Topic : Debt

I am wiring to day about a problem I am having collecting money owed from a customer.  Let me say that I have been a collector for many years and everyhting I have tried does not work. 

My husband and I have a small business and as of late we have been working for a company almost exclusevely.  My husband had been working day and night for these people ,   He has bent over backwards for them, he has worked weekends and late at night, just to get certain parts of a project done on time.  They are always pushing him for more, more more.  He can not move fast enough.  They have also ask that we submit our invoices to them weekly.  Which we have also done.  But when it comes time for payment, we get nothing.  The accountant at the head office is a jerk.  He only pays if you call and at that I have to call a couple of times.  He lies, he tells me he will send payment, then doesn't.  When he does send payment, he will break it up in to little increments.  I always give them 3o days to pay.  But they manage to drag it out for 45 days or longer.  My only other choice is to turn them in for collections, but they always manage to send a check before that happens.  I have faxed final notices that say contact me immediately about this, and they never do.  As was the case yesterday, I called several times through out the day and EVERY TIME I was told this accountant was on the phone.  Then when hec called back, too late in the day to give me an answer, he said he wasn't at the office.  Someone lied to me.  Then I tried to contact him this morning again and I insisted in talking to him and he basically told me, I am too busy to talk to you and I am not going to and he hung up.  My husband is ready to stop working for them.  I am very upset with the disrespect.  All I want to know is when is my payment going to be sent.  I need to know what else I can do?  I have thought about making up a letter of intent that states our work is now complete and have him sign it and write down when I can expect payment.  Is this legal?  Then, when he doesn't pay I can say, you promised to send payment.  I would also like the letter to say that if this happens, then thier account will be sent to my lawyer, no more questions.  But I need help wiritng it.  I need help to make it sound official.  This guy doesn't take me seriously.  I am sick of it.   Please help. 

I am wiring to day about a problem I am having collecting money owed from a customer.  Let me say that I have been a collector for many years and everyhting I have tried does not work. 

My husband and I have a small business and as of late we have been working for a company almost exclusevely.  My husband had been working day and night for these people ,   He has bent over backwards for them, he has worked weekends and late at night, just to get certain parts of a project done on time.  They are always pushing him for more, more more.  He can not move fast enough.  They have also ask that we submit our invoices to them weekly.  Which we have also done.  But when it comes time for payment, we get nothing.  The accountant at the head office is a jerk.  He only pays if you call and at that I have to call a couple of times.  He lies, he tells me he will send payment, then doesn't.  When he does send payment, he will break it up in to little increments.  I always give them 3o days to pay.  But they manage to drag it out for 45 days or longer.  My only other choice is to turn them in for collections, but they always manage to send a check before that happens.  I have faxed final notices that say contact me immediately about this, and they never do.  As was the case yesterday, I called several times through out the day and EVERY TIME I was told this accountant was on the phone.  Then when hec called back, too late in the day to give me an answer, he said he wasn't at the office.  Someone lied to me.  Then I tried to contact him this morning again and I insisted in talking to him and he basically told me, I am too busy to talk to you and I am not going to and he hung up.  My husband is ready to stop working for them.  I am very upset with the disrespect.  All I want to know is when is my payment going to be sent.  I need to know what else I can do?  I have thought about making up a letter of intent that states our work is now complete and have him sign it and write down when I can expect payment.  Is this legal?  Then, when he doesn't pay I can say, you promised to send payment.  I would also like the letter to say that if this happens, then thier account will be sent to my lawyer, no more questions.  But I need help wiritng it.  I need help to make it sound official.  This guy doesn't take me seriously.  I am sick of it.   Please help. 

They are playing with you.  I had a client that did the same with some of his vendors.  He would wait till the vendor was just about to shut off service or take back something, and then pay what was owed.  His axiom was'nobody gets paid till either I say so or they threaten to stop service'.  In reading what was going on I tried to detech 'Breach of Contract' , but they seem to just get to that pre point and then send a payment.  Call your lawyer and see if it doesn't constitute 'Breach', and have them write the letter - that's what you have them for.  Do you have all this documented. 

