Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Stress

So over the last month I have been thinking that my not sleeping well was do to confused feelings for a friend, but today I decided that it is do to stress. I love where I work and what I do but there are things that I don't like as well. For example I try to be understanding because I am working for a newer company but I have not been paid since April (except for a couple hundred) so my boss owes my $3000. My bank account is $600 in the hole because I don't have any money to put in there and funny thing my bills still need to be paid. I am behind on my rent I am about to sign a new contract for somewhere to live and my cell is about to be turned off because I can't pay the bill. I try to be understand but then my boss today borrowed some money from a friend so that we can get into our new location which is fine but he is going to pay him back before he pays me what he owes me, and before he pays 3 employees that don't even work there anymore. I also understand that he doesn't want to take out a loan and go into debt but sometimes you have too. The couple that were talking about investing in the company I don't think are because they are not calling him back and it has been since March that they first approached him about it. He needs to do something different and I don't know what to tell him that it is that he needs to do but I do know that he needs to pay his employees or he is going to lose them. I am seriously thinking about getting another job. At first I thought about just getting a second job because he does need the help and it is a newer company but I am there all the time so I don't have time for another job. I feel like it is my company but I am not benefiting from it. From what I hear from him his wife needs to be more understanding and realize they own a business and he needs to work because she wants him home more, but on the other hand she sees that things are not working out so great and he needs to understand that. Also yesterday and today I pretty much was the only worker and I think I ended up using up the min for my cell phone because I had to forward the phone to my cell so that I can take orders while I was on deliveries. At least today I didn't have to do that he still took the calls but I was making the food and delivering it. If I wanted the stress of running a new business I would open up the restaurant that I want to. I have worked there for 3 months and I think that I have worked as much there as I did 6 months at Sento maybe even more. It is crazy. I need sleep and I need to be able to eat and I can't eat Red Deli all the time. Sorry that you guys go to read me venting but I am defiantly going to figure things out and I am going to start by going to the temple when I get off tomorrow and to talk to Dave about getting paid tomorrow.

1 comment:

Becca said...

Sweetheart, it is not fair to you to go so long without being paid. Being $600 in the hole is costing you more money than the fines the bank charges you for every overdraw, but is also costing you much damage to your credit score which ends up equaling $$. Your boss taking out another business loan is going to hurt his credit much less than his not taking out a loan to pay you is hurting your credit. He is the business owner--it is his risk, not yours. You are an employee and have the right to be paid for your work. Even if he has to lay you off because his business is going under, he is still responsible for paying you what you have earned so far. Sweetheart, don't let yourself get more in debt. You need to build up your credit. You need to get paid.