People can get ripped off by independent writers too.

Yeah I agree to a degree-guess I was just lucky I found a really good one.
BUT my point is with a company (from my experience) this is still the case, you are still using a writer who is employed by a company.
If there is a genuine writer working under a company surely its better for him/her to work for themselves instead of being labelled under the same banner as all writers from that company?
Obviously with my 3 experiences with companies (all different) I got assigned totally inept, dishonest writers. It still gets to me now, just a little bit.
Was such a stressful time. I think the only reason now on reflection I chose companies on those occasions is I didn't do my research and plus these seemed like major companies promising me 'the world' on their website/communications.
This one of my curiosities actually......whether others use companies for the similar reasons as to why I initially used them?
Among the numerous bad things I experienced with companies (as well as the poor standard of work received in the end ;s ). I didn't get any personal contact with the writer so I was unsure whether all my attachments for the paper were handed to the writer assigned.