This past Friday I was fired from my job. My job has been the only thing keeping my life together over the past few years, and though it has been hard and I've had some problems with my co-workers, it has been essential to both my sanity and my livelihood. Without this job, I won't be able to pay off my student loans, my medical bills, and my rent. I'm afraid that I'll be living on the streets soon if I can't get a new job, and even still, it'll be hard because I'm still in debt.
To make matters worse, my boss informed me that I would not get my severance check, because all of that money is being used to recouperate the company to pay for my recent business trips. They are telling me that the company policy is that they will pay for travel and hospitality expenses for employees, but since I'm not an employee anymore, they are entitled to get that money back. This is really hard for me, because in the final four months of working at this company, they had me going on business trips almost every other week. I've been to Scottsdale, AZ; they had me in Bakersfield, CA; I spent three days at a convention in Omaha, NE. They made me go to Wilmington, DE four times in one week. And now I have to reimburse them, with no income on top of all of my other debt and living expenses.
So, if any of you can give me advice, or at least moral support, I'd very much appreciate it. I just don't know what to do, I've been crying all weekend. I'm teary-eyed in this library right now. I've never felt more powerless in my life. |
