Tag: Wage

Some time in April I got a new job with a security company working guess where? At some shelter😳 Is that my destiny?😂

Anyway, as I had stated earlier, I had to get away from the Amazon job because that was strictly for voucher purposes—can’t survive in NYC on a 21 hour a week job.

I didn’t officially quit the Amazon job because I didn’t know what to expect with the security job—I actually had very low expectations, if I’m being honest

So I went into the security job basically as a tourist, just seeing if it’s something I wanted to do and if not, going back to Amazon while looking for something else.

Turns out however that it’s a pretty decent company, PLUS it’s a union job, so even better. Even though I’m scheduled for 40 hours at this shelter location, there are plenty of opportunities to pick up extra shifts at other locations, or even do a double shift (16 hours) at the shelter😳 Not bad at all.

So I did about three weeks on 40 hours to see if there would be any “issues” with my paycheck—a common problem for targeted individuals😂🤦‍♀️

The 40 hour work weeks went fine—no issues to report. So on the week beginning…a TI decided to kick up his game a notch, and venture into the overtime territory—just to see how the check would look with 48 hours. So I did 48 hours on the week beginning…and did the same thing for the week after that. So two weeks with 48 hours back to back.

Next thing I know “problems” with BOTH the checks where I had overtime😂🤦‍♀️You really can’t make this stuff up. Remember I wrote about this VERY SAME issue with the Amazon job when I decided to work more than 21 hours. It’s NOT a mistake—very deliberate

This however, is what many TIs fail to get—the psyop they fail to realize. It is NOT about the money. They do this so that the TI begins to associate overtime with problems, so the YOU YOU YOU the TI begins to shy away from overtime—Why should I do overtime when I’m not even going to get paid? You get it?🤔 Everything is fine UNTIL the TI starts going for overtime. They want you earning survival money, not thriving money

Anyway, even though this issue is from the week in the beginning of May, they still haven’t fixed it even as we’re heading into June. A TI’s 16 hours of wages just STOLEN. Sad.

Most TIs are also broke—living paycheck to paycheck, so issues like this can really disrupt their work, even though they haven’t done anything wrong. Luckily for me, I’m not that broke, so I have the luxury of waiting for my money without getting in anybody’s face. Nobody should be chasing anybody down for their paycheck like this, though—TI or no TI. Matter of fact, isn’t that a crime?😂🤷‍♀️

Anyway, my plan is to hang around at this shelter location for a little longer then request a move to another site. I don’t want to “rock the boat” too early. I can tell you right now, things are not going to end well here if I have to do this “catch me if you can” routine with my paycheck every time I have some overtime.😂

I’ll keep you posted on paycheckgate.

Also wanted to point out that my plan this year, after securing an apartment, was to start writing a book—you read that right—a book about my experiences as a TI. The website doesn’t do TIs a lot of justice because often times it describes incidents that can be dismissed as one-offs, even though they are not. A book with actual chapters and paragraphs will do a better job, imho, laying out how the TI program works. So if you don’t see a lot of posts from me this year, just know that I’m putting them into a book. Only fragrant incidents like this paycheckgate will appear on this website.😂