TROUBLE WITH GETTING PAID FOR MY SERVICES

[Guest I DON'T WORK FOR FREE]

I am an official in NC. I have a problem with getting paid in a timely manner. Is there anything I can do? Or any regulations that can protect me from having to basically beg for my money?

[Dottelife]

Cash is king. When I ran tournaments I would always pay cash when you were done with your games for the day. You would be surprised how quick word spread and I had no problems getting umps. 

[MadMax]

On 7/20/2022 at 11:02 PM, The Man in Blue said:

The common element in these was a tournament writing a single check to the assignor and the assignor divvying up the individual payments.  I had not run into this before ... is it more common than I know?

Yup. Everything’s getting fee’d up (not F’d up, but… well, it is that too) and electronic payment services trade volume for speed. And we (as a culture) have been conditioned to demand our satisfaction (payment, in this case) now. So, in order to distribute funds quickly, without (steep) fees, then there’s a volume limit. If you want the volume, it’ll be limited on speed. 

Why’s this? Well, do you know how compound interest works? 🧐🤨

It’s high risk to carry and transact cash. It’s volatile and irrecoverable. And even if you’re a reputable TD who paid in cash, you encounter that one a$$hole staffer or umpire who has the gall to walk up and disrespectfully quip, “Yo! Where’s my m0##3rf#€k¡n’ money?!”, and don’t feel too keen on paying cash anymore. 

Thanks, jacka$$. You put the golden goose in a wood chipper for the rest of us. 

Arbiter doesn’t make profits on the scheduling software license – they make their profits on the fees incurred by paying umpires thru ArbiterPay. 

[Velho]

31 minutes ago, MadMax said:

Arbiter doesn’t make profits on the scheduling software license – they make their profits on the fees incurred by paying umpires thru ArbiterPay. 

Not surprised. Similar to how airlines don't make their money off flying and McDonalds doesn't make it's money off hamburgers.