I hate this town. I hate this fucking town.
I just want to sew. I've been looking for local sewing jobs for fucking ages!!! Everyone in my area is looking for upholstery work. There's a fuckton of boats in my area that people want done. But every single upholstery shop has told me "no". Four local shops. Have a fuckton of work they want done, but they don't want to pay me the amount!!!!
A local shop finally called me back. Guy gave me 4 outdoor cushions to make and said he'd evaluate my work & pay me when it's done.
I worked on 4 cushions, 2 different sizes, complete with piping & zippers on all of them. Took me 3 days. Approximately 6 hours per day of work, a total of 18 hours, and that's the low estimate.
Got it done. Looks awesome.
He gave me 100$. Then he said I could compete with his current seamstress for jobs and he'd choose the cheaper of the two estimates we give.
I want to fucking cry. I have to take this job. Any job. I need the money.
I'M ONLY ASKING FOR LIKE 300$ PER WEEK IN ORDER TO SURVIVE???? Am I crazy????? Is that too much????
At least he gave me the job where I quoted 35$ each for 2 vinyl boat pieces.... that's 70$.. I think I can get it done in day.... wow.... 10$ an hour.... fucking wow......
I hate this. I fucking hate this so fucking much.
God, I want to cry......
EDIT: Start my own business?
During a looming economic crisis + ridiculous foreign tariffs + with real estate currently at an all-time high?
Don't think I can take the risk that right now, as much as I'd like to.
So you're saying you and the other seamstress can open a business together and charge whatever you want?
He owns the equipment.
Seize the means of production my prole
You usually need money to do that.
Business loans are a thing
During a looming economic crisis + ridiculous foreign tariffs + with real estate currently at an all-time high?
Don't think I can take the risk of trying to start my own business right now, as much as I'd like to.
A shove and a flight of stairs would work just as well
Murder a man and steal massively heavy equipment from a well-known local figure? That's your solution to my problem?
For fuck's sake.
You are right, you are better off finding some "legal" way of bankrupting them and forcing them to sell you the equipment, using a few lawyers and politicians.
At least that's what they do in the movies when they are not murdering.
That's a great way to end up working slave labor.