Employee numbers are routinely inflated and employee pages on websites etc are "forgotten to be updated" during downturns. Stealing work is a routinely done by

Employee numbers are routinely inflated and employee pages on websites etc are "forgotten to be updated" during downturns. Stealing work is a routinely done by marketing agencies and their employees.. directly and indirectly (look up the real Allstate Mayhem story if you can find it- it was originally pitched to a different insurance company, not used, ripped off and the new agency that "created" it won't actually allow Allstate to do any Mayhem work with any other agency by contract - which is an unprecedented stipulation (typically agency work rights are reserved by the client). As for not paying people, there is a reason "fuck you pay me" is a thing.