money money money
this may be seen by some as a whiny post, but go fuck yourself.
10 months ago i started working for a "top agent" in our company.
we agreed on a wage suitable (at the time) to both of us, i worked my ass off and earned every penny (in theory)
it wasnt a big deal when candace was around - i knew being paid a couple days late wasnt a big deal. fortunately to her it was.. she had kids to feed. when candace bitched about it, we both got paid.
then candace got fed up & quit.
the calls from bill collectors kept pouring in, and kept getting ignored by the boss.
he was a few days late again with my payday - nothing was abnormal, i let it slide.
a week went by, so i mentioned it. about a week after that i did get paid, but at that point i was behind on my bills and using my HIGH INTEREST credit card to cover it, 'temporarily' cause im a sucker.
i dont remember how many times this occurred on payday. he would throw me a couple hundred at a time as i needed it & he had it, to the point where i was asking him for lunch money. i stopped forwarding the bill collector calls to him. those became the only calls coming in, and frankly i take priority. eventually when he was a month and a half behind and i had maxed out my credit card from living on it, i suggested to him that he NOT advance a commission because i was afraid he'd spend it that week before my upcoming payday.
..i was told i was whining beforehand without reason and "if you need absolute certainty this is not the place for you"
offended but determined i stayed with him for another couple of weeks, until i had to borrow money to pay my rent. there was no room left on my visa for it.
at that point i 'went on strike' until i was paid in full.. though that entire time i was being charged 19.5% on my credit card, but i never charged a cent late fee to him.
thankfully my situation was noticed and i was offered a position with a more reputable agent and started being paid again.
i was being advised by multiple individuals to take legal action, but eventually i was paid in full, nothing more.
i am now sitting, not only MAXED OUT on my 19.5% credit card but over my credit limit due to that 19.5%. because im over my limit, i was turned down when i applied for a lower-interest line of credit with which to pay my visa off.
my car will VERY SOON need work or it wont drive - $700.
i need some dental work done. - $400
$200 overdue phone bill which dad called me about today. ruined my day.
visa bill - embarrassingly high.
the full-time hours im working barely pay my rent and car, not including the loan repayment to my dad.
no clue about hydro or telus. im ready to say fuck them and live in the dark.
all this because someone decided that throwing $ on 200dollar fucking tshirts, blow and a failing marriage is more important than PAYING THEIR FUCKING EMPLOYEE.
its REALLY hard to do your books backwards, and put money you DONT HAVE into savings.
im not entirely innocent. i stayed in that situation WAY longer than anyone with half a brain would. i was forwarned, but gave him the benefit of the doubt. notorious for that.
but fuck. still. i live on my own and own my own car. it is fucking pathetic that because of that man i cant even pay for my own gasoline. i cant pay for my own groceries.
when i was pulled over for speeding half of me was praying the cop would suspend my license so i had a reason to take the insurance off my car and lower my expenses.
i am so fucking angry. dads voicemail just made my stomach churn. which do i pick first?
my oral health? my transportation to the job that doesnt pay my bills? my cell phone bill which is in my fathers name?
cell will come first of course, unless i can get dads credit/name off of it.
thank god i have the people in my life that i do. it is so incredibly appreciated. i love you all, and you know it will go both ways one day.
this isnt me looking for help. i just want this known.
10 months ago i started working for a "top agent" in our company.
we agreed on a wage suitable (at the time) to both of us, i worked my ass off and earned every penny (in theory)
it wasnt a big deal when candace was around - i knew being paid a couple days late wasnt a big deal. fortunately to her it was.. she had kids to feed. when candace bitched about it, we both got paid.
then candace got fed up & quit.
the calls from bill collectors kept pouring in, and kept getting ignored by the boss.
he was a few days late again with my payday - nothing was abnormal, i let it slide.
a week went by, so i mentioned it. about a week after that i did get paid, but at that point i was behind on my bills and using my HIGH INTEREST credit card to cover it, 'temporarily' cause im a sucker.
i dont remember how many times this occurred on payday. he would throw me a couple hundred at a time as i needed it & he had it, to the point where i was asking him for lunch money. i stopped forwarding the bill collector calls to him. those became the only calls coming in, and frankly i take priority. eventually when he was a month and a half behind and i had maxed out my credit card from living on it, i suggested to him that he NOT advance a commission because i was afraid he'd spend it that week before my upcoming payday.
..i was told i was whining beforehand without reason and "if you need absolute certainty this is not the place for you"
offended but determined i stayed with him for another couple of weeks, until i had to borrow money to pay my rent. there was no room left on my visa for it.
at that point i 'went on strike' until i was paid in full.. though that entire time i was being charged 19.5% on my credit card, but i never charged a cent late fee to him.
thankfully my situation was noticed and i was offered a position with a more reputable agent and started being paid again.
i was being advised by multiple individuals to take legal action, but eventually i was paid in full, nothing more.
i am now sitting, not only MAXED OUT on my 19.5% credit card but over my credit limit due to that 19.5%. because im over my limit, i was turned down when i applied for a lower-interest line of credit with which to pay my visa off.
my car will VERY SOON need work or it wont drive - $700.
i need some dental work done. - $400
$200 overdue phone bill which dad called me about today. ruined my day.
visa bill - embarrassingly high.
the full-time hours im working barely pay my rent and car, not including the loan repayment to my dad.
no clue about hydro or telus. im ready to say fuck them and live in the dark.
all this because someone decided that throwing $ on 200dollar fucking tshirts, blow and a failing marriage is more important than PAYING THEIR FUCKING EMPLOYEE.
its REALLY hard to do your books backwards, and put money you DONT HAVE into savings.
im not entirely innocent. i stayed in that situation WAY longer than anyone with half a brain would. i was forwarned, but gave him the benefit of the doubt. notorious for that.
but fuck. still. i live on my own and own my own car. it is fucking pathetic that because of that man i cant even pay for my own gasoline. i cant pay for my own groceries.
when i was pulled over for speeding half of me was praying the cop would suspend my license so i had a reason to take the insurance off my car and lower my expenses.
i am so fucking angry. dads voicemail just made my stomach churn. which do i pick first?
my oral health? my transportation to the job that doesnt pay my bills? my cell phone bill which is in my fathers name?
cell will come first of course, unless i can get dads credit/name off of it.
thank god i have the people in my life that i do. it is so incredibly appreciated. i love you all, and you know it will go both ways one day.
this isnt me looking for help. i just want this known.