should I quit?
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- Glitterati_Duane0
Yeah man. I was in a similar situation. The company was having money problems but the owner was such a dreamer he kept me working by selling me dreams of future success with the company. That's all BS though. You gotta be paid for what you do. The only option is to leave.
- shesh0
your advice:
- update folio
- look for new job
- get new job
- talk to office of fair trading
- leave current job
- take some equipment
- take some clients
- leave human waste in fridge
- be (reasonably) happy- If you can do all that, you will be more than reasonably happy. Sounds like you are...MrOneHundred
- ...leaving someone behind?MrOneHundred
- do all of this, and i will slow clap for youwendog
- what do you mean 'leaving someone behind?'shesh
- Is there a workplace love interest?MrOneHundred
- hahaha, no!shesh
- Even more reason to leave!MrOneHundred
- Doorman0
LEAVE - IT WILL BE THEIR LOSS.... : )
- kush0
start your own business and take along the employees
- lvl_130
when is the last time you actually got paid?
if it has been over 4 weeks, pick up your spine and run the fuck out of there! but make sure you get a written contract from your boss stating the money they owe you, and when you will actually see a check for the work you have already done. also make sure you get compensation pay for the matter at hand. if crazyman denies you, mention a lawyer.overall, your situation is complete bullshit. there is no legitimate firm that would try to pull this.
good luck.
- SteveJobs0
i didn't read all the responses here, but the answer seems quite clear to me. as a group, go above him and explain the situation and ask that he be replaced with someone more competent. if there's no one above him, simply take everyone, and start a new company, ala jerry maguire: "Who's with me... who's with me besides.. flipper here".
- brains0
yes.
wait.. what was the question?
- olli1010
Shesh - I feel for you buddy - but the QBN crew are right. You need to start looking at other opportunities and leave.
The 1st sign a company is in danger is when it can't pay its suppliers on time. Once they can't pay their employees - that means that there are serious issues with either cash flow or
managements handling of such cash flow. It's a business wide problem and you're caught in the middle. It's not fair to you if you're putting the hours in.Do not cheapen yourself by working for free. There are plenty of other opportunities out there and once you find a new company that are professionals, you'll sit back and wonder why you
ever stayed there in the first place.
- mg330
How much does he spend a month on coke?
- more like heroin...designer4rent
- more like mushrooms...rounce
- designer4rent0
hmm tough call man, is this company having money problems or his he just struggling to do it?
- Llyod0
are there sluts in this story?
- dskz0
would Rocky have quit?
- shesh0
I think a bit of both, he doesn't manage well and so he's tries to do everything on his own and because of that it chokes the company. The accountant left because she saw how badly people were being treated and how badly he was running the business. Since then he has been doing (or not doing) the pay
- when the accountant quits you know its time to go.horton
- monNom0
leave immediately.
- designer4rent0
well paying staff is the first thing that should always be done. Is he having a meltdown? Do you have a citizens advice bureau in your country.
- shesh0
seriously?
- doctor0
You should talk to your colleagues at work about this problem. If you acted coordinated in response to this, you could "force" him to fix the problems. Let's say you all stayed home, until you're payed - just as an example...
If it's a general problem, then you should try to solve it together rather than only having individual heart to heart talks with your boss.
- concurred!designer4rent
- I reckon he would just call a temp agency to fill the empty chairs and then fuck them over too.MrOneHundred
- Might happen at a factory, but it's hard to replace designers, especially when in the middle of a production.doctor
- The company would easily loose clients by hiring less competent people.doctor
- MrOneHundred0
Get the hell out. The situation will never change, and when the place goes belly-up, you will then be competing with your co-workers for new jobs in your area. Oh, and take a shit in the fridge before you go.
- utopian0
I would absolutely start updating your resume and portfolio. Besides the fact that it sounds like your boss is a real tool, if your studio is having difficulty paying vendors and more importantly paying you on time, I strongly believe that the studio's days are numbered.
I have been there and done that with previous firms, thinking that my loyality was worth something, boy I got screwed!!! Start preparing for an exist strategy and get strat looking for a new job, ASAP.
Best of luck no matter what you do!