RH272
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I started working as a 19 year old in 2023. Still living with my parents.
About 6 months ago, the company who my dad works for started falling apart. It is a dealership. (He has worked for this company for about 10 years now. )
Since then(since 6 months ago), the company is carring only 1 item in stock,1! Indicating there are problems. Since Covid, my father's salary has been cut in half and he mainly works on commission. So for 4 years now he has been on this half salary.
So at the beginning of this year, my dad made an ultimatum to me and my mother one night. We either help him pay the bills or he is going to leave us. Just for context, we were already sharing bills between family members. This has now come from making no sales and trying to pay everything from a salary cut in half from 4 years ago.
So I started helping him with money, thinking this would only be for a short while untill things get better at his workplace. I now pay our rent, TV and fuel. Rest is split between my father and mother. Month after month goes by where he always comes to me at the end of the month and ask to help with the additional bills this month. I then have about 20% left of my salary to save towards my future. Every cent I have I will put in my savings account to save for my future. I rarely spend money on things that I want.
So after 2 months, we started asking my dad, what is going on at his workplace. He simply replies and says "I don't know ". Apparently he asked the owner several times what is going on and the reply was that he will be informed soon.
Still, nothings has happened. My dad goes to work where there are no inhouse stock. Why would someone walk into a store standing emty. So there is no customers. I get so mad when I think about his. He goes to work where there is nothing happening and him wasting his time like that. We looked at other jobs in the area, but there are nothing available for someone that didn't have additional education.
Where do I draw the line in terms of helping with the paying of bills? They have supported me and paid all my bills as a child. I now live in their house as an adult so paying a certain amount for rent is understandable. I feel like if I just keep on paying the bills there is no motivation for my dad to either look for another job or get to the bottom of what is happening at his place of work. This is also affecting my future in terms of my savings account.
About 6 months ago, the company who my dad works for started falling apart. It is a dealership. (He has worked for this company for about 10 years now. )
Since then(since 6 months ago), the company is carring only 1 item in stock,1! Indicating there are problems. Since Covid, my father's salary has been cut in half and he mainly works on commission. So for 4 years now he has been on this half salary.
So at the beginning of this year, my dad made an ultimatum to me and my mother one night. We either help him pay the bills or he is going to leave us. Just for context, we were already sharing bills between family members. This has now come from making no sales and trying to pay everything from a salary cut in half from 4 years ago.
So I started helping him with money, thinking this would only be for a short while untill things get better at his workplace. I now pay our rent, TV and fuel. Rest is split between my father and mother. Month after month goes by where he always comes to me at the end of the month and ask to help with the additional bills this month. I then have about 20% left of my salary to save towards my future. Every cent I have I will put in my savings account to save for my future. I rarely spend money on things that I want.
So after 2 months, we started asking my dad, what is going on at his workplace. He simply replies and says "I don't know ". Apparently he asked the owner several times what is going on and the reply was that he will be informed soon.
Still, nothings has happened. My dad goes to work where there are no inhouse stock. Why would someone walk into a store standing emty. So there is no customers. I get so mad when I think about his. He goes to work where there is nothing happening and him wasting his time like that. We looked at other jobs in the area, but there are nothing available for someone that didn't have additional education.
Where do I draw the line in terms of helping with the paying of bills? They have supported me and paid all my bills as a child. I now live in their house as an adult so paying a certain amount for rent is understandable. I feel like if I just keep on paying the bills there is no motivation for my dad to either look for another job or get to the bottom of what is happening at his place of work. This is also affecting my future in terms of my savings account.