I worked for a commerical real estate broker starting when I was 16 until 19 or 20. I made a lot of money for someone my age and it was considered a prestigious company etc. The guy I worked for was the biggest asshole on the planet. If I made the smallest mistake he would take me into his office, shut the door and scream in my face until I cried. I was in high school and then college and needed the money. He was loaded but would do shit like go out of town and not pay me etc. but then when I graduated from high school he gave me a grand as a gift. It was psychological torture. I was just too young and dumb to realize I didnt have to put up with shit like that. The last straw was that he would get drunk at night and leave his car places so I would have to take him to get it the next day.....one day in the care he asks me if I would ever date a black guy. I said yes and he says "the only reason a white girl would date a black guy is if she is a coke whore". Ummm, right.
He owed money to the FDIC for some bullshit real estate scam in the 80's. He had a 100k commission coming to him and he somehow convinced the real estate company to issue the check into another brokers name to avoid the FDIC garnishing it. My boss goes out of town and tells me that I need to drive to the bank with the other broker and CASH the check and give it to his sister in law to put in a safety deposit box. Needless to say it was a very interesting experience watching someone cash 100k in Anchorage, Alaska, lol! It took hours. I was 17 or so and had 50k in my purse, I should have jacked it
