Is there a way for my boss to screw me out of my $$
November 9, 2006 2:28 PM   Subscribe

I work for a magazine publishing company, and I think I am making a lateral move to another company which offers more upside potential in the future. I get a base salary, but most of my income comes from commission. The company I work for is relatively small, a LLC, and I dont think there are any $$ problems. My boss however is somewhat of a tyrant. My concern in leaving is that he will try and find a way to stiff me out of any remaining due commission to me. It is currently and ranges around 20k, in which he owes me, and pays me off in increments per paycheck. When I started here, we had put the agreement down on paper...(more)

But he is a very spiteful guy. It's a one way loyalty street. We worship him. he treats us like trash....But thats not really the point...

I know I have to, and am currently gonna seek advice from a employment lawyer, but just curious to see if anyone has any idea's on how he could go about finding justification to not pay me my remaining money?

In a nutshell. I do my job well, I work my required hours. I am the usually the top sales performer month to month...I did y job on the up and up and they will find no skeletons when I leave.

but i still have this fear....

thanks
posted by TwilightKid to Work & Money (2 answers total)
 
Well, what does your agreement say? You have a copy of it, right?

You can't stop him from being a dick about it, apart from leaving in a classy, respectful way (give him plenty of notice, thank him personally, etc.). The main thing you want to do is to cover your ass by having all the documentation in place that shows exactly how much he owes you and something that dictates exactly how he's going to pay you.
posted by bshort at 3:16 PM on November 9, 2006


Hard to say without seeing the agreement, but I'd recommend quietly gathering up all the documentation you can. Don't tip your hand by letting him know you're leaving till the last possible second. Have xeroxes of everything you can think of.

And be prepared for him to just make something up and try to intimidate you into letting the commission go. I've known spiteful people and they aren't rational. He may come up with some off-the-wall reason to withhold your money, and at that point it's just a game of chicken, where you have to hang in there and quietly, repetitively assert your rights.

The lawyer seems like a great idea - $20k is a lot of money, and if you instincts say he's going to try to screw you, you are probably right.
posted by selfmedicating at 7:42 PM on November 9, 2006


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