Author Topic: Anyone get paid from SS yet? (Read 11753 times)

okili76 · « **Reply #25 on:** February 13, 2021, 06:52 »

Quote from: Noedelhap on February 13, 2021, 06:35

I received the same response from online support. But these are from fellow contributors and they don't work for SS, so I guess we'll have to wait until Monday to find out.

Thank you for replay. We will see on Monday but I am not so hopefull

PokemonMaster · « **Reply #26 on:** February 13, 2021, 07:36 »

This is ridiculous. They reported an amazing Q4, bought Turbosquid, cut the earnings, levels and now they just can't pay in time? Their greed and instability is really beyond the line! Why do SSTK still have this price?
It's good that I have Adobe and some others backing me up.

Togo · « **Reply #27 on:** February 13, 2021, 07:49 »

Quote from: Noedelhap on February 13, 2021, 06:35

I received the same response from online support. But these are from fellow contributors and they don't work for SS, so I guess we'll have to wait until Monday to find out.

The response I got was from SS's worker...

Togo · « **Reply #28 on:** February 13, 2021, 07:52 »

Quote from: PokemonMaster on February 13, 2021, 07:36

This is ridiculous. They reported an amazing Q4, bought Turbosquid, cut the earnings, levels and now they just can't pay in time? Their greed and instability is really beyond the line! Why do SSTK still have this price?
It's good that I have Adobe and some others backing me up.

I'm also worrying about that maybe they won't pay finally...

zebra007 · « **Reply #29 on:** February 13, 2021, 11:42 »

Quote from: Togo on February 13, 2021, 05:37

Quote from: zebra007 on February 06, 2021, 11:37
Anyone get paid from SS yet?, and there was a payment email to notify me two days ago. Thank you.

Hi Zebra,
Have you got yours now? Have you contacted them if not?
My payment is not with me till now, and they said it won't be with me till next month's payday...

I did not get payment yet.So i think will waiting for 15th.

cascoly · « **Reply #30 on:** February 13, 2021, 13:04 »

one glitch & conspiracies come out of the woodwork! they missed a payment -- likely due to a software problem. such systems usually aren't setup to run a unique payment & it would take longer to fix the software than to just combine payments.

no need to ascribe sinister intent - would there be the same response if this happened with adobe?

PokemonMaster · « **Reply #31 on:** February 14, 2021, 04:55 »

Quote from: cascoly on February 13, 2021, 13:04

they missed a payment

I wonder, is it possible to miss the payment to office worker? I guess, it's just breaks the law.
Also, I don't see any official statements or apologies. And we will not see it until we raise a wave in forums and social networks.

Julied83 · « **Reply #32 on:** February 14, 2021, 07:42 »

My angryness is coming

cathyslife · « **Reply #33 on:** February 14, 2021, 11:58 »

Quote from: cascoly on February 13, 2021, 13:04

one glitch & conspiracies come out of the woodwork! they missed a payment -- likely due to a software problem. such systems usually aren't setup to run a unique payment & it would take longer to fix the software than to just combine payments.

no need to ascribe sinister intent - would there be the same response if this happened with adobe?

Seriously? I was with them from 2004 until last year when I deleted and closed. NOT ONCE did they miss or be late in paying. They gave until the 15th, but I can’t remember a time when they didn’t pay the first week of the month, soon after the pmt calc email came.

I’m going with greed. All those huge salaries at the top are bleeding them dry. But really, weren’t the pay cuts and the Jan. reset warning enough that shite was coming? SMH

Julied83 · « **Reply #34 on:** February 15, 2021, 07:06 »

We are the 15th and nothing in my paypal from Shutterstock.

Julied83 · « **Reply #35 on:** February 15, 2021, 14:31 »

Their response

I understand your concern regarding your payment and I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused to you.

I checked our records, and unfortunately the payment for your January earnings did not successfully go through due to a technical error. It will be automatically reissued in the February payment cycle and you should expect to receive it by March 15. Our current payment systems do not permit us to reissue payments outside of the regular monthly schedule. We apologize for this delay and any inconvenience it may cause.

