1000 word rate. BUT, most jobs of this nature would actually only pay you $30 (30%), even though you are doing $100 worth of work, at least. Furthermore: For each document you edit, you need to provide 1-2 additional documents UNPAID, that often take as long as the edit itself: 1. A letter from the editor (LFTE) - you summarize everything, highlight all the changes you made, you make a recommendations on figures, submission readiness etc. 2. A cover letter. For journal submissions, you write a letter to the journal itself, basically doing the job of the client, summarizing the work, highlighting the importance, etc. IT GETS WORSE: The $20/1000 word rate is only if you hit 60,000 words, which is actually 200,000 words since only ~30% of the document counts. If you don't hit this milestone, you make less $. And to top if off: If you find 1000 mistakes during an edit and happen to miss 2 because your brain was about to explode and you have been realizing that you have a PhD and are working at $5/hour, they will provide you with a rating of < 3/4 (by their definition, bad). The reviewers get paid to find your mistakes, so it is in their best interest to give you a poor rating so they stay relevant. They start you off with 4/4 ratings to make you feel like it's an ok job....Read More

Work Details

Work timings: Flexible Timings

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

availability of work, friendly culture

Dislikes

low pay, communication not easy

Work Details

Work timings: Flexible Timings

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

The quality of work they expect is high, so there is scope for self-improvement.

Dislikes

The pay is in no way proportional to the quality or amount of work they expect.

Work Details

Work timings: Flexible Timings

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

I like it is very flexible and has a flawless CRM/

Dislikes

I dislike their pay.

Work Details

Work timings: Flexible Timings

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

The Whiteboard is a good platform to work. Good for freshers to learn and gain experience. They respond spontaneously to my queries and take necessary actions when I report an issue. Flexible job.

Dislikes

The pay is very less. Sometimes the work pressure is more with tight deadlines, and sometimes there will be no jobs for 3-4 months.

Work Details

Exciting but sometimes we need some change, right!

Work timings: Flexible Timings

Work related travel: This is a desk job.