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THE QARP and Maxim Bunimovich— my experience

My name is Daria Borovik, and this is my personal account of working with Maxim Bunimovich on his THE QARP projects.

In December 2024, Maxim hired me to work across THE QARP’s Russian and international operations. I built landing pages, adapted them for different markets, handled SEO and email campaigns, and prepared new product launches. In practice, I became the person who picked up whatever needed doing.

From the first month, my pay arrived late and in instalments, without explanation. I kept asking, “Maxim, when will I be paid—even something?” He would give me another date or transfer part of what was due. This continued throughout the year I worked for him.

What I earned was never paid in full. When I continued asking for the remaining money, Maxim Bunimovich wrote, “I have a huge queue of people I owe money to,” and later told me to “settle down.”

I made this site to explain what happened and to warn anyone considering working with Maxim Bunimovich or THE QARP.

Current status

9th monthwaiting for this debt to be paid

Confirmed outstanding debt 3,260.09 EUR

About THE QARP

What is THE QARP?

THE QARP is a project run by Maxim Bunimovich for pharmaceutical companies and professionals. It offers auditing, training and consultancy in quality and clinical research. It has Russian and international operations; I worked across both from December 2024.

In Spain, the project is publicly connected to THE QARP ACADEMY S.L., a company registered in Barcelona.

Company records and sources

Spain's Official Gazette of the Mercantile Registry (BORME) records that THE QARP ACADEMY S.L. began operations on 17 July 2024. At incorporation, Maxim Bunimovich was recorded as its sole director and sole shareholder.

A further BORME notice published on 25 April 2025 records the loss of single-member company status and a change of corporate purpose to other management consultancy activities.

THE QARP's current Privacy Policy identifies THE QARP ACADEMY S.L. as the data controller. The site's current Terms & Conditions identify it as the “Spanish Entity” and describe circumstances in which it may act as a provider or contractual counterparty.

My initial discussion about the work took place with Maxim Bunimovich in Barcelona. The work itself covered international markets and was performed remotely from my home in Spain. Spain-specific assignments included the translation, localisation and adaptation of website content for the Spanish market.

The legal role of each person and entity remains to be assessed separately.

Sources: BORME, 8 August 2024; BORME, 25 April 2025; THE QARP Privacy Policy; Terms & Conditions; preserved work correspondence.

Payment over the year

What happened to my pay over the course of a year

December 2024 — March 2025

From the first month, I had to wait to be paid

We agreed that I would receive 1,600 EUR a month for the first three months and 2,000 EUR after the initial period. When the first payment date arrived in January, the full amount was not there. I asked Maxim when I would be paid. He replied, “Tomorrow,” then transferred only part of it the next day.

The same thing happened in February and March. I asked when the balance would be paid; Maxim confirmed that he still owed it and gave me another date. I continued doing my work throughout.

April — August 2025

By summer, I was constantly asking about my pay

By spring and summer, almost every payment began with the same question from me: when will the money arrive? Maxim replied with “tomorrow” or “next week”, or proposed splitting the amount into several parts.

Payments did arrive, but in small instalments that never covered the full amount. Meanwhile, I kept running the websites, preparing posts and email campaigns, building landing pages and working on new launches.

13 September 2025

In September, I asked whether I should start looking for another job

By then, I asked Maxim directly whether he intended to meet the payment obligations or whether I needed to find other work. He replied:

“I owe you EUR 4,000”

In the same message, Maxim asked me not to drop the email campaigns, posts and two websites, and proposed cutting my hours—and my pay—in half. He later promised to pay twice a month. I agreed and continued working.

December 2025 — August 2026

After I stopped working, I waited another seven months to be paid

On 15 December 2025, I emailed Maxim to suspend my work because I had not been paid. Two days later, I discovered that my work Google account had been deleted without warning. I no longer had access to my work email or Google Drive, and Slack was unavailable. When I asked what was happening, Maxim wrote: “Dasha, I will pay what I owe you, and I will not be able to continue working with you.”

He promised to clear the debt by the end of January. I received 50,000 RUB on 29 December and another 20,000 RUB on 20 February. Nothing arrived in January or March. The deadline then moved to winter and spring, and later to 31 May.

On 30 May, I sent my bank details again, but no payment arrived. I sent a formal pre-action demand on 26 July. After that, I received 500 EUR and 100 EUR. Maxim never sent the promised schedule for the remaining payments.

Sources: work correspondence, WhatsApp and bank records. Quotations were translated from Russian; the originals and surrounding context are preserved.