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to us.

Thanks,
Shilpi
Shutterstock Contributor Care Team

Noedelhap · « **Reply #36 on:** February 15, 2021, 14:37 »

Same here, I received no money this month.

What a joke, not even a heads-up, no email, nothing.

ShadySue · « **Reply #37 on:** February 15, 2021, 15:06 »

Quote from: Julied83 on February 15, 2021, 14:31

Their response

I understand your concern regarding your payment and I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused to you.

I checked our records, and unfortunately the payment for your January earnings did not successfully go through due to a technical error. It will be automatically reissued in the February payment cycle and you should expect to receive it by March 15. Our current payment systems do not permit us to reissue payments outside of the regular monthly schedule. We apologize for this delay and any inconvenience it may cause.

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to us.

Thanks,
Shilpi
Shutterstock Contributor Care Team

That is officially, and not just imo (as it has always been) "worse than iStock". They can use that as their tagline for a reasonable royalty.

Dear Mortgage company/Gas/Electricity supplier/Credit Card issuer~
I checked and unfortunately my payment did not go through.
My system does not allow me to make a payment outwith my regular schedule, so you'll be paid next month.
I apologise for the delay and any inconvenience it might cause.

Do these companies share the same incompetent tech team?

Jens G · « **Reply #38 on:** February 15, 2021, 15:55 »

I just checked my tax form at SS.

It was approved january 2018, and according to the FAQ valid for 3 years. So it expired january 2021.

Maybe that explains why I haven't been payed yet in february? There has not been any notification from SS about the expired tax form, even though the FAQ say they will notify.

I have filled out a new tax form now, and it has been approved.

PokemonMaster · « **Reply #39 on:** February 16, 2021, 00:49 »

Quote from: Jens G on February 15, 2021, 15:55

It was approved january 2018, and according to the FAQ valid for 3 years. So it expired january 2021.
Maybe that explains why I haven't been payed yet in february?

Maybe. But it's definitely not our case.

I got official response from support too. SS will pay next month. And now I am not sure, how to pay rent this month. Luckily, I have some backup until iStock payout. But now I will have to delay all big payments, taxes, etc.
Well, a good preparation to live without SS's piece of pie. Which will come soon.

sauletas · « **Reply #40 on:** February 16, 2021, 02:55 »

My tax form expired on January 2021 too. There was no reminders from SS about that. Maybe it is payment bug related with tax form.

Julied83 · « **Reply #41 on:** February 16, 2021, 07:19 »

My taxes form is not expired and I got my payment next month.

What can be worst now with SS ?

Dodie · « **Reply #42 on:** February 16, 2021, 12:58 »

Quote from: sauletas on February 16, 2021, 02:55

My tax form expired on January 2021 too. There was no reminders from SS about that. Maybe it is payment bug related with tax form.

As I understand, if you are not a US citizen, the tax form can't expire on January of the year because:

Quote

How often do I have to submit a W-8?

A W-8 form is only valid for 3 calendar years, as per Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations.

https://support.submit.shutterstock.com/s/article/W-8-Frequently-Asked-Questions?language=en_US
I don't remember SS ever sending out a reminder email, Bigstock on the other hand, was asking for a new form every second year.

SpaceStockFootage · « **Reply #43 on:** February 16, 2021, 17:46 »

When people are saying it's expired in January, I'm pretty sure they're saying that it's expired at midnight on the 31st of December.

Noedelhap · « **Reply #44 on:** February 16, 2021, 18:38 »

The weird thing is that SS has never once in my entire SS career failed to pay, in fact they were always right on time (around the 7th of each month).

Evaristo tenscadisto · « **Reply #45 on:** February 16, 2021, 18:58 »

Kind strange to see contributors not being payed and same time SS claims better income wins...

Shutterstock Q4 Investor Report February 2021 is already online here: (https://content.shutterstock.com/investor-report/index.html)

Anyway i do find interesting in investor plan the idea of start to monetize data assets too... did i get this right?

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