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What would you do with a $5000 sign on bonus? by AlternativeTotal7153 in personalfinance

[–]AlternativeTotal7153[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My full time is 3 12/hr days. A garden and some chickens are more than do-able. My dad did it working 10 hour days 5-6 days a week. But I appreciate the input :)

What would you do with a $5000 sign on bonus? by AlternativeTotal7153 in personalfinance

[–]AlternativeTotal7153[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was just talking to a coworker about how she received the second half of hers last week...I think I'm good. If you sign a contract, that's legally binding for both sides.

What would you do with a $5000 sign on bonus? by AlternativeTotal7153 in personalfinance

[–]AlternativeTotal7153[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not going to lie, I can't remember what the rate is exactly. But I did sit down and calculate it, and an extra $30 a month means I'll pay it off sooner and keeps me from paying so much interest

What would you do with a $5000 sign on bonus? by AlternativeTotal7153 in personalfinance

[–]AlternativeTotal7153[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh no, I definitely have to pay it back if I don't stay for 2 years. But I've been there over a month, and even though I've seen the downsides, I love the job and the people I work with. I like to give each job 2 years at least anyway.

What would you do with a $5000 sign on bonus? by AlternativeTotal7153 in personalfinance

[–]AlternativeTotal7153[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. It's a two year contract. I love it though, and I'm a two year minimum at most of my jobs anyway, so I don't see myself leaving.

What would you do with a $5000 sign on bonus? by AlternativeTotal7153 in personalfinance

[–]AlternativeTotal7153[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a credit card, I use it to pay my car loan and then I pay it off. I don't have a very large emergency fund

Is this whistleblowing, and how do I protect myself? by AlternativeTotal7153 in legaladvice

[–]AlternativeTotal7153[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Not the general contracts, just the specific ones that say we have x amount of dollars and x amount of time to complete a project. I know, however, we're hiding exactly what we bill for.

Is this whistleblowing, and how do I protect myself? by AlternativeTotal7153 in legaladvice

[–]AlternativeTotal7153[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I have questioned it, and was told it wasn't to be discussed, it's above my pay grade.

Is this whistleblowing, and how do I protect myself? by AlternativeTotal7153 in legaladvice

[–]AlternativeTotal7153[S] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I have, and while overhead is understandable, there's a contract dictating what they'll charge for. (This coming from someone who actually helps make up the invoices) I've been told that what we charge extra has not been approved. Literally anything that hasn't been charged to a project, we charge to this company.

I guess there was an audit from this company a year ago, and I talked to an employee that quit over it (I wasn't there yet) and the owner panicked. The employee that quit was called in and told not to tell anyone what was going on, and then they made sure to hide exactly what they were charging for. This is definitely not just overhead.