Posted on 11/20/2011 7:02:36 AM PST by Daffynition
We hear a lot about job creators these days. But Drew Graham, president and founder of Ship-Right Solutions in South Portland, has taken that one big step farther.
He's a life saver.
"She's a terrific investment," Graham said Friday, sitting in his small conference room with receptionist Mary Plummer. "This is not a big company and I'm not a sit-in-the-ivory-tower president. I'm working -- and I know when somebody knows what's going on."
Plummer, 30, is a single mother of three -- Elizabeth, 5, Tyler, 3, and 1-year-old Emma. A resident of Maine since moving here from New Hampshire in 2005, she's worked a variety of temporary jobs in recent years because she's "a little bit prideful" about making it on her own without a Section 8 housing subsidy or other government benefits for which she undoubtedly would be eligible.
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I did some research and although it seems like this is NOT illegal, it is recommended that he not do it (per the experts) as it could cause the IRS to deny other deductions (not that he would try to deduct the hotel room), but it raises flags apparently.
ping
He could also loan the money to the employee.
I’m worried about those little-itty-bitty bedbugs...now who is going to help them? They have no one to feed them now. //sarc
True, although that’s also an untidy situation, tax-wise.
What a good story! God bless this man for his generosity and bless this woman and her children.
At first glance, without reading the article, I assumed this poor woman was deserving—sounded like she may have been beset by hard times, but after reading the article, I have second thoughts.
She had the resources to take her landlord to court? The article fails to mention if she’s getting legal aid for free. But, she’s suing a landlord for giving her daughter’s bed (and only her daughter’s bed) bedbugs? Was it her furniture or was the apartment furnished? I don’t think I would put my child in any bed from a furnished apartment regardless of what the landlord promised had been done to eradicate them. There are mattress covers available that protect you from them, and although they are expensive, she paid $1,000 in a security deposit—surely she could have scraped up another 80 bucks for a mattress cover. And why didn’t all the beds have them?
Also, she’s still living in the hotel on the boss’s nickel since October? Waiting for the security deposit issue (some dispute over how clean she left the place) to be resolved. Wouldn’t it have been cheaper to just front her the money for a deposit on another apartment? I don’t know how much they’re paying per night for a hotel, but it’s probably at least 75 a night and for 30 days, he’s now up to $2,250!
Finally, if she’s so averse to taking handouts from the government, why is she all too ready to accept it from her boss? I would not accept more than 1 or 2 nights from him and then I would have made other arrangements. It just doesn’t sound right to me. I think there’s more to this story than meets the eye.
And usually, there is.
There's a huge difference between the owner of a privately-held company, such as this sutuation, and the "owners" (I think you meant officers) of publicly-held companies. In this case - his company, his money. In the other - "their" company, the stockholders' money.
Yeah. You’ve convinced me. F*** you or starve. That’s the way.
While we’re at it...let’s condemn her for popping out 3 kids and and accuse the boss for boinking her in return for the favors. Geesh.
Widowed?
Divorced
Tramp?
I'll say it again - "Women's Lib" has not liberated women. It has liberated men from their responsibilities to women. It has also removed their sense of shame.
this man has 3 children; his blood, his heirs, his name - being bitten by bedbugs, nearly homeless, and entrusted to the kindness of strangers - and he's nowhere to be seen. SHAME!
>”this man has 3 children; his blood, his heirs, his name - being bitten by bedbugs, nearly homeless, and entrusted to the kindness of strangers - and he’s nowhere to be seen. SHAME!”<
That is exactly the point, THERE IS NO SHAME.
Responsibility to the Family, who needs it? Getting Welfare Checks for sitting on your butt, no problem. Standing in line at the Supermarket using your EBT (or whatever they call it) Card knowing the people waiting behind you are paying for your food, screw em.
This is the reality of America. Get what you can without working for it all the while knowing that the Politicos will never have the guts to take it all away.
Who are the suckers? We all know it’s us.
You can embezzle if you are only one of the owners of a partnership.
Newspapers might confuse embezzlement with tax fraud, since both involve taking money from the till without the right paperwork.
Favoritism is legal. Unless, of course, there is a union to make sure the only basis for raises etc. is seniority.
Maybe. The article says she has a good relationship with her ex-husband. But that does not mean that he is even able to help take care of the kids. He might be near homelessness himself in this economy; he might have health problems; who knows? I’m familiar with two situations in which devoted, loving, responsible fathers were for awhile completely unable to help provide for their children due to situations beyond their control. Even as a divorced woman, I do not necessarily conclude that the father has always abdicated his responsibility.
Naturally, if he really has walked away from his responsibilities, I agree he should be dragged through the mud, tarred, feathered, and compelled to help the kids.
You missed my point. I just said she’s been on the ‘dole’ for an awfully long time, considering she’s engaged in a lawsuit over the bed bugs. Did you even read the article?
I am 100% certain that if there was a sad story involved, the media would have played that angle. That's the nature of emotional, yellow journalism. The fact they say nothing speaks volumes.
“Single mother begs the question.. widowed, divorced or tramp”.
Well, I guess she could be a single woman with no responsibilities if she had those three babies aborted. I assume that isn’t what you are suggesting, right?!
Great story, Daffynition! Bless the owner of the company. By helping his employee, he is helping her children. That is what his legacy will be.. a good boss who gave a damn. I wish there were many more like him. IMHO.
We don’t know. It’s possible that the mother said, “We have a good relationship” to the reporter just because it’s not smart to rag on your ex in a newspaper article. There could be all kinds of issues. He may be in jail. She may just not have told the reporter what the deal is with her ex. I just think it’s unwise to jump to conclusions. Let’s be charitable if we can.
>>At first glance, without reading the article, I ...<<
I'd say, *you're* the one who didn't read the article, eh?
In the state of Maine, it takes $25. to file in Small Claims Court.
I suspect that you want to argue for the sake of arguing. Good luck with that.
Have a lovely Thanksgiving! Meh.
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