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Keep me affloat while I fight for my backpay

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I'm Ari. I work full time but for the last 3 weeks I've been on medical leave, moving suddenly and UNPAID. Despite my best efforts, the disability leave company my employer contracts with has stonewalled, failed to clarify and constantly demanded things they've already been given to avoid paying me out. I only just found out what was needed yesterday and now the California EDD is getting in the way of that. The website is down and after a collective 3 hours on hold yesterday I received no assistance in getting onto the platform to submit my request. I suffer from two chronic gastrointestinal disorders. I don't talk about them much because they're gross, frankly, but they are triggered by stress. Between April and now, 5 people I either directly care about or who are close to someone I am close with have died. The stress became excessive on top of the heavy emotional labor toll my job takes on me. I could not cope and my doctor and I decided it would be healthier if I rested and recovered. We didn't expect or plan for me to move smack in the middle of all of this. That move took up a week of time, all of the money in my account as well as the support funds I was kindly gifted by strangers and furthered my stress which extended the leave by a whole week. I was originally only meant to be off of work for a week and a half and that basically became a full three weeks total. I have bills due and am concerned about paying my rent in the apartment I just moved into. I do not have access to credit due to a divorce in 2018 and this move hitting my credit by about 100pts. I also need groceries and funds just to get by until my next paycheck. All of my food went bad in my move and needs to be replaced. I've taken out a payday loan to avoid overage fees but those are dodgy, capped at $255 in California and the interest rate is insane (I will have $300 withdrawn from my account automatically next pay day). I don't feel comfortable using it for anything but my automated bills over the next few days and maybe 20lbs of rice to make meals from. My savings is entirely depleted from the move, I still owe my last place of residence for the few days I was there while moving suddenly and I can't get my deposit back until that's sorted out. I would appreciate any support that can be provided while I get re-stabilized. My support system has turned out to not be as reliable as I had assumed and this would at least alleviate my financial burden while I make better choices for myself in my social circle and get back on my feet. Thanks for reading and for sharing! I appreciate every donation I get. Please enjoy this photo of my cat. 

Donations 

  • Myrsky Ylppö-Gammals
    • $150
    • 11 mos
  • Alexander Wallace
    • $25
    • 11 mos
  • Anonymous
    • $25
    • 1 yr
  • Liz Frost
    • $20
    • 1 yr
  • Myrsky Ylppö-Gammals
    • $150
    • 1 yr

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Ari Langenbroome
Organizer
Sacramento, CA

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