I Got Scammed By A Silicon Valley Startup – Startup Grind
“Stop for a moment and think about how you would feel after receiving some kind of confirmation that money you worked hard for is coming to you today after you’ve been waiting for over a month. Feels good and stress relieving, right? You’d want to celebrate. Now next imagine how you would feel after you realized you were not only lied to but considered dumb enough to fall for a ruse. Your intern found the original image, identified the forgery and told you. “Impossible, there’s no way anyone would do something like that!” you say. Then you take a closer look yourself and that horrible feeling starts to sink in. You’d feel crushed and shocked, I’m sure. I felt all those things and much, much more. I felt hopelessness and blackout rage. That afternoon, I sent the co-founders the email my lawyer friend and I drafted. We didn’t deserve this charade and treatment. There was no going back. I only sought justice and my wages at this point.”
Telling my story isn’t going to be easy. Oftentimes I feel embarrassed, enraged, and regretful when I have to relive it, but in the end it…
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