Need somewhere to vent...
My girl was an employee for Kiddie Kandids Portrait Studio. She was the studio manager. She made $30k/year, which in my area, is quite decent... Some of you may have heard that Kiddie Kandids is filing for bankruptcy, most likely those of you in Utah, where the headquarters are. Basically, she gets on her conference call today, with her district manager, and she tells my girl too call back in about 5 minutes. My girlfriend took that time to check the studio's email. The email was pretty much saying, "Thanks for all the free work for the past 3 weeks, now get out, and get lost." She had a $2000 paycheck coming this week with her gain share in it.
She was the only one working at the moment, as I am between jobs. We depended on this money, to survive. They have no intentions to pay that last 3 weeks of labor for any of their employees.
I get a call at around 11a.m., and answer it to hear my girl cryin' and telling me she lost her job, and has no idea what we're going to do. I start freakin' out knowing that my car payment is due, electric is due, and rent is soon to be due. So she spends half the day looking for a new job, gets 3-5 interviews for the next week to come. I go to my boss' house, to talk to him about how long it's going to take him to get shit situated, and for us to start making money. It's still going to be at least a month... He's got to buy a new company truck, and more holding tanks. He's starting a WVO (wasted vegetable oil) recycling plant. I ask him if he can loan me a few bucks, and just take it out of my first check. He says sure, but only had $50 to loan me, as he too only has about $500 to last him, until he starts to profit.
I don't complain, 'cause I understand he needs that money to get the business going so I can then start making money. He offered me both account management position, and truck driving position as soon as I can "tank endorsements," and can prove I can drive a truck with a liquid tank. So, in all that's about the best news I've heard all day. Still going to be AT LEAST a month for him to be able to get my truck running, and have money to pay for accounts.
My girl is so upset, and everything I do to try and comfort her just makes her to were she doesn't want to talk about anything, or even do anything. So far, she doesn't seem too far out there, but I know better.
Anyway... /rant