Do not have your husband stop work - don't cut your throat.   

                                                                                Rog 

Thanks for writing a response.  You know what hit the fan yesterday.  I finally got in touch with the bean counter to this company and we had it out.  I told him exactly what I needed, which is my payment....Now.  I am not going to get it.  He says they are in deep financial trouble and he can only pay so much every week.  I decided to take it, before he told me he would not pay at all. I also made him fax me a letter in writing of his intent. But I told him exactly how I feel about his not returning my phone calls and lying to me just to buy time.  I also told him I am going to charge him for my collection time and since I am going to have to sit on our money I am going to call the bank today and have them calculate the interest on my credit line and I am going to add it to our invoices and he is going to pay my interest.  I have not given up on the idea of calling my lawyer for more collections.  I have also thought about calling the labor board in Pennsylvania where this guy works.  They might like to know what he is up to.  My husband is going to move out of the plant today.  Any projects that need to be finished are going to wait until they get thier balance paid.  We also talked about IF he goes back down there, there is going to be a different way of getting payment. For the other posters.......We work there because we live in a very fast growing area.  My husband is the only one in our area that does food grade stainless steel welding, piping and installation of the systems they use.    He likes doing the work and as of late there has been a ton.  So we do have some leverage that way.  If my husband walks out.  This company is hosed.  We have tons of other customers and lots of other jobs going.  This company is not our only means of revenue.  We have 3 guys working in the shop on everything else.  This company sticks out, because of all my customers and all the people I deal with everyday, they are the ones, I have the most trouble with and if I don't stay on top of my account.  They will let it sit until H....freezes over.  I can charge service charges and they won't pay them.  This bean counter guy is a big JERK!  I am flattly disgusted with this guy and if he misses just one payment, he is going to my lawyer for collections.  I refuse to deal with him any longer. 

Have a great weekend everyone. 

Norma 

I am wiring to day about a problem I am having collecting money owed from a customer.  Let me say that I have been a collector for many years and everyhting I have tried does not work. 

My husband and I have a small business and as of late we have been working for a company almost exclusevely.  My husband had been working day and night for these people ,   He has bent over backwards for them, he has worked weekends and late at night, just to get certain parts of a project done on time.  They are always pushing him for more, more more.  He can not move fast enough.  They have also ask that we submit our invoices to them weekly.  Which we have also done.  But when it comes time for payment, we get nothing.  The accountant at the head office is a jerk.  He only pays if you call and at that I have to call a couple of times.  He lies, he tells me he will send payment, then doesn't.  When he does send payment, he will break it up in to little increments.  I always give them 3o days to pay.  But they manage to drag it out for 45 days or longer.  My only other choice is to turn them in for collections, but they always manage to send a check before that happens.  I have faxed final notices that say contact me immediately about this, and they never do.  As was the case yesterday, I called several times through out the day and EVERY TIME I was told this accountant was on the phone.  Then when hec called back, too late in the day to give me an answer, he said he wasn't at the office.  Someone lied to me.  Then I tried to contact him this morning again and I insisted in talking to him and he basically told me, I am too busy to talk to you and I am not going to and he hung up.  My husband is ready to stop working for them.  I am very upset with the disrespect.  All I want to know is when is my payment going to be sent.  I need to know what else I can do?  I have thought about making up a letter of intent that states our work is now complete and have him sign it and write down when I can expect payment.  Is this legal?  Then, when he doesn't pay I can say, you promised to send payment.  I would also like the letter to say that if this happens, then thier account will be sent to my lawyer, no more questions.  But I need help wiritng it.  I need help to make it sound official.  This guy doesn't take me seriously.  I am sick of it.   Please help. 

I am wiring to day about a problem I am having collecting money owed from a customer.  Let me say that I have been a collector for many years and everyhting I have tried does not work. 

