Condé Nast Will Sue You If You Treat it Like it Treats Freelancers John Cook · 02/23/10 02:57PM Condé Nast's Self magazine made our list of "Print's Ten Worst Late Payment Offenders" last year for stiffing a freelancer for 300 days. Which is about 40 more days than Condé Nast will wait for payment before it sues you.