Iâm supposed to speak âpositivelyâ about whatâs happening. Iâm not supposed to give my clients, who trust me, who I promise can trust me, the truth as to whatâs happened/is happening. Iâm supposed to sit there and fake a smile and an âeverythingâs alrightâ attitude. I refuse?
Can I though? Not really. Iâm unable to afford being jobless. Iâm lucky enough that they gave me an offer. Iâm really conflicted..
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If you do a google search for my companyâs name (which I wonât post publicly, but some of you know), you may come across a few recent articles. Recent articles mentioning bankruptcy, employees being terminated without severance, and 41 stores out of all being kept and sold off to another company but still remaining under our current banner.
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The company I work for has gone bankrupt. For the past few weeks Iâve been stressing about whatâs going to happen.. because NOBODY knew anything, besides our Area Manager who knew like 20% of everything. I only found out early because my mom is her friend, and my mom of course worried about our job situations (weâre both at this company) told me to get my resume ready and gave me details.
Not this passing Friday, but the one before, my momâs centerâs power went out. The company hadnât paid the bill in over a YEAR. She is sent home unsure about what fate has instore, knowing the BS thatâs going on. Monday rolls up and sheâs ordered to pack up her center. No power - safety issue. But also not allowing her to give any answers to her clients. Now theyâre all pissed at her calling her a liar and a scammer. Because this company felt like charging clients 1k to enroll, plus like $30 per bottle of supplements. To people who signed up the day before, the week before, the month, whatever. Lost out on tons of money.
Then on Tuesday, another center had been shut down without notice. That girl is out of her job, too. Wednesday was normal, and Thursday there were a bunch of weird e-mails being sent out. That there would be an âurgent company updateâ call on Friday, scheduled an hour before we were to start work.. so obviously thatâs important?Â
Friday rolls up and weâre on the call. âAll staff are to be terminated immedietly.â Fuck. fuckfuckfuck. I was pissed, stressed, tired, worried, terrified actually. How was I going to pay my bills? But I hang tight at work and see my clients through the day since our center still had power. By now, all of this is over CBC and other news sites/programs.Â
LUCKILY on Friday, I was one of the lucky employees who got an offer to continue my employment at my current location, wage and benefits. So who am I to complain, right?
But the company a) did not give any staff warning, so people went into work Friday thinking shit was okay and then getting word that they lost their jobs and every center between the East Coast and Ontario were now closed, b) willingly took cash and over thousands of dollars from clients KNOWING that they were bankrupt and unable to stay open at tons of locations, c) are/were making staff pack-up their centers AND coach their clients in the dark.. which is a safety hazard, and d) have absolutely 0 guilt or feeling about any of this because theyâre rich, old, white people who donât care about the working man. Tons of these people canât pay rent, their cars, things for their kids. There was one lady on the conference call who said she just came back from maternity leave and canât file for unemployment. Others who own their own âfranchiseâ locations are forced to file for bankruptcy as well.
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Now Iâm supposed to stay happy, and positive. But now I work for a company, who, in UNDER ONE YEAR (almost 1 year exact) became bankrupt not only once but TWICE. And this time, our investors donât believe in us.
Weâre supposed to promise things will be okay, but will it? Some of these reviews and articles rising up everywhere are seriously depressing. I feel like Iâm working for the enemy now.Â
I loved my job. I love my clients, and I love helping people become happy and change their lives for the better. I love their smiles and the reactions they get when theyâre down in weight! Itâs awesome. ;O; But now.. Iâm so scared our doors will close one day soon without notice, or our power will shut off mid-coaching session, just like my momâs power. Iâm scared weâll be cut now. The company wonât thrive with this on their backs... AGAIN!
But where can I go that pays as much as I get now THAT I ENJOY? I canât think of anywhere. But I guess I may as well continue searching.. at least I have a job for now.
