'Boss wouldn't pay [for] two months after she fired me': Former employee calls out disorganized ex-boss for never getting her final paycheck

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
May 14, 2024 8:00 AM EDT

It's always important to stand your ground when your employer has not honored their end of your contract. It can be easy in work dynamics to forget the fact that your contract is a two-way negotiation and you have rights no matter who is in charge. 

This former worker had the "audacity" to ask for her final paycheck two months after her toxic, disorganized boss fired her. After a period of radio silence, this Redditor finally decided to go off email and send a direct text message to her ex-boss demanding for a Venmo payment immediately. Her former boss tried to use every excuse under the sun, including the fact that she was sick. I'm sorry, she was so sick that she couldn't have her payroll person carry out a simple task? We don't believe that for a second. 

Keep scrolling below for the full text exchange and for the best reactions from folks in the comments section. For more stories like this, check out this post about a CEO's silly idle time requirements.

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    Boss wouldn't pay two months after she fired me. I had the audacity of asking for the money I earned.
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    5:20 . LTE Tue, May 9, 9:10 AM I have sent you everything you have asked for multiple times. As a business owner it's your job to pay your employees. I should not have to continually ask you for money I earned weeks after you fired me. Venmo me.
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    As an employee you should have a little more respect for you job! I have been VERY ill and yes some things slip through the cracks when I'm juggling a thousand things. I wouldn't have even had you work that day had I known you were going to just bail on the event last minute! Very disrespectful!!! In an industry so small your reputation is everything and unfortunately I will never give you a good reference! Venmo sent! A iMessage A Cash @
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    econdonetired - 13 hr. ago Report it to the labor board.
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    ProfitLoud 9 hr. ago I agree, in a small industry your reputation matters. Not paying wages is something I'd imagine hurts future hires.
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    SilverSageVII 8 hr. ago Exactly. If they wanna break the law that's FAR worse than any quitting ever could be.
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    jharkness09 11 hr. ago Your response: "You have until EOD Tuesday to pay me. Then I go to the Labor Board" Then actually do it. I don't know what state you live in (assuming you're in the US) but you also may have access to free legal services. Google it!
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    Redwood829. 11 hr. ago Do you have to notify them? Like why even say EOD, just go straight to Labor Board?
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    PartridgeW 13 hr. ago This will be on your permanent record good sir!
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    FloatingAwayIn22. 11 hr. ago Speaking of this being a small industry; if anyone ever asks me if they should work for you, or hire you for an event, I will never give YOU a good reference either.
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    Renyen0 11 hr. ago Company name? Yelp review time
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    One-Complex9014. 10 hr. ago Imagine being such a pos, that you would say have more respect for your job, after being fired. Kick rocks ya stupid b
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    m00ph 11 hr. ago Are you in California? You get your average pay for up to 30 days or until you're paid out in full, which ever happens first. They have to pay you out when they terminate you, or within 3 days if you quit. There are some exceptions, like commissions, but most people should be covered.
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    botw_ 10 hr. ago OP. now that i've talked to other people about this situation they have said that a good reference from her is almost more of a red flag, so i guess i dodged a bullet
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    hamsdre 10 hr. ago I would have replied with: "See, that wasn't so hard now was it? Next time do your job on time."
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    Windronin 8 hr. ago Cracks me up how every industry is "a small one where reputation is everything "
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    ZenBrickS 9 hr. ago This happened to me in an out bound sell's job, I pressed one of the managers for several months to no avail. However karma did come with rapid descent in the form of an FBI raid for other things. In hindsight, happy I left when I did.
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    Scary_Band2391 - 3 hr. ago I feel like somewhere there's a private message board that all managers and franchise owner types join and give each other advice. Just because of how similar these exchanges and excuses are across the board. You can almost predict what the boss person is going to say word for word.
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    SilentJon69 4 hr. ago Being ill and having a thousand things to juggle is no excuse for not paying your employees.
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