stagingsystems
Member
Hey everyone, I've been freelancing as a stagehand for a little over a year now and this has never happened to me before and I could use your help. I was hired for a 3 day load in at a theater today and woke up at 5 am to get there. When I arrived this morning no one was there. I didn't have anyone's contact information and only knew the e-mail address of the production manager. I e-mailed her a bunch because I kept waiting and there was no response! Finally, after 2 hours I got fed up and went back home.
She e-mailed me a little while ago saying that she's terribly sorry, she told everyone that today's call was canceled but forgot to tell me. I'm extremely angry by this and I want to ask to be reimbursed for gas (50 miles round trip from my house to the theater) and back out of the calls tomorrow and the day after. I'm fine with not getting paid for those days, but I simply don't want to work with such an irresponsible group of people.
Would I be in the right to just demand my travel expenses be reimbursed and be done with them? I'm not sure if this is just "one of those things" that are part of the job and you have to suck it up and get over it.
She e-mailed me a little while ago saying that she's terribly sorry, she told everyone that today's call was canceled but forgot to tell me. I'm extremely angry by this and I want to ask to be reimbursed for gas (50 miles round trip from my house to the theater) and back out of the calls tomorrow and the day after. I'm fine with not getting paid for those days, but I simply don't want to work with such an irresponsible group of people.
Would I be in the right to just demand my travel expenses be reimbursed and be done with them? I'm not sure if this is just "one of those things" that are part of the job and you have to suck it up and get over it.