Since when did MTing become VOLUNTEER work??? - Overworked and NOT paid

This field is PATHETIC. I once worked for TTD and every single payday, my check was either short or I did not receive it at all. When I questioned the owner about my pay, I was let go...simply asking for the money I made...A--- fired me. Come to find out a short time later that she had ditched every worker in the company...either shorting their pay or not paying them at all and above all, she even owed money to workers in INDIA as well. I thought this was just because TTD was sick company whose owner was a theft. Nope, I was wrong...this seems to be a universal practice among MTSOs nowadays.

Then I went to work for 3 other companies. Yes, I was working 3 different jobs at one time and in the beginning, the pay was ok. It was on time and correct...but soon, I noticed the pay was once again being short cutted or not paid at all and every single time I asked about it, I was given some cockameme story about what happened.

Now, I thought I was working for a decent company. For 8 months, they always paid me exactly what I am owed and invoiced. My pay was ALWAYS on time...and BAM again....my check is missing/short today....and I am not talking about simply a couple of dollars....I am talking hundreds of dollars.

Is it just me or are these MTSO companies making it a habit to use their workers and rip people off? Is the practice of not paying or short paying becoming a norm with all these MTSOs? By them not paying us what they owe us...on the day that it is owed is actually not only STEALING OUR MONEY...BUT ALSO STEALING OUR SERVICES AS WELL...and somehow, this has to be punishable by law....don't you think?

They expect us to be on working long, hours....12+ hours a day for most of us. They expect the reports we do to remain in TAT and be 98% correct or better...but when it comes to paying us the correct amount on time..IT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. WHY? SINCE WHEN DID WE AGREE ON BEING VOLUNTEERS? It is one thing to be paid such low, pathetic, insulting salaries....but to not be paid on time, the correct amount is absolutely PATHETIC.

As MTs, we need to pull together and go after these MTSO companies. They have their high expectations of us of 98% or better 100% of the time. They expect us to stay in TAT and produce tons of reports....SO WHY CANT WE EXPECT THEM TO PAY US ON TIME AND 100% CORRECTLY 100% OF THE TIME?

Finally, I used to love doing this job, but nowadays I HATE IT WITH A PASSION. It just makes me sick to think that I sat and worked 12+ hours a day, 7 days a week...I did the best work I could possible do. High quality, high quantity...only to wake up this morning to find out that I do not even have enough money to buy food because once again I have been shorted and probably will not be paid at all.

Today is the day I am officially leaving this job. If I wanted to volunteer, I would do more meaningful work other than working to make someone richer. BY NOT PAYING US...THESE MTSOs ARE STEALING OUR MONEY AND OUR SERVICES....Since when did it become okay to stealing other's people's money in this country?