I am trying to figure out if I should file a complaint along with a bunch of the other former employees of Sensory Sweep or not. I have been trying to hold out hope that things haven't been as bad as it looks. After working alternating 60 hour, and 80 hour weeks for 2 months without getting paid, I fell apart emotionally. It was a relief when I was laid off in November. They told me I could reapply when they got back on their feet in January (I am quite sure that I'm not.) So it has been 2 months since and I still haven't gotten paid, and so I decided to check up on what was happening. I checked the place recently, and 75% of the people have quit or been laid off. Turns out I didn't have it nearly as bad as a bunch of my coworkers, many of whom have families to care for. I Then found out that they are being investigated by the Labor Department for unpaid wages, and that there were rumors of embezzlement. Now there are news stories about it such as this and this And then I found this site run by some former employees. Uggh, what a mess. Meanwhile I am still looking for another job, and thinking of using my saved money for Graduate School.

Yes. You should get paid for the work you did. You're not a slave are you?

Quote:Original post by LessBread
Yes. You should get paid for the work you did. You're not a slave are you?

No, I'm not. That's why I am going to take action. I didn't care much if I was going to paid a bit late, but this is much more than that.

I understand. You probably didn't want to make waves, but it seems to me that only you can stand up for yourself now and given that the federal government has gotten involved, you need to look out for yourself too. A new job and/or grad school sounds like a good place to begin as you probably won't see the money you're owed for quite a while given the pending legalities.

You think you are upset? I'd be frickin' livid. The PDF on the website you linked to has a lot of great information. I'd definitely recommend taking action.