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What would my boss say if I confessed that I don’t have enough money to work my route?

I am a vendor/merchandiser for a snack company. I use my personal vehicle to travel to about 2-3 grocery stores a day to stock our crap I mean snacks on my route. Naturally, a huge requirement of this job is having reliable transportation. Well, I get paid very VERY little, live in an expensive city, you know how it goes, and then gas prices became what they are, and I literally can't keep enough gas in my tank to make it to each of my stores. I operate with about $24 dollars in the bank, and need about $60 worth of gas every week. I really need help. In this situation, would I tell my boss that I literally can't afford to keep coming in to work with what I'm paid now/ is that how I earn a raise? Or do I have to seek assistance elsewhere, outside of the…


I am a vendor/merchandiser for a snack company. I use my personal vehicle to travel to about 2-3 grocery stores a day to stock our crap I mean snacks on my route. Naturally, a huge requirement of this job is having reliable transportation.

Well, I get paid very VERY little, live in an expensive city, you know how it goes, and then gas prices became what they are, and I literally can't keep enough gas in my tank to make it to each of my stores.

I operate with about $24 dollars in the bank, and need about $60 worth of gas every week. I really need help.

In this situation, would I tell my boss that I literally can't afford to keep coming in to work with what I'm paid now/ is that how I earn a raise?
Or do I have to seek assistance elsewhere, outside of the company I work for?

(This is the only job I can get because I only have a Bachelor's degree in communications, abundant leadership and community service experience, and speak 3 languages)

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