A week or so ago, I posted something on social media about how being honest often means a person is subject to criticism or worse, such as lost employment.
I suspect some people who know I can cuss like a sailor if necessary and have an opinion about most things that I am willing to share might suspect that I maybe did something on the order of this and got fired.
I mean, I did make international news several years ago over dress code bullshit, so anything is possible when it comes to my mouth.
I have not gotten fired.
All I did was send an email before I chickened out that basically said the following:
"I am a dependable, high-quality producer, and if you value this dependable, high-quality producer you need to pay me in a more timely manner."
I don't think it is being unreasonable to expect that by July 4, I should have been paid the $725 that is owed me for APRIL. (And the remaining $2,200 owed me should come sooner rather than later.)
More or less, I don't trust this employer anymore. I don't think this employer values my work and my dependability. And if I don't trust you, there is no point continuing a relationship whether it is personal or professional.
While I was honest (and civil) in my email, I guess the bigger point is that I stood up for myself.
And I'm glad.
But I'm also flailing a bit, and I'm not sure why.
Because they didn't fire me. I'm just about 99.9% sure I'm firing them. I have a swimming pool full of tolerance for young people and kids, but I do not babysit adults.
But this marks a change, and I'm going to have to adapt, and that is always uncomfortable and scary. I got comfortable and, admittedly, lazy.
Now I'm having to think about whether I'll actively seek something new or do what I've done in every professional experience for the past 13 years....hang out and let things kind of organically happen and go where they will.
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