One year of work and what followedFull timelineOpen
  1. Work begins and the first delay occurs

    Payment delays begin in the first payment period

    Terms. I began working on 11 December 2024 with a three-month initial period and agreed compensation of 1,600 EUR per month. After that period, the work continued at 2,000 EUR per month.

    The first payment date was 11 January. Before that date, on 30 December, Maxim Bunimovich transferred an advance of 60,000 RUB. The remaining amount was not paid by 11 January. After I asked about it, he confirmed the agreed date and wrote: “It will be tomorrow.” On 12 January, he transferred only part of the amount and proposed using the 12th as the regular payment date.

    The pattern continued. On 12 February, after another partial payment, Maxim Bunimovich confirmed that a further 200 EUR remained due. On 11 March, at the end of the initial three-month period, he again wrote that he still owed the salary. None of the first three monthly payments was completed in full on the agreed date.

    Source: WhatsApp, 26 and 30 December 2024, 11-12 January, 11-12 February and 11-12 March 2025; bank records.

  2. First expressly acknowledged shortfall

    Maxim Bunimovich confirms an unpaid amount and gives a new deadline

    18 April. During a reconciliation, he confirms that part of the agreed compensation remains outstanding and says it will be paid the following week.

    12 May. On the next agreed payment date, he reports another delay: “There is nothing today ... I hope I’ll be able to pay tomorrow.” He then proposes paying in parts.

    Source: WhatsApp, 18 April and 12 May 2025.

  3. Partial payments and new dates

    Separate partial payments are made while the work continues

    I continue requesting payment. The correspondence contains repeated new deadlines, including “then the balance next week”, “tomorrow”, and promises to transfer one part during one week and the balance during the next.

    What happened. Several partial payments were received in cash and by bank transfer. They are all included in the final reconciliation, but full payment for the completed work was not made. I continued managing websites, content, email campaigns and other marketing work.

    Source: WhatsApp, 12 June, 2-3 and 17-21 July, 14 August 2025; bank records.

  4. Written acknowledgement of debt

    Maxim Bunimovich acknowledges that he owes me EUR 4,000 and asks me to continue

    I ask directly whether the payment obligations will be met or whether I need to find other work.

    13 September. Maxim Bunimovich writes: “I owe you EUR 4,000.” He proposes moving to half-time work while retaining responsibility for email campaigns, posts and two websites. He also names a new payment schedule of twice per month.

    Source: WhatsApp, 1, 8 and 11-13 September 2025.

  5. Another schedule and further partial payments

    The new schedule does not result in full payment

    October. After reminders, two partial payments are received in roubles. Maxim Bunimovich continues identifying later weeks as the time for the next transfer.

    November. I send a period-by-period reconciliation. After further reminders, additional partial payments are received and included in the final calculation. On 28 November, he promises to repay the remaining debt by 15 December.

    Source: WhatsApp, 1, 3 and 31 October, 15, 17-18 and 27-28 November 2025; bank records.

  6. Work is suspended

    After another incomplete payment, I suspend the work in writing

    12-15 December. A partial payment is received, but the promised continuation of payment does not follow. On the evening of 15 December, I send a formal email suspending work because of the repeated incomplete payments.

    17-22 December. Maxim Bunimovich writes that he will pay what he owes me. He then promises to pay the entire debt by the end of January and to begin partial payments that same week.

    Source: WhatsApp, 12, 15 and 17 December 2025; email, 15, 21 and 22 December 2025; bank records.

  7. Two transfers after suspension

    50,000 RUB is received before New Year and another 20,000 RUB in February; full payment is not made

    What happened. On 29 December, 50,000 RUB is received. The next confirmed payment is 20,000 RUB on 20 February. No payment is received in January or March. Both transfers are included in the final reconciliation.

    3 February. Maxim Bunimovich again confirms the obligation to pay and names winter and spring 2026 as the new repayment period. In March, I ask again about the next transfer.

    Source: bank records; email, 3 February and 23 March 2026; WhatsApp, 27 February 2026.

  8. Written confirmation and another schedule

    On 8 May, Maxim Bunimovich confirms the debt in writing and proposes a new payment arrangement

    By email, he confirms the obligation to pay and promises to begin monthly payments no later than 31 May.

    Later reconciliation. After checking every available transaction, I determined the current confirmed outstanding balance shown at the top of this page. The detailed calculation and primary records are preserved separately.

    30-31 May. I provide bank details on 30 May. The promised payment is not received by the stated deadline of 31 May.

    Source: email, 2 April and 8 May 2026; bank records; correspondence, 30-31 May 2026.

