I work for a law firm. I make 11 dollars an hour, no benefits, health insurance or pension wise. I do get 8 paid days off a year and this is the interesting part.
I was called inconsiderate and thoughtless by my boss because I didnt buy people at work Christmas presents. This man is a multi-millionaire and he criticized me for being too poor to buy the attorneys who make a the minimum $1500.00 per week, Christmas presents. I might add that one of the attorneys bought me a bottle of wine which is a lovely gift, its just not ideal for an alcoholic like me (no drink in 9 years). It was nice of him but...we're not friends so he doesnt know that about me. My boss told me I should have asked him for a loan in order to buy the presents. I told him under NO circumstances would I ever ask him for a loan and especially wouldnt in order to buy presents for people who make 5 times what i do.
Anyhow, today I told the girls at work that I needed to take tomorrow off because I didnt have enough money to put gas in the car to get to work. I have .94 cents to my name and that isnt even enough for bus fare. My bosses son, another attorney at the firm told me that is unacceptable. He would loan me the money for gas. I was afraid he would fire me if I didnt show up tomorrow so I took 5 dollars. Now instead of having a day off with pay, I am in debt to them. I owe them to go to work. This is one Fucked up world we live in gang and I just had to vent or I really was going to go to my mothers and drink till I passed out. Thanks for reading
Thu Jan 15, 2015 at 2:00 AM PT: Thank you everyone for your kind thoughts and additional rants. No drinking done!!! These assholes arent worth it.