I work for a small tech startup that is having financial troubles, and hasn't paid us in a month on Friday. We've actually gone without pay this long before, the company has always had shaky funding. However, this time there's not really an end in site or a definite answer on when I can expect my next paycheck. And I think the problem is exacerbated by the pandemic. As I mentioned in the title, I love this job. We have four days weeks, I'm friends with all my coworkers, the work itself is fun, etc. And we're now working from home. But if I want to make my rent next month I have to start filing for unemployment soon. When and how should I even begin to start the awkward conversation with my boss that I can't continue to work without pay? Or is this a normal startup thing that I should just sit with? My coworkers and I are all really desensitized to not being paid regularly so I'm not sure when alarm bells should go off. One last side note- my lease is up at the end of May and I need to move somewhere else. I'd need to start looking now if I want to find an apartment and put my down payment, cover moving costs, ect. in the near future and I'm not sure if this company is stable enough to last another year.
Submitted April 05, 2020 at 09:15PM by miumiumoo https://ift.tt/2wl3irY
