Experience #1: I got a $500 check from a firm that hired me to work a 1 day job once. I had actually not done the work, since I missed the training, which was REQUIRED in order to do the job. They specifically told me if I don't do the training session, they cannot pay me to do the job. So I didn't bother showing up. I threw it in a
savings account, sat on it for 6 months, and never ...