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few days in Warren visited the warehouse. Students were
using a hammer to break the glass in the monitor. A worker
was moving stacks of monitors without stacking them properly.
One stack fell over with a monitor falling on Warren's
foot. Warren addressed these issues with Prita who initially
seemed very concerned. { Second red
flag} Warren billed the second invoice. Payment
was slow but made. Reports from the students indicated
safety issues were not being addressed and checks were
delayed. Warren drove by the pile of monitors outside
the second warehouse. The pile was still there. {more
red flags} Warren told the students
to get their final paycheck and stop working there. They
did.
Then,
all of a sudden, the cell phone was not answered. The
students were no longer working. Warren was not able to
contact anyone, Prita, his partner, no one. Warren went
on to other projects. Someone else is renting the warehouses.
Someone else cleaned up the monitor pile. Based on the
agreement signed, Warren kept the balance of the advance,
which wasn't much considering the credits given.
Lessons
to Learn:
* Pay
attention to red flags.
* Get your money up front.
* Make sure you protect your constituents. |
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