I feel like we are on a sinking ship and no matter how hard we bail the water keeps pouring in! I am seeking $27,500 to pay off bills and debts, replenish my savings, and take a much needed vacation.
This may seem long, but it is the only way one can truly understand our position at this time and how we came to be here. I worked for the same individual for 17 years, and 2 1/2 years ago my significant other, Mike, joined me at the facility I was in charge of running as the maintenance man. Approximately six months ago the owner of the facility passed away. We worked a 12 hour shift together because we were short handed, and when we returned home, I received a text message from the owner’s wife telling me that I was to place him on administrative leave without pay and I was to be on administrative leave with pay. I didn’t think too much about this as we worked in a facility that provided care to mentally ill adults, and if there was ever an allegation of any type of abuse, this had to be the action taken; I was sure this was just a formality, but I was wrong there was no allegation and it was not a formality. There were several meetings scheduled between me and this woman and she cancelled all of them; I attempted to retrieve some of my personal possessions and called workers there at the facility to let them know, and when I arrived, they called the law. I left the grounds and again attempted to contact her and was finally advised that I should have received a letter terminating my employment in the mail. This letter was mailed 1 day after I was placed on leave. After working for them, never failing to preform my duties, and even being asked by the owner to help other facility administrators and write policies and procedures (more than my specific position required), I was terminated without even a conversation. Neither of us were allowed to get our personal items except for my family photos as I was unable to prove ownership (who keeps every receipt for numerous years just in case you have to prove something is yours)!!!
After being terminated, we both began looking for work, and we have used all of our meager savings paying our bills and putting food on the table. We did everything we could to make money until finding a full time job (LYFT, UBER, Shipt, ect). We have had to sell almost everything we had of any value and we are down to one vehicle now as his vehicle was wrecked. Now only one of us has a way to work. I am running another facility for a man that had been a colleague for years, but the facility is smaller and it is a $10,000 per year pay-cut. We moved because the rent we were paying was high, and we found a place close to my new facility. We are buying this place on contract, but it has been a money pit! The roof leaked, it is not insulated well, the hot water heater went out, the floor it was sitting on is rotten, and there are other plumbing issues. Please help!!! Any little bit will be greatly appreciated. paypal.me/chrisbolen1120