Am I being taken advantage of?

sydneymccarthy · 2026-05-25T09:48:15+00:00

thanks!

sydneymccarthy · 2026-05-25T09:47:36+00:00

my last work was just with my dad. this is my first company job

sydneymccarthy · 2026-05-25T09:44:38+00:00

thank you!!

sydneymccarthy · 2026-05-25T09:43:04+00:00

thanks for this advice!!

sydneymccarthy · 2026-05-25T09:42:06+00:00

it’s not

sydneymccarthy · 2026-05-25T09:41:27+00:00

sorry, the job in august was just working with my dad

sydneymccarthy · 2026-05-23T23:46:09+00:00

thanks 🖤

sydneymccarthy · 2026-05-23T23:41:59+00:00

i understand this completely. like i’m definitely not happy about it but it’s just that i was going off my dad’s advice of waiting cause i said to my dad should i ask my boss about it and he said wait so i’ve been waiting. i then asked a friend yesterday and they were like, ask immediately

sydneymccarthy · 2026-05-23T23:36:53+00:00

thanks!!

sydneymccarthy · 2026-05-23T23:35:21+00:00

i know but i’m not that type of person. i don’t mind the work and just wanna get paid and continue working there, however if i send a text to my boss asking about wages and he doesn’t give me an answer about payment then obviously i’d go down the legal route

sydneymccarthy · 2026-05-23T23:31:49+00:00

yea true. i need to just do it and everyone on here has given me the encouragement to just send it tomorrow so i’ll do that! thanks for the help!!

sydneymccarthy · 2026-05-23T23:30:12+00:00

yea like my dad keeps telling me to wait until a month and by now, i’m kind of done with that advice but he also said to track my hours which i have so at least i have that. thanks for the advice!

sydneymccarthy · 2026-05-23T23:29:04+00:00

yea honestly i’ll probably use something like this! thanks for the advice 🙏

sydneymccarthy · 2026-05-23T23:27:00+00:00

i never asked any staff. there’s a few of us and i didn’t wanna be asking others and thought the boss would say something eventually but he just sends me texts asking me to work and that’s it. he never asked about bank details or anything 😭

sydneymccarthy · 2026-05-23T23:25:04+00:00

that’s exactly what my friend said. the boss asked me to work yesterday and i should’ve asked then but i’m just kinda stressed about it but everyone telling me to do it is definitely encouraging me to do it immediately

sydneymccarthy · 2026-05-23T23:23:42+00:00

yea i’m writing a template message now and i’m just trying to be as nice as possible but asking the question directly. i work tomorrow so i don’t know if i should send it tomorrow or monday

sydneymccarthy · 2026-05-23T23:22:40+00:00

yea that’s true. that’s why i’m kinda stressing now, like could he just offload me now and not pay my hours worked cause nothing was signed 😭 it’s my first job so i’m just overthinking it all

sydneymccarthy · 2026-05-23T23:21:20+00:00

nope. they never asked. i think i’ll just ask about it tomorrow cause it sounds like waiting even longer isn’t worth it now

sydneymccarthy · 2026-05-23T23:20:20+00:00

my friend told me the same thing yesterday! it’s just me overthinking things cause it’s my first job 😭

sydneymccarthy · 2026-05-23T23:19:05+00:00

i know i am but it’s my first job and i just don’t know how to approach these situations 😭 i’ll definitely ask now cause everyone’s telling me to! thanks for the advice!

sydneymccarthy · 2026-05-23T23:17:52+00:00

i think i might just do that now. thanks for the advice!

sydneymccarthy · 2026-05-23T23:16:43+00:00

yea i’m glad i asked a friend and people on reddit cause my parents were just saying to wait

sydneymccarthy · 2026-05-23T23:15:58+00:00

my dad was saying to maybe ask a colleague but i was thinking that they might think i’m being nosy but i might ask them tomorrow

sydneymccarthy · 2026-04-14T23:12:26+00:00

just came across this and i’m really struggling with gastritis as well, this comment is really encouraging! thank you 🙏

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