Dana El-Kurd
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Because the other people's checks bounced.
So we should note here that we all were aware that Jackie Mae was locked out of their bank account.
experiencing financial hardship to the point where we actually did have some of our union members like donating food to jackie may solidarity network came through for me because that kept us fed that kept us like we we were able to have gas for that for the next like to get us to the next payday essentially this this whole thing would set me back like
I wouldn't get the last check cashed until we got to the next pay period on Friday because we get paid every two weeks.
Yeah, and this is something we've talked about on this show a lot, is that, like, you know, and I mean, I think most people listening to this show understand this on an intuitive level, but it's like, if your paycheck fucking bounces, that's really fucking bad.
And it's like, yeah, like, obviously that's going to cause, like, unbelievable, like,
financial distress and it fucking sucks and I'm really sorry you've been having to deal with that on top of fucking everything else because that's just yeah that's something that can just like completely fuck your entire life that's through no fault of your own it's literally your boss is fucking up
I want to note that still to this day, I do not have access to my bank account as far as I know.
The last week has been really crazy and like I haven't been able to get out to like a credit card or anything to get something new set up.
In the background, you're not even getting paid because the checks are bounced.
Yes, and Jackie Mae was understandably distressed over this and expressed that frustration, and that was the cause of a write-up that was used to justify termination.