Back in September I moved a friend of mine up from San Franscisco. He was wanting to move back to Seattle, I was needing a roomate to help with bills, rent, etc, because business was (and still is) painfully slow.
The agreement was for him to pay $500/mo. Out tof the $1870 total rent. A steal.
It's now March, and he's still not working. And the bills are piling up.
About two months ago, he supposedly got hired at Greenpeace as a recruiter...you know, those people who bug you to join and stuff. Well, after about two weeks or so, he confessed that he wasn't working. They coulnd't complete the hire becasue he'd lost his social and birth cert during the move...no proof of eligibility to work. He freaked out and went on a drinking binge for a bit and then came clean. He's doing AA now.
So he got his papers replaced, and then said they completed the hire. BUT... orientation kept being pushed back because the person in charge was sick or out of the office for one reason or another. This happened for a solid month. He DID get dressed up several times and take off in the morning, only to return with that excuse... It's plausible...but for a whole
month?
Now, my friend and I go back to 1995....and I don't want it to come to kicking his butt to the curb. He's one of my best friends. But, he's what, $3000 behind on his rent now? He does do stuff around the house when I ask him to. But usually, it's a 3/4-assed job.
I know he's having a few problems with depression... which makes it even more difficult for me to make a tough decision.
I say he should take anything he can get untill he can find something better. He's got some skills. He was a CNA for quite a while, but let his certification lapse. $800 to re-certify. His last job he worked as fire-extinguisher refill/testing tech or soemthing like that. He's a competent musician...
How long is too long? He's pushing my limit right now, but.. if he leaves, I probably don't collect. If he works, I collect.
If he works and I don't collect any $ on his first paycheck, the choice is clear....