My husband and I have a small business and as of late we have been working for a company almost exclusevely.  My husband had been working day and night for these people ,   He has bent over backwards for them, he has worked weekends and late at night, just to get certain parts of a project done on time.  They are always pushing him for more, more more.  He can not move fast enough.  They have also ask that we submit our invoices to them weekly.  Which we have also done.  But when it comes time for payment, we get nothing.  The accountant at the head office is a jerk.  He only pays if you call and at that I have to call a couple of times.  He lies, he tells me he will send payment, then doesn't.  When he does send payment, he will break it up in to little increments.  I always give them 3o days to pay.  But they manage to drag it out for 45 days or longer.  My only other choice is to turn them in for collections, but they always manage to send a check before that happens.  I have faxed final notices that say contact me immediately about this, and they never do.  As was the case yesterday, I called several times through out the day and EVERY TIME I was told this accountant was on the phone.  Then when hec called back, too late in the day to give me an answer, he said he wasn't at the office.  Someone lied to me.  Then I tried to contact him this morning again and I insisted in talking to him and he basically told me, I am too busy to talk to you and I am not going to and he hung up.  My husband is ready to stop working for them.  I am very upset with the disrespect.  All I want to know is when is my payment going to be sent.  I need to know what else I can do?  I have thought about making up a letter of intent that states our work is now complete and have him sign it and write down when I can expect payment.  Is this legal?  Then, when he doesn't pay I can say, you promised to send payment.  I would also like the letter to say that if this happens, then thier account will be sent to my lawyer, no more questions.  But I need help wiritng it.  I need help to make it sound official.  This guy doesn't take me seriously.  I am sick of it.   Please help. 

want to give me your email address. 

                                                         Rog 

you can email if you like my address is: 

fire_mom3@yahoo.com 

There is an underscore between fire and mom.  Thanks for writing back.  I am going to need some help with this situation if that's ok. 

I got a letter that states that this company is going to send us a certain amount everyweek.  I had the bean counter guy send it to me, because as I was talking to him, I ask, "how do I know you will do what you say"  Something he knows nothing about.  He caughed and stammered, and said " don't know"  So I told him fax it to me today.  And he did.  So I do have that and after ouconversation last Thurday, if he misses even one payment, for what ever reason, he is going to my lawyer for further collections.  I am done trying to reason with this jerk. 

We found out friday that the bean counter guy and another head guy in the home office, spent all the money that was given to them by investors for the projects that my husband has been working on.  My husband went down to the plant today and there were alot of people talking about lay offs.  So it is getting bad.   

This company is not our only means of income.  IT has just been a very steady one for over a year now.  We learned early on to be diverse enough that if one thing goes away, you still have more.  That is where we are at.  But still when you loose something like this, it makes an impact. 

Please email me and I will explain more.  I am off to my other job. 

Talk to you soon 

Norma 

you can email if you like my address is: 

fire_mom3@yahoo.com 

There is an underscore between fire and mom.  Thanks for writing back.  I am going to need some help with this situation if that's ok. 

I got a letter that states that this company is going to send us a certain amount everyweek.  I had the bean counter guy send it to me, because as I was talking to him, I ask, "how do I know you will do what you say"  Something he knows nothing about.  He caughed and stammered, and said " don't know"  So I told him fax it to me today.  And he did.  So I do have that and after ouconversation last Thurday, if he misses even one payment, for what ever reason, he is going to my lawyer for further collections.  I am done trying to reason with this jerk. 

We found out friday that the bean counter guy and another head guy in the home office, spent all the money that was given to them by investors for the projects that my husband has been working on.  My husband went down to the plant today and there were alot of people talking about lay offs.  So it is getting bad.   

This company is not our only means of income.  IT has just been a very steady one for over a year now.  We learned early on to be diverse enough that if one thing goes away, you still have more.  That is where we are at.  But still when you loose something like this, it makes an impact. 

Please email me and I will explain more.  I am off to my other job. 

Talk to you soon 

Norma