  9. After the last written deadline

    No further confirmed payment is received before the pre-action demand

    31 May. After the latest deadline passes without payment, I ask again. Maxim Bunimovich responds that he has a long queue of people waiting to be repaid, says he will begin making repayments in June, and states that some have already been waiting for a year.

    What happened. No further confirmed payment was received between 20 February and 25 July 2026. The 20,000 RUB received on 20 February remained the last payment before the pre-action demand.

    Source: WhatsApp, 31 May 2026; email correspondence; bank records. The Russian original and surrounding context are preserved.

  10. Partial payment

    A partial payment of 500 EUR is received on 26 July

    26 July. I send a formal pre-action demand to Maxim Bunimovich and receive a partial payment of 500 EUR. I confirm receipt.

    Maxim Bunimovich says that a schedule for the remaining payments will be provided by Wednesday, 29 July. The payment is included in the calculation, leaving a confirmed outstanding balance of 3,560.09 EUR. Full payment is not made.

    Source: pre-action demand and evidence of transmission; correspondence dated 26 July 2026; bank record for the 500 EUR transfer.

  11. Schedule not provided

    The schedule for further payments promised by 29 July was not received

    As of 30 July. No schedule, letter setting out exact future payment dates, or notice that the promised deadline had been extended was received. Full payment has not been made. The confirmed outstanding balance remains 3,560.09 EUR.

    Source: correspondence as preserved on 30 July 2026.

  12. Response and partial payment

    Maxim Bunimovich’s response and a partial payment of 100 EUR

    31 July. After preservation notices were sent in relation to data and documents relevant to contemplated court proceedings, Maxim Bunimovich wrote:

    “Dasha, settle down, please... I said I’ll pay, so I’ll pay.”

    The same day, a further partial payment of 100 EUR was received. It has been included in the calculation, leaving a confirmed outstanding balance of 3,460.09 EUR. Full settlement has not been made.

    Source: WhatsApp, 31 July 2026; bank record for the 100 EUR transfer. The quotation was translated from Russian; the original and surrounding context are preserved.

  13. No further payment

    No further payment has been received as of 11 September

    As of 11 September. No further payment has been received since the partial payment of 100 EUR on 31 July. Full settlement has not been made. The confirmed outstanding balance remains 3,260.09 EUR.

    Source: bank records reviewed as of 11 September 2026.

Six recorded deadlines

Promises to pay

“I hope I’ll be able to pay tomorrow”

Full payment is not received by the stated date. Partial payments are then discussed.

“Then the balance next week”

Only part of the payment is received. Full settlement does not follow.

“I will repay the debt ... by 15 December”

No full payment is made by 15 December. I suspend work that day.

“The entire debt ... by the end of January”

The end of January passes without full payment.

“During the winter and spring of 2026”

The balance remains unpaid at the end of spring.

“The first payment ... no later than 31 May”

I provide bank details on 30 May. The promised payment is not received.

Sources: WhatsApp, 12 May and 12 June, 28 November 2025; email, 22 December 2025, 3 February and 8 May 2026. English translations are provided for readability; the Russian originals are preserved.

Evidence of work and loss of access

The images were preserved during the work and after it was suspended. Meeting content and data relating to other participants have been redacted.

Redacted screenshot of a work Zoom call involving Daria Borovik
Work Zoom call: Maxim Bunimovich's face, presentation content and information relating to other participants have been redacted.
Google message stating that Daria Borovik's work account had been deleted
After the work was suspended, Google stated that the work account had been deleted.
Google message preventing access to the work account
Attempt to access the work email: “Couldn't sign you in. Contact your domain admin for help.”

Basis of this record

The source materials have been preserved

This timeline is based on formal email correspondence, WhatsApp messages, bank records, the written role description, work materials and public corporate records. Original files and detailed work materials are preserved separately and are not published here in full. The final text, translations, dates, amounts and quotations were reviewed by the author against the preserved records.

A final note

If you have worked with Maxim Bunimovich or THE QARP and would like to share your experience, please contact me.

You can reach me by email or on LinkedIn.

dariaborovik.work@gmail.com LinkedIn / Daria Borovik
About this site and sources

Independent personal website. This is not an official THE QARP website, is not owned by THE QARP and does not act on its behalf.

This material records my personal experience and position. In the pre-action demand, I state my position that the relationship was, in substance, an employment relationship; no court has determined the legal classification of the relationship, the circumstances in which it ended, or the liability of any person or entity. As of the date of this publication, the matter remains at the pre-action stage. Material developments will be added as new information is received. The factual statements are based on preserved correspondence, bank records, public corporate records and work materials. A reasoned notice of any factual inaccuracy may be sent to the email address shown above.