We look like douche bags

So our new landlord has like bent over backwards for us, has been a really great guy, offered us help with everything.

He knew we were breaking our previous lease and told us straight up he was weary of renting to us but also understands that life happens and if you cant afford a place then you have to move and was happy we were honest with him about our situation and he got a good vibe from us and blah blah blah.

well we paid our deposit and gave him the prorated rent for may, june 1st would be our first full rent payment....WELL.... I went in to early labor the day DH has to put in his work ours to be approved for pay and he completely forgot....because I was in preterm labor, and we had the baby and he didn't realize he didnt put in his hours until it was one day too late. So today we had to tell the landlord that we didnt have the rent money and wouldnt until 2 weeks from now when we get our next paycheck....

we feel like douche bags.

The poor guy was like "come on and just be honest with me, is this going to be an every month thing cause I will just let you out of the lease no with no hard feelings" My poor husband is like mortified that we look like that.

We're hoping to have an extra 50-100 dollars in the paycheck so we can give him and his wife a giftcard to a restaurant or something on top of rent to apologize for the mistake and inconvienence.....we really feel like smurf about it but with the preterm labor and the baby being born 3 weeks early and all the health problems and the chaos my husband was so overwhelmed and running around like a headless chicken that he made an honest mistake....and all I want to do is hug him because the look on his face when he told me he forgot to put in the hours was just devisating, he looked completely crushed and just kept going on and on about how its all his fault and he feels so bad...hes being really hard on himself and I wish there was something I could do to take all his stress away....

I LOVE THEM

Awww! I could not pay my husband to wear the baby, lmao! That's adorable! I would try an not feel bad, especially if you know it's just a one time thing. You'll make it up by being on time the rest of the time you're renting. That sounds like a great idea to give them a gift card to make up for it too! $25 or $50 would be plenty, it's more in the gesture, kwim?

That's awful. I think it's ridiculous that whoever your husband works for doesn't have a bookkeeper or somebody to keep track of hours and get people paid. Your husband should not have to wait two weeks to get paid.

Quoting Elizabeth (mountainbaby):" That's awful. I think it's ridiculous that whoever your husband works for doesn't have a bookkeeper or ... [snip!] ... bookkeeper or somebody to keep track of hours and get people paid. Your husband should not have to wait two weeks to get paid."

This. Even still, they should make an exception. I mean, if you don't have the money for rent...do you guys just not have money at all? That's not right of them to do that. Especially with a new baby.

Quoting Elizabeth (mountainbaby):" That's awful. I think it's ridiculous that whoever your husband works for doesn't have a bookkeeper or ... [snip!] ... bookkeeper or somebody to keep track of hours and get people paid. Your husband should not have to wait two weeks to get paid."

Yeah I honestly didn't even know that he had to put in his hours like that, I thought payroll did all of that, he's been with comcast cable for 5 years and never had any problems, he basically is begging his supervisor to pull strings and get paid, they said they normally dont do things like that and if he makes the mistake he jsut has to wait for it to be in his next paycheck but he tried to explain to them that there was no way he could have predicted early labor and when his wife was cut open on the operating table his paycheck was the last thing on his mind. His supervisor said he would try but theres no promises he can make it happen

Quoting Colt's mommy:" Awww! I could not pay my husband to wear the baby, lmao! That's adorable! I would try an not feel bad, ... [snip!] ... like a great idea to give them a gift card to make up for it too! $25 or $50 would be plenty, it's more in the gesture, kwim?"

He is really into doing anything that involved the baby, our oldest is his step son so this is his first newborn and hes all about being super dad lol he has 2 wraps in 2 different colors

And yeah I think the giftcard is a good idea too,we really feel horrible because it was like our first rent payment and this guy has been so nice and helpful to us...we feel like jerks but it was an honest mistake.

Does his job come with benefits? When we got our 'talk' about benefits there was something in there about our company having a contract with this one place that's supposed to help with "crisis" situations, like childcare, counseling, financial struggles...maybe that's something he can look into?

I'm sorry that's not much help...

Quoting .Mommy.[40]:" This. Even still, they should make an exception. I mean, if you don't have the money for rent...do you ... [snip!] ... the money for rent...do you guys just not have money at all? That's not right of them to do that. Especially with a new baby."

We've got nothing! we had to stay longer at the hospital because of the babys condition and there being an infection in my uterus and other stufff and my husband didnt even have gas to be able to come back and forth to see us and they wouldnt let us all stay because we had our 3 year old and no one to watch him...we were really counting on this paycheck, everythign would have been fine if we didnt go into early labor but unfortunately we did....

luckily DH grandmother sent us some money but not enough to pya rent just enough for food and gas until we get paid again

I think giving the gift card to apologize for being late is a great idea  

Quoting ☣iLL-Legal Alien:" Does his job come with benefits? When we got our 'talk' about benefits there was something in there about ... [snip!] ... like childcare, counseling, financial struggles...maybe that's something he can look into? I'm sorry that's not much help..."

His 401k can be withdrawn if he has a "hardship" but it has to be a medical bill or something that he can fax to the company for him to qualify to do that

Quoting Colt's mommy:" Awww! I could not pay my husband to wear the baby, lmao! That's adorable! I would try an not feel bad, ... [snip!] ... like a great idea to give them a gift card to make up for it too! $25 or $50 would be plenty, it's more in the gesture, kwim?"

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I completely agree. I mean its not your fault that you had early labor and had the baby early.   but at least you are going to make it up to him. And your hubbys work is wtf.

I think it is really great that you were honest with the landlord. I am sure he really respects that and can see it was not intentional.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Brat ✖ Status:</b>" His 401k can be withdrawn if he has a "hardship" but it has to be a medical bill or something that he can fax to the company for him to qualify to do that"</blockquote>




We took $4,000 out of my husbands 401k to pay the rent last July. There are a lot of reasons they let you take it.

This is crazy...it's a company as big as co cast and they make people put in their own hours? Doesn't he clock in and out? This seems totally inefficient on their part and leaves them wide open for all knds of mistakes. I can't believe they are treating their employees this way.

Quoting Elizabeth (mountainbaby):" This is crazy...it's a company as big as co cast and they make people put in their own hours? Doesn't ... [snip!] ... on their part and leaves them wide open for all knds of mistakes. I can't believe they are treating their employees this way."

I thought it was weird too cause comcast is huge but yeah they totally make the techs put in their hours and the supervisors have to approve it every week,